Urban Pipeline Network

Secondary Water Supply Pump Station Remote Monitoring System Solution

IoT-based unmanned remote monitoring system for secondary water supply pump stations with comprehensive pressure, flow, and water quality monitoring

Overview

Summary

IoT-based unmanned remote monitoring system for secondary water supply pump stations with comprehensive pressure, flow, and water quality monitoring

Key Advantages

VFD constant-pressure water supply automatic control and energy optimization

Multi-parameter real-time monitoring: pressure, flow, residual chlorine

Tank/reservoir level monitoring with overflow/shortage automatic alarms

Remote pump operation monitoring and intelligent fault diagnosis

Video security integration and remote access control management

Energy consumption analytics and automated maintenance work orders

Challenges

Millions of secondary pump stations distributed widely with high manual inspection costs
Aging equipment with frequent pump start-stops causing high energy consumption and water hammer
Increasingly strict water quality regulations with no real-time end-point monitoring
Multi-brand VFDs and pump controllers with inconsistent communication protocols
Significant pressure fluctuations in high-rise secondary pressurization systems

Results

500 pump stations unified under remote monitoring platform, reducing O&M staff by 65%
32% annual electricity savings after VFD retrofit, saving over ¥150K per year
Fully unmanned pump station operation with fault response time reduced from 4 hours to 15 minutes
Timely detection and resolution of 3 secondary contamination risks through online water quality monitoring
Constant pressure control accuracy of ±0.02MPa, reducing user complaints by 90%

Solution Details

Secondary Water Supply Pump Station Remote Monitoring System Solution

The Secondary Water Supply Pump Station Remote Monitoring System Solution is a comprehensive, intelligent platform designed to ensure the safety, efficiency, and reliability of water distribution in high-rise buildings and urban complexes. It addresses critical regulatory mandates for real-time monitoring and control, integrating full-element sensing with advanced cloud-based management.

Policy Background for Water Supply Safety

Secondary water supply safety is now a critical component of urban public safety infrastructure globally. Regulatory frameworks increasingly require intelligent, real-time monitoring for pump stations serving residential and commercial high-rise buildings.

These mandates extend to continuous water quality monitoring at distribution endpoints, ensuring compliance and protecting public health through proactive system management.

Core Technical Highlights

Full-Element Sensing and Intelligent Constant Pressure Control

Ecolor's secondary water supply monitoring system utilizes the Hero V9 RTU as its core controller. This robust unit seamlessly integrates data from LGF electromagnetic flowmeters, pressure transmitters, residual chlorine analyzers, and level meters.

Advanced PID+feedforward compound control algorithms achieve exceptional constant pressure accuracy of ±0.02MPa. The integrated VFD energy-saving mode dynamically adjusts pump speed and the number of running units based on real-time demand, delivering over 30% in energy savings for pump station operations.

Pressure Accuracy

±0.02 MPa

Via PID+Feedforward Control

Energy Saving

30%+

Via VFD Dynamic Adjustment

Core Controller

Hero V9 RTU

Edge Control & Data Hub

System Architecture & Application Scenarios

Three-Layer Monitoring System Architecture

The solution features a robust three-layer architecture for reliable remote monitoring. The front-end consists of a sensor network for real-time data acquisition on pressure, flow, and water quality.

The Hero V9 RTU provides edge control with local PLC logic and secure 4G/Ethernet data upload. The cloud platform enables centralized multi-station monitoring, alarm management, in-depth energy analytics, and automated work order generation.

Broad Remote Monitoring Application Scenarios

This system is ideally suited for secondary water supply pump stations in residential communities, commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, and industrial parks. Its flexible design supports non-invasive deployment, making it perfect for retrofitting existing pump station infrastructure with modern monitoring capabilities.

Key Product Features

VFD Constant-Pressure Control

Automatic control and energy optimization for efficient water supply pump station operation.

Multi-Parameter Real-Time Monitoring

Continuous tracking of pressure, flow, and residual chlorine levels for complete water quality oversight.

Tank Level Monitoring & Alarms

Monitors reservoir levels with automatic alarms for overflow or shortage conditions to prevent incidents.

Remote Pump Diagnostics

Remote monitoring of pump operation coupled with intelligent fault diagnosis for predictive maintenance.

Video & Access Integration

Integration with video security systems and remote access control for comprehensive pump station management.

Analytics & Automated Work Orders

Detailed energy consumption analytics and automated maintenance work order generation to optimize operational efficiency.

System Technical Specifications

Component / Parameter	Specification / Description
Core Controller	Hero V9 RTU with local PLC logic
Key Sensors	LGF Electromagnetic Flowmeters, Pressure Transmitters, Residual Chlorine Analyzers, Level Meters
Control Algorithm	PID + Feedforward Compound Control
Constant Pressure Accuracy	±0.02 MPa
Communication	4G / Ethernet for data upload to cloud platform
Primary Function	Remote Monitoring, Constant Pressure Control, Energy Optimization, Multi-Parameter Data Acquisition

Approach

How we implement intelligence into your infrastructure step by step.

Site Survey & Design

On-site inspection of pump station equipment, control systems, and communication conditions; design system architecture for data collection, transmission, cloud platform, and O&M applications.

Equipment Deployment & Integration

Install Ecolor LGF electromagnetic flowmeters, pressure transmitters, residual chlorine analyzers, and level meters; deploy Hero V9 RTU for data collection and VFD control interface integration.

Platform Configuration & Testing

Configure cloud monitoring platform, establish equipment ledger and monitoring models, set alarm thresholds and control strategies, conduct end-to-end commissioning.