Forschungszentrum Jülich: With the ACC to safe research around the clock

How can plants be successfully cultivated under changing climatic conditions? And how can agriculture help to sustainably feed a growing world population? These are the questions addressed by the Jülich Research Center (Forschungszentrum Jülich) in the project AgraSim. The specially developed high-tech facility simulates various climate scenarios in six so-called mesocosms – with precisely controllable factors such as light, temperature and humidity.

To ensure that these sensitive experiments run reliably around the clock, continuous technical monitoring is essential. Even minor disruptions or deviations in areas such as air conditioning, temperature, irrigation, or lighting can distort results or jeopardize entire experimental runs.

This is where the Alarm Control Center comes into play: The alarm management system ensures that technical malfunctions – such as those affecting cooling, lighting, or sensors – are immediately detected and forwarded to the right people in real time – via email or push notification to a smartphone. If no response is received, the next escalation level is automatically activated.

The solution was seamlessly integrated into the existing system at Forschungszentrum Jülich, was quickly operational, and is flexibly expandable. Today, the ACC ensures that research in the project AgraSim can run safely and stably – reliably, transparently and future-proof.

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