Civil Engineering Reference
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Remote Monitoring of Storage Tank Levels,
Distribution System Pressure and Flows Through
Radio, Telephone, or Other Communications Channels
RTU
RTU
Storage
Tank
Water
Treatment
Facility
Storage
Tank
Distribution
System
RTU
RTU
RTU
RTU
Remote Monitoring and
Control of Wells and
Oth
er Alternative Sources
Raw Water Source
Legend of Abbreviations
RTU
Remote Terminal Unit
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CRT
Cathode Ray Tube
I/O
Input/Output
Tape
Backup
Hard
Disk
CRT
Master
CPU
Alarm/Event
Printer
Report
Printer
Operator's
Home
Auto
Dialer
Dialup
Modem
Telephone
Laptop
Computer
I/O
Fig. 30-14.
Simplified SCADA system schematic (
Source:
Reference 7) (Courtesy of EPRI)
