SIRVA-SE: Uma Plataforma como Serviço para Aprendizagem de Controle e Sistemas Realimentados Virtuais

Abstract

With technological evolution, industry 4.0, and digital transformation, process simulation has become an indispensable resource nowadays. The simulation helps in the planning process of industrial plants, as well as in the academic learning of Process Control, allowing to apply the theory learned. This work aims to develop a basic library that simulates a level control plant using Node-RED as a practical laboratory, available as a platform integrated with a simple SCADA system running in the cloud, without allocation of a computing resource on the user side computer. It enables a realistic experience for students in control process class with satisfactory results and without any complex resources or significant costs to use the environment. All stages of development are presented, as well as a validation confirming that it is perfectly possible to use Node-RED to simulate small industrial plants, obtaining satisfactory results. Therefore, it is possible to use it as a didactic platform for Process Control learning, allocating e configuring compute resources and applications on demand.