MVD sensors, relays, monitoring etc.

SENSORS, SAFETY SYSTEMS AND MONITORING



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The figure shows the sensors and boards for one half of the MVD. There is one such system for the East half, and one for the West.

The field sensors measure temperatures, flows, humidity and water levels around the cooling system. The sensors are plugged into the sensor distribution board. The sensor distribution board also provides power to the sensors. From the sensor distribution board, a subset of signals is sent to the custom ADC board. The custom ADC board is read out by the computer. Another subset of the sensor signals is sent to the relay board. This board decides if these sensor readings are normal. If something is wrong, a signal is sent to the motor relay switch board. This board in turn switches off the chillers, pump, fan and LV. Computer controls can override these decisions.