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SCADA SYSTEM FOR TELECOM POWER
MANAGEMENT
Sikkandhar Batcha. J, ME., Assistant Professor,
Jansons Institute of Technology, Karumathampatti,
Coimbatore – 641 659, Tamil Nadu. India.
sssbatcha@gmail.com
Abstract— The Telecom operator companies in order to
optimize the capital investments, they share their operations with
the infrastructure management companies. There are so many
challenges in power system for the infrastructure management
companies as well as telecom operators. These telecom companies
are looking for effective solutions that can reduce their operating
cost in managing their power system. The aim of this project is to
overcome the challenges facing in the power sector of telecom
companies. This project consists of the combination of hardware
and software system that gives a “Real Time” data of the telecom
sites presents in remote areas and also generate reports that can
give an analysis of the energy used by different operators to the
concerned companies.A Centralized Management System where
all the information of remote equipment monitoring, access,
control and security is assured in one common platform. It
bridges the vital site to Network Administrator to view the real
site status and its criticalities. The System is made mainly with an
aspect of security and energy saving. This is done with the help of
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) which
monitors and controls the remote sites. The system gives a
solution to the critical issues with the help of SCADA. The
Remote monitoring system is designed with the purpose of
monitoring of telecom sites in remote areas which increases
energy saving and reduces manpower. The data received at the
server are used to generate highly elaborative and explanatory
reports in the form of graphs and comparative data sheet, by
which a track on the overall performance of the cell sites can be
kept.
Keywords—(Telecommunication, centralized monitoring and
control, remote monitoring and control)
I. INTRODUCTION
The minimization of energy costs and quality of power
system for Telecommunication companies is essential for their
business, as it has direct effect on their overall profit and
quality of the network. Wire line and wireless
Telecommunication operators are always looking for ways to
optimize and reduce power asset capital expenditures and
Operational expenditures. The Telecommunication Operator
companies in order to optimize their capital investments share
their operations with the infrastructure management
Companies. There are so many challenges in power system for
the infrastructure management Companies as well as
Telecommunication operators. The aim of this project is
provide a solution for power energy cost reduction and quality
of power system for the mobile Telecommunication industry
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AravindPrasad.M,M.E., Assistant Professor,
Department of Instrumentation and control Engineering,
Tamilnadu college of Engineering, Karumathampatti,
Coimbatore – 641 659, Tamil Nadu. India.
maravindprasad-ice@tnce.in
through the Supervisor Control And Data Acquisition
(SCADA) system application.
II. EXISITING SYSTEM
A. Existing project
The Mobile work station unit consists of Base
Transceiver Subsystem (BTS), Power System equipment and
other associated equipment. A centralized Operation and
Maintenance Centre – Radio (OMCR) system is available to
monitor and to provide software controls to the BTS. The BTS
software can be configured using OMCR server from remote
end. OMCR provides all the information about BTS status,
real time information, both current and history of alarms and
performance reports.
The infrastructure status also can be extended to
OMCR server via BTS. The status of the infrastructure
extended in the form of alarms using alarm cable interface to
the external alarm cards available in BTS. Depending on the
make and break contacts of the BTS alarm cable, these alarms
extended to the OMCR. But the nature of fault and
localization of real fault cannot be monitored in OMCR for
Infrastructure elements.
B. Solution for the Drawbacks in Existing System
The solution to overcome the drawbacks in the
existing system is a centralized monitoring and control system
for the Mobile work station including all the elements in the
work station. Remote monitoring and control can be done in
many ways. There are so many automation technologies
available for remote monitoring and automation systems.
Some of the remote monitoring and automation systems are
listed below.
x Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
(SCADA)
x Distributed Control System (DCS)
x Management Information System (MIS)
x Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
x Programmable automation controller (PAC)
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x Artificial neural network (ANN)

x Human Machine Interface (HMI)
x Manufacturing Execution System (MES) C. Flow Chart
x Laboratory Information Management System
(LIMS)

III. PROPOSED SYSTEM

A. Problem statement
The major challenges in Telecommunication power
system on which Telecommunication Operators and
infrastructure companies face are:
x Monitoring and Managing Telecommunication sites.
x Remote side control of power system elements and
other equipments.
x Gathering accurate data on a common platform
(Software).
x Making availability of information to all the
concerned in the “Real Time”.
x To keep a track of alarm and Site Status.
x Control over outage of cell sites.
x Scheduled maintenance and break down
maintenance.
x Management of energy source.

