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Safe operation of 5 double tunnels: 19 rough kilometers of Norwegian coast line and fjords

Automation system for tunnel operation on Norwegian Road E39 using SIMATIC S7-1500H

Safe operation of 5 double tunnels: 19 rough kilometers of Norwegian coast line and fjords

Automation system for tunnel operation on Norwegian Road E39 using SIMATIC S7-1500H

Construction/Real Estate

Tratec Norcon AS

Vennesla Norway

E39 highway

Kristiansand,

Norway

Award Winner

Building roads and tunnels requires reliable systems for monitoring, controlling and regulating traffic. The key challenge in this project - is its size and complexity, and to come up with a state-of-the-art automated traffic guidance system which is easy to develop, program and maintain.

Tratec Norcon AS needed a solution that meets all requirements that have been set - redundancy of the control system and networks, wide temperature range as well as lighting and signalling control, all in conjunction with a complex automation narrative. For all these demands, the choice was easy. All those needs were addressed with SIMATIC S7-1500 redundant PLC series, HMI Comfort panels and the compact and robust IO system SIMATIC ET 200SP (including DALI modules for lighting control).

The advantage of the system is that it is a compact and scalable system. It is easy to configure. You do not need a deep redundancy knowledge – Redundancy functionality is integrated on the PLCs. All components are also integrated in the programming tool TIA Portal, which makes the system easy and efficient to configure and program.

TOM VIDAR, technical expert/system integrator of Tratec Norcon AS

The solution thus integrates all the safety systems along the road section and transmits information to those who are responsible for monitoring the roads. Through this project, Tratec Norcon AS increased their efficiency, reducing time spent on development and implementation. According to measurements compared with other projects they could save up to 30 percent programming time in specific areas.

Automation system for tunnel operation on Norwegian Road E39 using SIMATIC S7-1500H

Awards

DI Best References Festival 2022 2022

Completion 2020

DÜRR Group Weinstadt, specialist for tunnel and traffic engineering

Completion 2021

COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Testing (ART) using SIMATIC components

Completion 2023

Modernization of 30 tunnels with S7-1500H system and ET200 SP

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