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© 2016 Senet™, Inc. All Rights Reserved
It is widely acknowledged that there are
fundamental flaws in the nation’s water and
wastewater management infrastructure (pipe
systems, facilities, and equipment) that
result in environmental damage and the loss
of millions of gallons of water every year.
To minimize these losses and address
mounting concerns about drought, flooding,
and water quality, the water industry is
adopting advanced sensor and
communications solutions designed
specifically for “smart” water management.
LIMITATIONS OF TRADITIONAL METHODS
Laborintensivemeterreading,watersampling,andthelackofvisibilityintodistributionandcollectionoperationsandwaterconsumptionpatternsresultintimeconsuming,costly,andreactiveservices.
Therearemanywirelesssolutionsthatcanaddressthechallengesfacedbythewaterindustry.Cellular,WiFi,andBTLE(BluetoothLowEnergy)arewidelyadoptedtechnologiesbutintroduceagapleftbyhigh-cost,high-dataratecellularandlow-cost,localizedWiFiandBluetoothconnectivity.Traditionalsolutionsbasedonthesetechnologiescanbecostlytodeployandareoftennotsuitableforoperationinharshconditionsorremoteareas.
LPWANS FOR SMART WATER MANAGEMENT
Low-powerwide-areanetworks(LPWANs)aredesignedforsensorsandapplicationsthatneedtosendsmallamountsofdataoverlongdistancesafewtimesperhourfromavarietyofenvironmentsandrunonbatterypowerlastingyears.Havingalreadygainedtractioninmarketswithsimilarchallenges,LPWANsarenowattractinginterestfromthewaterindustry
WithLPWANs,networkcoveragecanberightsizedtomeetthedeploymentneed.Lowcostbatterypoweredendnodewirelesssensorscanbedeployed,allowingforsignificantlymoreassetstobemonitored.Thislongrangeconnectivityandlow-costinfrastructurealsoprovidesmorevalueandsavingsthansystemsdedicatedexclusivelytoasingleapplicationsuchaswatermetering.
“The success of these LPWA rollouts in smart metering from energy utilities has already started to attract water utilities previously searching for the business case clarity they now have.” - ABI Research
USE CASE: SMARTER WATER MANAGEMENT
Water Management with Low Power Wide Area Networks
© 2016 Senet™, Inc. All Rights Reserved
SOLUTION – SENET & TRIMBLE SMART WATER MONITORING
SenetSolutionPartner:SenetandTrimblehavepartneredtodeliverahighlyscalablenetworkofwirelessIoTsensorsforwatermonitoringapplicationsthroughoutNorthAmerica,enablingwaterutilitiestoremotelymeasureandmonitorwater,wastewater,andgroundwatersystems.
SenetbringsitshighlyscalableandreliableLPWANtoconnectasuiteof
TrimbleLoRaWANäsupportedTelog®41Seriesofwatermonitoringsensors.TheSenetnetworkarchitectureishighavailability,faulttolerant,andredundant.InsupportingtheLoRaWANprotocol,theSenetnetworkoffersbi-directionalcommunication,security,mobility,andlocationcapabilitiesthatarenotaddressedbyothertechnologies.
Trimble’sTelogfamilyofrugged,wirelesswaterandwastewatermonitoringsensorsandsoftwarehavebeenwidelydeployedandadoptedbythousandsofutilitiesacrossNorthAmericausingcellulartechnology.Buildingonthisexpertiseandproventrackrecordofperformance,Trimble’snewLoRaWANsupportedTelog®41Seriesofrugged,batterypoweredwatermonitoringsensorsprovideawiderangeofmonitoringcapabilitiestoincludewatersystempressures,levelmonitoringtomeasurelevelsofwaterinvariousresourcessuchasaquifers,reservoirsandtowers,flowmonitoring,pulseandeventmonitoring,andrainfallmonitoring.
ThesedeviceshavetheabilitytocommunicatewiththeSenetnetworkfromalong-rangeandhavelongbatterylife,providingalowercostoftotalownership(TCO)forcustomers.ThislowTCOallowcustomerstodeploysensorsacrossmanymoreapplications.Forexample,thesameLPWANdeployedforwatermeteringcanalsobeusedforleakdetection,soilmoisturemeasurement,ortemperaturemonitoring-allbeneficialapplicationsforreducingwaterwaste,preventingoverflowsanddrivingefficienciesintowatermanagementoperations.
We Connect Devices To Applications
SenetisaLow-PowerWideAreaNetwork(LPWAN)ServiceProvideroperatingthelargestandfastestgrowingcommerciallyavailableLoRaWANänetworkinNorthAmerica.
§ Lower costs compared to WiFi, cellular, satellite and proprietary LPWAN technologies
§ Standards based for guaranteed interoperability
§ Rapid deployment capability § Centralized control architecture § Scalable device management § Secure two-way communication
for control and state changes § Maximum flexibility in fixed,
nomadic, and mobile data gathering applications
§ Low or no touch device installation
§ Connect over very long ranges (~15 miles)
§ Long device battery power life (~10 years)
Solutions Benefits § Water conservation § Enhanced tracking of water
consumption and flow patterns § Track and predict changes in
trends and demands § Identify anomalies in distribution
or customer usage § Improve pressure management
and leak detection § Reduce spills, overflows and
flooding § Enhance water quality
monitoring § Early warning of developing
problems § Increased water infrastructure
security § Greater billing accuracy § Better service levels
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