Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of the «SMART MONITORING» system for the equipment of Russian railways infrastructure facilities

Abstract

The article proposes economic justification of application of SMART MONITORING system for surveillance of equipment of Russian Railways (RZhD) infrastructure facilities. The paper analyzes the costs of electricity in the operation of heat curtains and equipment with high-energy consumption. SMART MONITORING system allows to perform digital transformation of signals from analog sensors of temperature, humidity and other climatic parameters, to accumulate, systematize and present in a convenient form for further processing. The article illustrates possible applications of the system for monitoring and analyzing the operation of various groups of equipment providing the life cycle of buildings and structures of Russian Railways. Thearticle shows the ratio of costs for the creation of the system SMART MONITORING and the resulting savings in resources. Application of SMART MONITORING system will give an opportunity to save electric power and labor resources. The system allows to get the detailed analytics of electric power expenses, due to which it is possible to make the mode of operation of electric equipment optimal and has the functionality, which allows to calculate different parameters. The authors conclude that this surveillance system will significantly improve the efficiency of electrical equipment, using modern industry approaches to solve the problems of its operation, namely IoT technologies and cloud storage and data processing technologies.