Waterapplications

Control systems in pumping plants and stations have to carry out their tasks at all times without being noticed and without causing any malfunctions. Stalling can quickly result in loss of production and damage to the environment, possibly leading to claims. Malfunctions therefore have to be reported immediately, before any complaints come in. Adesys offers intelligent alarm modems that are capable of autonomously reporting not only the malfunctions, but also failure of PLCs and the pump computers. The reliability of Adesys alarm modems has become a byword in the water sector, as has the long availability of the products.

Applications with alarm modems:

• forwarding alarms and alarm resets from pumping plants / purification plants / pumping stations
• autonomously reporting mains failures at pumping plants / purification plants / pumping stations
• establishing data communications with the pump computer or PLC
• establishing and maintaining IP-based always on-line connections (GPRS)
• monitoring the process computer or the PLC itself and autonomously forwarding alarms in the case of stalling
• reporting to various types of central stations and SCADA systems
• autonomously switching off pumps in pressure sewers (if necessary sequentially)
• requesting the alarm status of pumping plants / purification plants / pumping stations over the telephone line
• reading first-line sensors
• requesting water levels over the telephone for shipping traffic

Applications with an ARA-pro central station:

• centrally registering and managing alarms and alarm resets
• receiving alarms from Adesys alarm dialers and dialers of other manufacturers
• automatically controlling standby shifts based on duty rosters
• registering all action taken
• generating management information

The most commonly used Adesys products in the water sector are:

• Severa (alarmmodem)
• Severa GPRS (IP-based alarmmodem)
• ARA-pro (alarm registration and processing software)

Related products that are used less frequently in the water sector:

• Octalarm-T (alarmmelder)