REMOTE TERMINAL UNIT

 


A remote terminal unit (RTU) is a microprocessor-controlled electronic device that interfaces objects in the physical world to a distributed control system or SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system by transmitting telemetry data to a master system, and by using messages from the master supervisory system to control connected objects. Other terms that may be used for RTU are remote telemetry unit and remote control unit.




Applications of RTU

Remote monitoring of functions and instrumentation for:

  • Oil and gas (offshore platforms, onshore oil wells, pump stations on pipelines)
  • Networks of pump stations (wastewater collection, or for water supply)
  • Environmental monitoring systems (pollution, air quality, emissions monitoring)
  • Mine sites
  • Air traffic equipment such as navigation aids
  • Hydro-graphic (water supply, reservoirs, sewage systems)
  • Electrical power transmission networks and associated equipment
  • Natural gas networks and associated equipment
  • Outdoor warning siren.


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    • J. Jagan Rupchand. M.E.,



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