INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL

SCADA & UCS SYSTEMS:  Spencer Engineers, Inc. (SEI) is the AE of record for the design and the construction of many Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, Distributed Control System (DCS), and Utility Control Systems (UCS) is the current nomenclature for EMCS systems that control utilities in addition to the traditional HVAC and lighting systems controlled by EMCS systems or Building Automation Systems (BAS).

1.   DESIGN OF PLANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (PMS) USING DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL (DDC):  Gerald Spencer, PE completed the week long Corps of Engineers Energy Management Control Systems (EMCS) Design Course in Huntsville, Alabama.  Gerald R. Spencer, P.E. recently completed the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) and Distributed Control System (DCS) training classes taught by the Instrument Society of America (ISA) Instrument Technology Training Program (ITTS). The ITTS classes were addressing systems of 2,000 points.  Gerald R. Spencer, P.E. has completed the replacement design of the NASA Man Rated Space Chambers “A” & “B” Instrumentation and Control System with a new 15,000 point system served by multiple host Central Processing Units (CPU), remote stand alone Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) control/communication modules, multiple remote I/O modules, and dual data transmission  medium data highway.  We are leaders in instrumentation design but attend these courses not to learn, but to keep our design nomenclature similar to the evolving nomenclature in the control & instrumentation industry.

2.   BUILDING INFORMATION SYSTEMS:  Building Information Control Systems such as life safety, intrusion detection, closed circuit TV security monitoring, door control, and fire safety can be integrated into the UCS, but the life safety fire detection/control must usually stand alone in order to meet the requirements of NFPA codes.

3.   RECENT SCADA SYSTEM DESIGNS:  Gerald R. Spencer, P.E. is the MEP Engineer of Record for SCADA systems for the following Projects:

HANGER 42 - CORPUS CHRISTI NAS, TX - 1999       
ASRM TRAINER - CORPUS CHRISTI NAS, TX - 1999
BUILDING 129 - WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM - 1998       
BUILDING 128 - WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - 1998
MINE WARFARE CENTER - U S NAVY - INGLESIDE NS, TX - 1999       
KELLY AFB CHAPEL ADDITION - KELLY AFB, TEXAS - 1997
FM RADIO CONTROLS FOR LOAD SHEDDING - FT. HOOD, TEXAS - 1985       
NASA-JSC - BLDG 29 - REHAB HVAC SYSTEMS - 1997
NASA-JSC -BLDG 111 - EMPLOYMENT & INDUSTRIAL BUILDING - 1994       
NASA-JSC - BLDG 343 - METROLOGY BUILDING - 1997
FM RADIO CONTROLS / LOAD SHEDDING - FT. BLISS, TEXAS - 1988
FM RADIO CONTROLS / LOAD SHEDDING - FT. HOOD, TX - 1988
FM RADIO CONTROLS / LOAD SHEDDING - FT. SAM HOUSTON, TX - 1988

4.   OLDER EMCS SYSTEMS:  Gerald R. Spencer, P.E. is the MEP Engineer of Record for the design of many EMCS systems for many years.  Older EMCS systems designed by SEI are as follows:

FY-77 DENTAL CLINIC - FT. HOOD, TEXAS - 1977       
200 MAN BOQ - FT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS - 1971
FY-76 DENTAL CLINIC - FT. HOOD, TEXAS - 1976       
FY-75 DENTAL CLINIC - FT. HOOD, TEXAS - 1975
AIR CONDITION EXISTING ENLISTED WOMEN’’S BARRACKS - FT SAM HOUSTON - 1973
AIR CONDITION 4 EXISTING BOQ’’S FT. HOOD, TEXAS - 1973
AIR CONDITION EXISTING CENTRAL PROCESSING CENTER - FT. HOOD - 1972
AIR CONDITION 14 EXISTING BARRACKS FT. HOOD, TEXAS - 1971

5.   DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS:  Gerald R. Spencer, P.E. is the MEP Engineer of Record for the design of many Data Acquisition systems over the past 25 years, including the 16,000 Point (24,000 point capacity) Distributed Control System (DCS) for the chamber operations at Building 32, NASA Johnson Space Center.  This is the large space simulation chambers A (the largest in the world) & B.  This is a stand-alone info-highway for test data acquisition, test data logging, systems control, and systems monitoring.