‘Soft’ control desks and alarm display

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Recent years have seen many process plants replace hard desk operator interfaces with modern computer based VDU interfaces. Alarm systems have similarly undergone a transformation in their user interface. The article describes some of the developments within the UK coal-fired generating industry in moving to the new technology, with specific reference to alarm display philosophy.

Inspec keywords: interactive systems; power station control; user interfaces; steam power stations; human factors; power engineering computing; alarm systems

Other keywords: soft control desks; user interface; UK coal-fired generating industry; process plants; alarm display philosophy; modern computer based VDU interfaces; alarm systems

Subjects: Security aspects; Ergonomics; User interfaces; Steam power stations and plants; Control engineering computing; Control of electric power systems; Power engineering computing; Ergonomic aspects of computing

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