IFAC Workshop ICPS'07

2007, July 09-11 SAMPLE PAGES TO BE FOLLOWED EXACTLY

Cluj-Napoca, Romania IN PREPARING SCRIPTS









WATER SUPPLY INSTALATION


Virgil Olaru, Cosmin Enculescu, Alexandru Enache, Dorin Staicu, Gabriela Staicu, Costin Cepic


IPA Bucharest, RAGC Targoviste, APA SERVICE, UPB-CMIM




Abstract: The paper describes a project found out in the progress and based on a patent
that was awarded with the bronze medal at Eureka World Inventions Salon, Brussels,
2004. The project result is to offer drinking water supply at constant pressure to each
customer. For this are used monitoring and control solutions. As component part of ICT
and found out in a continuous development, the Internet represents one of the
communication solutions used in the project. Copyright 2007 IFAC

Keywords: pressure control, pressure transducers, communication networks, efficiency,
energy control, economic system, variable delivery pumps, inverter drives, speed control.





1. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION The patent refers to a water supply installation
 having the purpose of maintaining constant pressure
According to increasing of population and, intensive to each consumer (5) where, in a certain moment,
and extensive utilization of water resources the constantly or accidentally, the pressure value would
problem of potable water became a vital problem of reach a minimum level.
humanity. Because of increasing of population and The installation comprises of several pressure
the other factors, less people benefit of potable water. transducers, (6) that transmit electrical signals by
The problem of water can be solved through radio or/and cable to a receptor (7) installed in direct
increasing of production, of better distribution, and connection with a frequency inverter, which is
unwaste resources already existent. Because of that, commanding the rotation of the pumps (2), in order
water is a strategic resource for many other to assure a minimum consumption of specific
countries. pumping energy.
The Internet and Web Technologies knew an ample Another transducer (8) analyzes the flow speed and
development and permits access to diverse sends electrical information to a frequency inverter
information and facilitates the use by applications (1) for continuous speed pump control, in order to
from different domains. avoid eventual cavitations of the pumps or shocks in
The present project refers to on-line monitoring of the installation water hammer effects.
water pressure from water supply network. The water supply of the booster station is represented
Comparing with classical solutions of transmission by a pressurized reservoir, having installed on the top
(through cable, through radio or GSM-GPRS) the end, a valve (3) for air purging.
Internet gain more field. The transmission through 
Internet has the advantage that data can be accessible 
at any hours, from any location to a reduced cost. 1.1 Advantages of invention and main features of the
Depending on the results and the constructive system
solutions we can take pressure control decisions or
we can leave everything in the automatic systems It assures a consumption of pumping energy
expense that accomplishes adjustment of the diminished with about 20 % by comparison with the
pressure. The system offers the possibility of online classic systems, where is utilized only variable speed
parameters visualization. inverters. In case of the classic systems exists a
disaccord between pumping energy and real request

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of water pressure, see (Srbu, et al., 1987), because
there are periods when pressure request are low and
pumps still works at the same speed. The system
described here solves this problem. The pressure
from water supply network is permanently checked
with pressure transducers help so that the installation
assures only the pressure necessary at that moment.
The pumps works at optimal pressure in the
installation, following the network characteristics.
All customers are supplied with potable water at
optimal pressure. On the basis of the signal received Fig. 2. Evolution of the electrical energy
from pressure transducers, the PLC commands the consumption without and with the invention
variable speed inverter which regulates the pumping Cs = specific consumption for pumps with
group seed to maintain an optimal pressure to any variable speed inverters.
customer. 2b average specific consumption for the
The system automatically detects the apparition of solution with variable speed inverters = 0,31
defects, in the network, being notified by the changes kw/mc.
of specific, optimized pressure conditions in the 2c specific consumption for pumps with
installation. variable speed solution with application of the
The system offers on-line monitoring of water invention cs = 0,22 kw/mc
pressure from water supply network. The internet is
one of the data transmission method used by system The Hydro-module - represent a (module) system
and it represents a good method for data which has in his composition elements with tight
transmission. operating connection between them:
- PLC
1
4
6
- inverter
- supply pumps
7
The PLC - this controls the process and commands
the rest of system components. It is the principal part,
3
the brain of the system, see (Babuia, 1985; Srbu, et
5
2
al., 1966).

Fig. 1. Water supply installation


In the graphic from Fig. 2 is represented the
economy of pumping energy, being illustrated by the
area delimitated by the curves identified V1 - Hg, Hg
Hmax and Hmax f1, defined by the following Fig. 3. Functioning diagrams of the pumping station
formula: 3a) The points f1, f2, f.fn in the solution
with variable speed only;

Eh g H max  Q max   
Q max

0
Hg  kQ dQ
2 (1) 3b) The points v1, v2, vvn in the solution
with invention.

The system automatically detects the apparition of Besides Soft starters the inverter helps to start and
defects, in the network, being notified by the changes actions the water supply pumps. The inverter
of specific, optimized pressure conditions in the regulates the pumping group seed. The PLC actions
installation. the inverter. This has an analog input which permits
Depending on the data transmission method, the to be connected to the analog module of the PLC.
system comes in two configurations: Thus the inverter is commanded by PLC on the basis
- Cable data transmission of signal proceeded from pressure transducers.
- Internet data transmission The Pressure transducers are in domain of 0-6bars
The system is designed to measure the pressure and measures the water pressure. The work signal of
(from disadvantaged points) from water supply the pressure transducers is 4-20mA unified signal.
network on the basis of which itll achieve a control The pressure transducers use a double power supply
through a module (hydro-module) composed from which contains two identically power supply
PLC, inverter and supply pumps. galvanic separated. Each source can supply one
The connection between pressure transducers and adapter with two wire transmission or any consumer
monitoring and control system is realized through which function with 24 Vcc and maximum 20mA
alternatives previously mentioned. current.


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 The system disposes of software that permits on-line
monitoring of water pressure from water supply
network.
The software allows data acquisition from pressure
transducers through data acquisition module.
Through this alternative the Internet is used as means
of transmission of parameters (relevant to pressure
from water supply network).


1.3. Conclusions

The Internet is a good and a viable alternative for

Fig. 4. Electrical connection of Pressure Transducer
1.2 The Internet Communication Alternative
The block diagram of the system having the internet
data transmission configuration is presented in Fig.5.
data transmission and joins to classical data
transmission solutions.
The transmission through Internet has the advantage
that data can be accessible at any hours, from any
location to a reduced cost.
The invention presents a series of advantages like 20
% energy gain, all customers are supplied with
potable water at optimal pressure.
The project has an economic and social impact that
consists in better quality water delivery to every user.

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Babuia, I. (1985). Conducerea automat a
proceselor (Facla Publishing House), Timisoara.
Grundfos and Goulds Pumps Prospectus.
Srbu, I. Cionca O. (1987). Instalaie pentru
urmrirea centralizat a consumurilor de ap,
 (Patent letter number 518, MEI), Bucharest.
Fig. 5. System block diagram Srbu, I. (1966). Utilizarea calculatoarelor n
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