ЖУРНАЛ «СТА» №1/2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS CTA 1/2003 SOFTWARE/ Software Tools 54 Advantech Studio — SCADA with Web technology support By Andrei Nikitin This article examines the basic features and characteristics of the Advantech Studio suite, a basic SCADA system that affords users additional capabilities thanks to its support for current Web technologies. PORTRAIT OF THE COMPANY 60 VMIC: perfect solutions for critical applications By Mikhail Berdichevskiy ENGINEER'S NOTEBOOK 68 Ultrasonic sensors for control systems By Victor Zhdankin This article presents the lineup of ultrasonic sensors from the German firm Pepperl+Fuchs, describing their basic functions and certain characteristics of their application, as well as citing concrete examples of the use of ultrasonicd sensors. 80 I-SFT displays: basic features and installation By Sergey Semenenko and Aleksei Sergeyev EXHIBITIONS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS 84 Advantech to Empower Innovations in the Connected eWorld By Mikhail Lavoshnikov 85 Advanced automation technologies for Russian industry 85 New GENESIS32 version has arrived to Russia 86 Agilent Technologies and ProSoft don't keep secrets from specialists SHOWROOM 88 SYSTEM INTEGRATION PROJECTS IN BRIEF 93 News 19, 87 REVIEW/ Industrial Networks 6 Local Ethernet networks in automated process control systems: faster, further, more reliable By Konstantin Kruglyak This feature continues a series of articles on network solutions for automated process control systems. This installment looks at the use of Ethernet technologies in this space. The author cites products from Hirschmann as examples of networking equipment and standard hardware solutions for increasing the speed and reliability of control systems. REVIEW/ Hardware 14 Switching AC/DC converters from Artesyn Technologies By Victor Zhdankin This article is a continuation of a previously published review of power equipment from Artesyn Technologies, covering issues involved in the practical application of switching AC/DC converters. The author presents a wide variety of models with different designs, capacity, output, operational features and applications in various technical fields. HARDWARE/ Sensors 28 Accessories and options for radar level- measurement instruments By Tim Little One of the most important trends in levelmeasurement technology today is the growing popularity of radar. As more radar instruments with enhanced capabilities become available, plant operators have a greater choice of brands, features and options. SYSTEM INTEGRATION/ Atomic Energy 32 The use of an information-measurement system in the VK-50 reactor unit By Aleksandr Tokarev, Vladimir Pridachin and Pavel Storozhenko This article describes the development of an information measurement system for the VK50 reactor unit, describing the implementation of the system onsite and analyzing the primary results of using the hardware and software that comprise the system. SYSTEM INTEGRATION/ Electric Energy 38 Upgrading an automated dispatch control and administration system for an urban electric power system By Nikolay Pavlov, Andrey Zatsepin and Maksim Ananskikh The authors examine the hardware and software used to upgrade the automated dispatch control and administration system for the electric power system in the city of Korolyov (Moscow Oblast). DEVELOPMENT/ Metallurgy 46 Measurement unit for determining the tension in rolled sheets By Tleukhan Namazbayev, Yurii Kritskiy, Valeriy Ligay, Vladimir Nagikh, Raifa Rakhimova, Yermek Zhumatayev This article describes the IND7681 measurement unit, designed to determine the tension of rolled sheets in series 1700 cold rolling continuous mills. The inclusion in the unit of unique magnetoanisotropic sensors and industrial controllers from Fastwel made the IND7681 system highly accurate and reliable, producing considerable savings after its implementa- tion. CD-ROM in this issue Iconics GENESIS32 v.7.0 СТА 1/2003 www.cta.ru 96