Customer Success Story: Rimske Terme
Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- Europe
Country
- Slovenia
Product
- ICONICS GENESIS64™ HMI/SCADA software
Tech Stack
- OPC Server
- Ethernet network
- CAN bus-connected expansion I/O modules
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Energy Saving
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Buildings
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
- Facility Management
Use Cases
- Building Automation & Control
- Building Energy Management
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Rimske Terme is a luxurious Business, Wellness and Spa Resort, located in the town of Rimske Toplice, Slovenia. The resort's thermal pools have attracted visitors for centuries, with evidence of visits during the Roman Empire. The resort is comprised of several buildings including Hotel Sofijin Dvor, Hotel Rimski Dvor and Hotel Zdraviliški Dvor. The resort, which also contains a conference center, is mostly known for its spa facilities based around the area’s historic, healing thermal baths.
The Challenge
Rimske Terme, a luxurious Business, Wellness and Spa Resort in Slovenia, embarked on a project in 2010 to update their Building Management System (BMS). The resort wanted to integrate a number of existing automated systems, including hotel room temperature regulation, room emergency/security functions, air conditioning, lighting, and diesel fuel use. They also wanted central control over their heating/cooling (heat pump) station, pumping station, thermal water pump station and electric power station operations. The hotel room automation required a BMS that could adapt to a few differences in each location. For instance, the heating/cooling in Hotel Sofijin Dvor and Hotel Zdraviliški Dvor is based on air diffusers, while in Hotel Rimski Dvor, it is accomplished via fan coils.
The Solution
Rimske Terme, working with system integrator, Robotina d.o.o., selected ICONICS GENESIS64™ HMI/SCADA software for their new Building Management System integration project. The BMS is able to help set desired parameters and then monitor and regulate them. In addition, each room’s security/ alarm (SOS) functions are also handled via the BMS. The parameters for all heating/cooling systems and subsystems are set through the BMS. The BMS provides continually updated statuses for each system, allowing the system administrator to adjust parameters for optimal regulation. Rimske Terme has connected GENESIS64 to programmable controllers through an OPC Server. Systems and subsystems are mutually connected or integrated. For example, presence sensors provide information for heat/ cooling modes and for switching lights. The complete system consists of more than 200 programmable controllers with CAN bus-connected expansion I/O modules. The controllers communicate between themselves and with the monitoring system over an Ethernet network.
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