B. Proposed System
SCADA is one of the best automation software for Fig. 1 Telecom Communication
industries and commercial applications. It provides effective
automation system for both industrial processes and
commercial power management application especially in D. Power System Setup
Electricity network. The following block diagram explains the power system
setup for Telecommunication network.
In this project SCADA based solution is designed and
analyzed for the Telecommunication power system. By using
HMI and PLC system, remote monitoring and controlling of
field devices can be achieved in SCADA. The SCADA
software WINCC developed by Siemens used in this project to
design the front panel of the system. To interface the field
devices, PLC unit used at the mobile work station unit. The
WINCC software provides remote monitoring and controlling
system for the mobile telecommunication power system. This
system also provides Alarm logging facility to monitor the
errors and faulty condition of the equipments. The Tag
logging feature provides the information about the each power
system equipments. Using trending feature the performance of
the system can be viewed using graphs. Using report
generation feature the performance of the systems can be
recorded and maintained for future evaluation purpose. Here
in this project Telecommunication Mobile work station unit is
considered as the application area to provide the solutions for
the above problems Some Common Mistakes

Fig. 2 Power System Setup

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E. Loads
TABLE II. Relay types in PLC interface unit
Generally two type of loads available in
Telecommunication work station Relay Number Relay Type Purpose
R1 230V AC EB input status
x AC Loads R2 230V AC EB status after fuse
R3 24V DC To EB contactor
x DC Loads R4 24V DC To DG contactor
R5 230V AC Power Plant MCB output
Some of the AC loads are Power plant, Air conditioner, R6 24V DC Power Plant input
lighting loads. DC loads are Telecommunication equipments, R7 48V DC Power Plant output
communication medium equipments, Alarm panels and free R8 48V DC Load MCB output
cooling systems R9 24V DC Load input

IV. HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE DESIGN

F. Hardware Blockdigram

Fig. 3 Hardware Block Diagram

TABLE I. POWER SYSTEM SETUP EQUIPMENT

Sl.No Equipment Make Rating

1 Fuse Table Table

2 Power Plant MCB Table Table

3 Power Plant Table 48V DC Fig. 5 Power System Setup

4 DC Bus Bar Table Table

5 Load MCB Table Table

6 Battery Set Table
7 DG Battery
8 Load
G. PLC INTERFACE UNIT
Figure 4. shows the PLC interface circuit used in this
project. It consists of nine relays to interface the power system
components with PLC.
V. conclision
Table
The designed SCADA system for telecommunication
power system provides a solution for the major challenges
faced by telecom service providers as well as infrastructure
providers. Remote monitoring and control system enables the
user to operate their equipments from the remote end. Battery
monitoring system makes easy to find the weaker cells at the
earliest, so that it avoids to weak the other cells. Engine
alternator auto mode is based on battery backup time period
which avoids earlier or delayed start of engine alternator. Thus
engine alternator is used effectively without any interruption
of telecommunication equipments. Thus reduces the fuel
consumption and also ensures the lower carbon emission. The
tag logging and trending analysis provides the fuel usage
details. The infrastructure providers can claim the exact bill
for the fuel consumption. Thus ensures the telecom service
providers to pay for their actual use. Overall this project
present a better solution for system performance and operating
cost on telecommunication power system.

Fig. 4 PLC Interface Circuit

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