The Internet of things (IoT), through wireless communication dreams easily.
The Internet of things is past the advanced technology development aspirations and dreams.Now popularization of Internet technology and application has in our daily life, such as smart watches, seamless connection of smart phones and laptops.But, what does that mean for the pump?
Data-driven era has witnessed the development of intelligent technology, and the water pump as an important parts water treatment technologies and products, also recently become the beneficiaries of Internet of things development.
What is the Internet of things intelligent pump?
Internet of things intelligent pump is a digital control pumps, through large data, analysis and machine learning algorithms and cognitive intelligence methods maximum use data to improve its efficiency.In essence, the running status of intelligent pump control, and access to real-time information in the following aspects, to better implement control and management: health status, the performance of pump, pressure, temperature, and through the pump velocity, etc.
The innovation of the Internet of things intelligent pump technology means that now through pump can collect more data and information, on the after-sales is used to predict when the need for repair or replacement.At the same time, due to the nature of the Internet of things intelligent pump, enables users to monitor and manage at the same time installed in the same water treatment system in different position of multiple intelligent pump.
Through the predictable components failure data collection
Water treatment industry is one of the major problems facing, when the water treatment system in the accident possible accidents caused by the after stop running.If the system or equipment failure, the engineer will stop the system and to determine the failure parts, quantity and its location, diagnosis and maintenance time could last for several hours or more.
Another challenge is, how to do it ahead of time to find and replace defective parts, ensure the normal running of water treatment systems to minimize the impact.
Third-party consulting firm frost recently conducted a survey study, in order to understand and determine the end user demand for intelligent pump and views.
A plant manager from the United States said: "a problem bothering me is that we early to forecast potential problems and failures.For example, when we see the bearing to loss or forecast problems, staff will be recorded and shall be replaced;However, the service life of the bearing is possibly a year.We just because of concerns about premature for maintenance and replacement.We do not in the optimization of assets, but the reliability optimization."
And intelligent pump can collect data, and to determine the current running status of intelligent pump, and predict when to repair or replacement.Thanks to the Internet function, it can also be used for other pumps in water supply system to collect data to make more accurate prediction, and real-time to inform the user or manager would pump failure.The concept and function of intelligent pump is to eliminate the possibility of component failure accident first.Most standard pumps require vibration monitoring, this is a kind of inspect the site of the water pump status of low cost solution.
Build a strong and sensitive ecosystem
We live in an age of data, this is no doubt the industry leading companies invest a lot of resources to the Internet of things intelligent pump driving force.
Data driven digital water treatment has been the Danish pump giant Grundfos (Grundfos) focus, Grundfos have been developing the Internet of things intelligent pumps, and believe this will change the global water resources management of ecological system.
Grundfos is produced each year 18 million pumps, but eager to collect data effectively, so that to make the transition to production of Internet of things intelligent pump.Ericsson recently announced its and Telenor Connexion of cooperation, in order to help our company to establish a powerful and flexible ecological system, to support the future Internet of things vision of the company.To collect related information, Telenor Connexion solution for grundfos have manageability unimpeded information interface, help grundfos pumps millions around the world and digital management.
When the system once the effective start, grundfos can successfully track and control the regional and even global networking linkage pump.All the collected data was compiled and focal points to the unified platform.Allegedly, the integration and application of these data can be greatly optimize the flow of water pump and water supply.
Intelligent pump build intelligent city
With modern city more attention and improve its energy consumption, the world "smart city" will become a key area of intelligent pump demand growth.
Although the water pump for heating and cooling of buildings, water treatment and distribution, even the power is critical, but in the discussion about the sustainable development of city, is often overlooked.The reality is that in the modern city, the pump can be accounted for 40% of industrial energy use, and intelligent pump can provide hope transformation for the smart city city with an energy saving solution.
Hydraulic Institute (Hydraulic Institute) technical director Peter Gaydon recently for SmartCitiesDive wrote in an article discusses the application of urban intelligent pump's potential growth.
Gaydon wrote: "intelligent pump enables decision makers to collect and share data, so as to better manage the technology needed to meet the demand of system and data support.Under the impetus of the Internet of things, the efficiency is consistent with the methodology of smart city, in order to more effectively manage assets and resources, and ultimately achieve sustainable urban development goals."
Three main factors of smart pumps
Well-known enterprises Xylem, the report said the Flygt Concertor models of intelligent waste water pump compared with the traditional pump energy saving 70%.
Integrated system according to the Xylem company senior manager Klas Carlsson and application of water system in global product manager Stephen Clark, this series of pump products, including edge of computing power, such as power electronic integration technology.Products of intelligent Settings, allowing them to run continuously under optimum energy consumption level, and activate the automatic cleaning function when you want.
