Water utility companies are constantly on the lookout for
ways to optimise water catchment and to reduce well field
inspections.
When I/S Ikast Waterworks decided to build the new Bogild
Waterworks and establish a new well field, the company therefore
installed the most modern surveillance and control equipment
available.
The situation
To ensure maximum profitability, the Danish water utility
I/S Ikast Waterworks needed to both optimise its water catchment
processes, and keep the costs of well field inspections down.
Setting
up the new Bogild Waterworks and a new well field at the
same time presented the company with an important opportunity
to optimise both these operations.
The Grundfos solution
The Ikast Waterworks requirements focused on maximum reliability
with a minimum of inspections. The company also wanted more
detailed documentation of the water catchment.
The main contractors, HOH Water Technology A/S, decided
on installing Grundfos SP pumps along with Grundfos pump control units fitted with the sensor, SM 100 extension
modules. These high-efficiency units are installed at all
five well fields currently in use. They are linked directly
to the waterwork’s PLC via Grundfos GENIbus communications
protocol, for fault-free remote monitoring. In addition,
all operating data can be collected using a Grundfos R100
remote control unit.
The outcome
The combination of Grundfos SP pumps, Grundfos pump
control units and the technology to link them together gives
Ikast Waterworks optimal control over its new borings, with
no need for costly on-site inspections.
The company is now able to monitor the state of the entire
system as well as each individual well, and also able to
supervise the efficiency of all the elements in pumping
operations. The engineers can easily identify any irregularities
and significant trends in the data, which means that they
have the best possible information at hand for optimising
all aspects of operations at the new Bogild Waterworks.
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- SP pumps
- MS motors
- SM 100
- R100
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