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When primary pressurization at a water plant cannot meet the residential water pressure requirements, deploying booster pump stations within the pipeline network or residential communities enables secondary pressurization, thereby ensuring stable and safe water supply for residents. To guarantee reliable and safe pump station operations, achieving automation and unattended operation is of great significance—it saves substantial labor and material resources while ensuring consistent water delivery.

WideIOT's PLC-based IoT management and control system for inlet booster pump stations leverages technologies including the Internet of Things, automatic control, and big data analytics. Centered around pump station operation monitoring and maintenance management, the system integrates PLCs, sensors, cameras, and other equipment through IoT gateways. This enables functionalities such as pump station graphical visualization, remote monitoring, automated alerting, remote control, remote maintenance, and operations management—ultimately achieving automated operation and unattended management.

Key Functionalities

Data Collection:

Smart devices are deployed at critical points throughout the inlet booster pump station, including water level sensors, flow meters, pressure transmitters, ammeters, solenoid valves, and pumps. These sensors collect real-time data on various parameters—such as water level, flow rate, pressure, and current—and feed all this data into the PLC for automated control.

Data Transmission:

The PLC connects to field instruments via IoT gateways, receiving both digital inputs (e.g., pump remote/local status, valve open/close positions) and analog inputs (e.g., water level, current, and other process parameters). These data are then transmitted to the IoT management platform, ensuring real-time, accurate, and complete data delivery.

Data Processing:

The platform performs standardized processing based on preset logic, generating alert notifications or issuing control commands in response to feedback data. For example, if water pressure becomes too high, the system automatically sends alerts via WeChat, SMS, or email, allowing managers to quickly receive the information, locate the issue, and take corrective actions.

Execution Control:

The platform can send control commands to actuators—such as pumps and motorized valves—enabling remote start/stop of pumps and remote opening/closing of valves within the pump station.

Remote Monitoring:

Operations and maintenance personnel can access the pump station's operational status, real-time parameters, and alarm information anytime, anywhere via computers, mobile phones, or other terminal devices, and perform remote operations and adjustments as needed.

Remote Maintenance:

Engineers can perform remote programming, debugging, and program modifications for PLCs at remote sites without needing to be physically present, significantly improving work efficiency and service quality.