Project Kärcher KCRC-East Hongkong

Customer KCRC Hongkong   City Hongkong / China Supplier Kärcher Planning Commissioning Hand-over 5/2004 6-7/2004 8/2004

Projectdescription:

he plant is used to wash metro-trains from the Hongkong Metro. The washplant washes the trains with alcaline detergent.

The washingtime is between 11-15 min for a 6 car-train (120m) with front and rearwash . It is no operating personal at the plant necessary.

The project KCRC West Hongkong contains

	development from plant software
	communication via fiber optic to control center
	commissioning

Controlling:

To control the plant a Simatic S7 400 is used with a CPU 414-3 DP . The Sensor/Actors are controlled via Interbus - S

A remote touch panel is used to communicate via PROFIBUS-DP protocol to the CPU.

Bodywash:

The washprogram execute the cleaning procedure with front-,side- and rearwash  A 6 car- train (appr. 120m  ) will be washed during drive-trough the plant. The train driver get order via visual signboards in chinese language.

A measurement of the train speed shows the train driver the actual speed and the information that he move to fast, or to slow.