Belgian Railways Uses RFID System to Secure High-Voltage Tests
RFID System Secures Access to the Test Area
The K50 LED indicator with an acoustic signal changes to red as soon as the test procedure is active.
Type K50 LED indicators, which change color depending on the status of a zone, are installed at the entrance to the test areas in the laboratory. Each door as well as the control desks is provided with an RFID reader, at which the operators must present for reading their ID card, an RFID data carrier, in order to gain access.
"Our employees receive training to cover all the safety aspects of each type of converter," says Kristof Honee. "Dymotec's system ensures that all safety and security requirements are met at every step of the testing process."
The RFID reader devices check who is logging in. The PLC checks whether this person is authorized to have access in a certain situation or to start the next step of an operation.
Finally, the PLC controls the lab's power supply and ensures that the test setup is only turned on when the situation is safe. Operators must confirm each step so that nothing is overlooked.
The test procedure can be started after the RFID tag is scanned by the TN-M30-IOL-H1141 read/write head.