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Energy Management
Diamond's single board computers and PC/104 I/O modules are used in wide variety of energy and power applications worldwide, including electric power generation, oil and gas exploration, remote utilities monitoring/control, and others.
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In the idyllic Alps of southeastern France, a government sponsored research project converted a 1980s experimental solar plant into a modern hybrid solar/gas furnace. The existing solar plant consisted of an array of two hundred mirrors used to gather the sun’s rays. Needless to say, the plant electronics were obsolete and in need of replacement.
To manage the movement and monitoring of the mirror array, one independent motion control computer system was specified for the control of each mirror. Each motion control system was responsible for rotating the mirror along two axes to maximize solar collection. Monitoring of each mirror’s motion angle and speed was done via optical sensors at the mirror which relayed a set of TTL pulses back to the motion control system.
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