Yoshio Maruyama
Power Plant Control Systems Dept., Information & Control Systems Co., Hitachi, Ltd.
Hiroshi Suzuki
Power Plant Control Systems Dept., Information & Control Systems Co., Hitachi, Ltd.
Junichi Miyakawa
Power Plant Control Systems Dept., Information & Control Systems Co., Hitachi, Ltd.
Katsuhide Kitagawa
Power Plant Control Systems Development Center, Information & Control Systems Co., Hitachi, Ltd.
Takahiro Yamada
Power Plant Control Systems Development Center, Information & Control Systems Co., Hitachi, Ltd.
With demand for electricity growing around the world and particularly in emerging nations, there is a need to raise operating efficiency and operate power plants in a way that takes account of the environment. Given this background, the HMI systems used for routine operation and monitoring by plant operators are subject to a wide range of requirements including being able to show the operating status of the plant at a glance and allowing users to configure graphic displays and log formats for themselves. Hitachi’s HIACS monitoring and control system for power plants has seen extensive use in Japan where it is a key item of power plant control equipment. With the aim of establishing a more global presence, Hitachi has started to offer a more enhanced HIACS on the global market, having taken note of user needs for better presentation, ease-of-operation, usability and similar features in the HMI systems they use for routine operation.
Information & Control Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd.
HIACS, HMI, human machine interface, control system, power plant
