Application of SCADA System by Using (Fuzzy Logic Controller) on the Cathodic Protection System for Oil Pipelines.
This study is dedicated to design and execute Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system(SCADA) to monitor and control the corrosion of a pipeline buried under ground. Amicrocontroller equipped with many sensors and communication system used to control andmonitor the process of an impressed current cathodic protection ICCP process for pipeline. Thecombination of the hardware, was built with LabVIEW and personal computer (PC) interfacepresents a “SCADA” system for two methods: Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) presents closedloop, and a conventional for open loop system. Hence, under temperature of 30°C, anassessment and comparison were carried out for two methods of controls examined at lowmoisture of soil (50%) and high moisture of soil (80 %) for measuring the potential betweenpipeline and anode, current, and power. It was found a decrease of (39.7%) in consumed powerwhen the moisture of soil changing from the low to the high level. It was attained that the closeloop (FLC) was the best method of performance, and consumption of the power.