Provendo soluções de comunicação em ambientes industriais inóspitos via PLC - um estudo de caso aplicado a uma empilhadeira de bauxita da refinaria da Alunorte

Abstract

This work has as main objective to make a study about a system of data communication, using the power network between equipment as the physical media in a harsh industrial environment. In this case, it was implemented a pilot project in an alumina refinery, located in Barcarena in Para state, in a bauxite stacking movable machine, which had a system of data communication via radio, where many communication failures occurred due to electromagnetic interference, RFI, etc., prejudicing the process of production of the refinery. As an alternative, it will be presented the use of a technology more immune to interference which can improve the performance of the system for communication between equipment. This is the technology PLC - Power Line Communication, which is full-duplex and uses OFDM modulation, which reduces the undesirable effect of interference. In the conclusion, some comments were made to the obtained results and the expected ones about the reliability of the technology and its use for future applications in several areas where this technical can be used.