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Changes at the European research centre CERN
The latest technology showpiece in CERN:
the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) with a
circumference of 27 km with which we will
gain new insights into our universe.
The future: standardization of the automation
and energy management architecture
After the pilot phase, CERNwill standardize architectures
(
e.g. DALI for lighting), equipment (e.g. PCD3.M5540
and Smart RIO PCD7.T665, Web Panel PCD7.D410) and
the associated application libraries, such as DDC Suite,
in order to retain control over all the systems and future
developments and, at the same time, be able to work
together with a wide range of international providers
with Saia® PCD equipment. CERN is planning to mod-
ernize the lighting concept. A pilot project using the
technology and the new DALI EN 62386-103 standard
in the multi-master version is underway with the aim
of being able to program lighting scenarios according
to certain predefined criteria. These scenarios involve
the use of presence detectors to optimize energy con-
sumption. One project will focus on logging energy
consumption. The meters installed for the projects send
their data directly to an SQL database. Here too, CERN
was impressed by the «lean» approach of the Saia® S-
Energy concept, which means that CERN can develop a
concept completely autonomously with its own team.
CERN also wanted to take advantage of the possibilities
of the web/IT technologies that are available in all Saia-
Burgess systems, and to have access to its data from
anywhere, thanks to the benefits of theWorldWideWeb
invented by CERN physicists. As the saying goes, we
render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's.
Conclusion
With building and infrastructure automa-
tion systems based on industry and ITC
standards, an operator or general contrac-
tor can manage his entire requirements
for automation and data transfer effi-
ciently. The CERN case study is typical and
shows the advantages that are available
to everyone. The initial investment soon
pays off, particularly with regard to the
know-how that makes it possible to cor-
rectly choose the most advantageous op-
tions in the long term, while the ability to
develop the concepts as needed without
any major impact on costs, deadlines or
the existing system has proved beneficial.
For Saia-Burgess Controls, the decision
made by CERN represents an additional
motivation to continue to drive their de-
velopments forward towards even greater
flexibility and transparency, particularly
where the monitoring of communication
networks or the management of energy
resources is concerned.
CERN united members from 22 nations
