The implementation of the new System was divided into two stages, a stage called pilot and another stage of replication. The first step aimed to ensure that the specified and implemented functionalities would meet the expected performance requirements for the project. With the approval of the first stage, the project would move on to the second, with the replication of the System to the other Bases.
The implemented system, equipped with complementary technologies, allows the terminal's fuel handling operations to be carried out automatically. A hardware and software architecture supported by a cluster of servers in a virtualized 100% environment and redundant Programmable Logic Controllers guarantee the high availability of the System.
Based on the Terminal Management product, Autoload®, the following were integrated: the loading platform equipment, the tank telemetry systems and motorized valves, the uninterrupted power system, the steam recovery unit, the of pumps and the MDriver corporate system.
In the pilot stage, lasting a year and a half, the first base to receive the System was BADUC, a Duque de Caxias base located in the state of Rio de Janeiro. In view of the results obtained, after fulfilling the performance requirements for the System, Petrobras Distribuidora promptly approved the completion of the second phase of the project, when replication to the other bases began.
During the replication of the System, in addition to the already expected performance requirements, other efficiency indicators stood out, such as the reduction in the cost of electricity with the implementation and use of the intelligent module for controlling the pump yard.