Design of an automated dam shutter control system: Case study

Ignatio Madanhire, Munyaradzi Madaka, Charles Mbohwa

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Abstract

This work study was done to come up with an optimised design of an automated dam shutter system to monitor the level of water, pressure and flow of water at the case study dam site. The failure to monitor the opening and closing of dam gates has resulted in insufficient supply of water, water wastages and a lot of human errors associated with manual gate control mechanism. The designed control system was intended to reduce these shortcomings. The design incorporated servo- motors, mechanical hoist system and the electronic control to monitor the flow of water according to water level at any given time.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2627-2639
Number of pages13
JournalProceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Volume2018
Issue numberJUL
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Event2nd European International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management.IEOM 2018 -
Duration: 26 Jul 201827 Jul 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Strategy and Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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