Carlsson said in an interview with Aquatech online, intelligent water pump is a combination of three elements, rather than the effect of individual components, this includes the IE5 motor, power drive system (IE2) and hydraulic pump, designed for minimum efficiency index (MEI) rating.And the benefits, it has the following, for example (to Flygt Concertor series pump as an example) :
- Efficient asset management: intelligent pump performance was optimized by using adaptive technology.You can also fine-tune Settings in order to enhance the operation flexibility.
- Trouble-free operation: intelligent pump has a built-in sump and pipe cleaner, can prolong the service life of the pump, reduce odor and improve maintenance remind function.Intelligent pumps have congestion detection and automatic impeller rotating self monitoring system.
- Energy saving: intelligent pump can automatically optimize the efficiency, to reduce energy use and increase the energy saving effect.
- Total investment to reduce: although intelligent pump has a relatively large upfront costs, but with the passage of time, the intelligent pump can save the cost of energy use, without the need for multiple replacement pump.
- League extreme: the Internet of things intelligent pump system can be easily connected to the intelligent pump in ecosystems, can be used for wireless monitoring efficiency of intelligent pump health, water, and easily solve the problem.
Intelligent pump five instances
We noticed that there are several pumps are respectively introduced intelligent pumps, system and sensors, the assets of the existing pump to generate more data.Here we have chosen five notable case to share with you:
- Development of SMART Digital Grundfos Grundfos company, DDA, DDC, DDE SMART metering pump series
- KSB company development of sensors and Guard PumpDrive variable speed system
- Danfoss companies to develop the VLT AQUA Drive system
- Xylem developed Flygt Concertor and Field Smart Technology (FST) - real-time adjustment of performance
- 8 the power companies to develop vibration energy harvesting system
Grundfos intelligent digital metering pump series of water treatment, chemical and process engineering is dedicated to provide you with precision.Micro control stepping motor driven up to 3000:1, the regulation of combination of full continuous stroke length displacement, always ensure accurate, smooth, continuous dosing.SMART Digital flow monitor will remind you fault in the process of measurement, and AutoCal function under the condition of the system pressure fluctuations automatically recalibrate pump.
Germany KSB company has developed a system to manage the pump maintenance maintenance plan.KSB protective sensor unit directly installed on the pump, and record the vibration of the pump and the temperature.KSB Guard transmission and cells of the sensor unit power supply, and the transmission of measured data to the KSB Guard gateway.Gateway via mobile network to transmit data to KSB cloud, for you to use KSB Guard portal or KSB Guard application access.
Another can connect KSBGuard sensor equipment is autonomous PumpDrive pump drive variable speed system.KSB pump driver can continuous change to match the speed of pump, and according to the actual system needs to change the output of the pump, in order to improve energy efficiency and better reliability.PumpDrive can also be controlled via bluetooth and intelligent application, so as to turn your smartphone into PumpDrive remote control, and all data and information can be found on the application and the portal.
The daily load of water and wastewater treatment plants introduced changes made on the rotating equipment such as pump motor control is feasible in economy.Danfoss, therefore, has a series of suitable for Internet intelligent pump system, including for new project and renovation project of the VLT AQUA Drive.Company said that compared with traditional solution, a new generation of VLT AQUA Drive can save 10% to 30% of the cost of the first year.
The system for the water and the pump set provides a user friendly, easy to install, energy saving and motor control.Danfoss, said by all the important data set in an easy-to-use user interface, reduce the risk of the wrong configuration.
As mentioned earlier, the Xylem Flygt Concertor is a fully integrated between the software function and hardware system, in view of the waste water pump is optimized.This new operation situation of sewage pump system can sense the environment, and real-time adjustment performance, to provide feedback to the operator.Xylem said that the system has been realized in 25 to 30 countries, across "in different areas and different segments of customers".
FST system, make the operator can know the running position of the pump, the present situation and the environment, and determine whether need maintenance, users can access real-time data in high security of clouds and make smart decisions from the distance.
From Xylem Stephen Clark said: "this means that the customer can remote monitoring and control of water pump, to maximize uptime and extended run efficiently, all of which do not need to work personnel to take the time to the scene, especially in Covid - 19 during an influenza pandemic."
British engineering company 8 power did not design and sales of pumps, but developed a vibration energy collection (VEH) equipment, can undertake modification to the existing pump.VEH device can continuously monitor the status of the pump, and through the status messages or bluetooth to send data on a regular basis.The energy produced by the vibration of the pump, VEH could be stored, power operation and wireless communication function of the sensor, even when the pump stop running.
