Process control and maintenance plan

Maintaining proper control over the performance of water and wastewater applications is another major challenge facing the industry. For example, if the pump pressure is not adjusted, it can lead to a IE-3000-4TC-E costly leak, and given the current situation of water scarcity and rising energy costs, water companies cannot afford such a failure. This waste is often caused by improper maintenance.

To address this, water companies can connect the motor and inverter systems that control the application to the cloud for remote condition monitoring, ensuring better system performance and efficiency. A comprehensive analysis of data from drives, motors and pumps provides a comprehensive picture of the overall health and performance of the system.

A wider range of condition monitoring can also be achieved IE-3000-4TC-E by implementing a condition monitoring system (CMS) with PLC. The PLC platform is connected through the cloud and leverages scalable and reliable components to automate processes for pumps, inverters, sensors and other applications. Other advantages include seamless integration with existing control systems, ensuring better availability even under harsh conditions, while supporting efficient water works.

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The solution enables water utilities to perform preventive maintenance before functional failures occur, helping to reduce downtime, optimize maintenance costs, prevent unplanned outages, and save on spare parts inventory costs. Through digital data analysis, experts can use sensor data to guide improvements that extend the service life of devices.

CAFC is an Italian water company that serves 122 municipalities. ABB provided a digital condition monitoring solution for CAFC’s equipment. Through intelligent connection, the system enhances the performance monitoring and equipment maintenance capability IE-3000-4TC-E of the water company’s inverter and motor pumps.

Prior to using the solution, CAFC worked with ABB on digital drive chain pilot projects, such as the one at the Rivignano sewage treatment plant. The project involves deploying a drive cloud connection assistant disk that allows instant cloud access and is easy to install.

During the debugging process of the inverter, the cloud connection assistant disk can be configured synchronously, and the installation is simple and fast. At the same time, the Cloud Connectivity Assistant disk also comes pre-loaded with a narrowband iot modem, SIM card and high-capacity antenna to automatically connect to the available network with the best signal.

At present, CAFC performs maintenance on the motors and pumps of all water distribution networks once a year, and only one electrician and one mechanic are required to complete the job. CAFC expects that in the future, the number of on-site maintenance of equipment will continue to decrease, and the interval period will be longer.