The Problem: Geographical Challenges and Technical Requirements in Drinking Water Automation
Water management operations for municipalities pose significant challenges, especially in mountainous and vast areas. In such areas, distances between pumps and water tanks for water supply connectivity solution can often exceed 20 km. In addition, harsh terrain and variable weather conditions make water management operations more challenging.
Aydın Metropolitan Municipality-ASKI was facing serious challenges of this kind while managing its water resources. The communication requirement between water tanks and pumping stations was complicated by many geographical and technical obstacles.
Here are some of the challenges faced in water supply connectivity solution:
- Extremely Long Distances: The distance between the pumping station and the water tank exceeds 20km. Moreover, communication was difficult without direct line of sight.
- Additional PLC Requirement: In traditional systems, additional PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) units were required for long-distance communication and data collection. This added cost and complexity to the system.
- Geographical Barriers: Small mountains and hills between two points created natural barriers that prevented communication.
- Lack of GSM Network: As there was no GSM network in the region, traditional cellular data transmission methods could not be used.
- Extreme weather conditions: Variable weather conditions made manual control of water management very difficult. Additionally, industrial-grade hardware is required for wireless connectivity.
Under these conditions, water supply and management becomes significantly more difficult. This increased the reliance on manual interventions. Therefore, an innovative, reliable and efficient solution for monitoring and managing water resources was essential.
Solution: Roltek’s Innovative RF IoT Technology
Roltek has developed the ModProBus ISM842 RF IoT Gateway to overcome these challenges and revolutionize water management.
Here are the innovations that this solution brings in water supply connectivity solution:
- 20km+ Long Distance Uninterrupted Communication: Thanks to its radio frequency (RF) technology, ModProBus ISM842 provides high-performance, reliable communication even over distances exceeding 20 kilometers. What’s more, it overcomes geographical barriers, enabling data flow to continue uninterrupted.
- Integrated Internal I/Os: The product is equipped with built-in digital and analog input/output(I/O) ports without the need for an additional PLC. This significantly reduced costs and installation time, while simplifying system integration.
- Designed for harsh conditions: The ModProBus ISM842 is designed to withstand the harshest environmental conditions. Its rugged construction offers superior durability against extreme temperature, humidity and physical impact.
Benefits of Drinking Water Automation: New Horizons Through the Power of Technology
The innovative solution utilized in this project provided several benefits to Aydın Metropolitan Municipality ASKİ:
- Increased Operational Efficiency: Thanks to remote monitoring and automatic control, the management of water tanks and pumping stations has become more efficient.
- Cost Savings and Simplicity: Built-in I/Os eliminate the need for additional PLCs. This reduced installation and maintenance costs.
- Continuous and Reliable Communication: RF technology ensured uninterrupted data transmission despite challenging geographical conditions. This enabled continuous control and monitoring of water resources.
- Sustainable Water Management: Collecting and analyzing data in real time prevented water waste and promoted sustainable use of resources.
Product Specifications: ModProBus ISM842 RF IoT Gateway
- Long Distance Communication: Uninterrupted data transfer over wide areas with communication distance over 20km.
- Built-in I/O Ports: Digital and analog inputs/outputs eliminating the need for additional hardware.
- Rugged and Reliable: Rugged industrial design to withstand the harshest environmental conditions.
- Easy Installation and Integration: Fast installation and easy integration with existing systems.
Project Details and Application Visuals
The video showcases the project’s success and the field application of ModProBus ISM842
Customer Comments: Testimonials from ASKI Automation Chief
ASKI Automation Chief, Mr. Gökhan Özsan summarized the project with the following words:
“As an institution, we use the devices of roltek company in our wells, tanks and pumping stations. We have 55 devices actively working in the field. It has never given any hardware and software failure so far (2020-2024). The ISM842 device we have just purchased is developed very differently from the RF devices in the normal market. Although they say up to 20 km communication distance, we have achieved 26 km communication in our own application. It is very good to achieve such a distance without requiring a license and with 500 mW. One of the most beautiful features is that the RF device can access the internet with a router. This feature is already enough reason to distinguish itself from other RF devices. There are many features such as RF Mesh, automatic data collection feature. They have always provided uninterrupted remote and close support in our field applications and processes. They can intervene in every issue because they work on a manufacturer and R&D basis, not a supplier. The interfaces of the devices allow easy installation. Finally, we would like to thank the ROLTEK family for finding solutions in all our applications.”
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