Category:
Hardware
Product:
Acuity
Application:
Potable, waste or processed water
Configuration:
Wireless or wire
Installation:
Permanent
Description:
A world first, the Acuity wireless thermodynamic pump monitoring system is installed and operational within hours, providing real-time pump performance data.
The Acuity is our most advanced and compact pump monitor to date to directly measure pump efficiency. The Acuity provides pump owners with the opportunity to reduce pumping energy costs as well as minimising downtime.
The Acuity is available in two formats; as a standalone wireless system or as a conventional wired system. Whichever option you select; you are guaranteed unrivalled performance during its operating life time.
The temperature and pressure sensors are attached to the pipework on either side of the pump. The wireless HMI is fitted inside the pump room, collecting data continuously and securely from all the sensors attached to the pumps. The equipment is installed and fully operational within hours.
The Acuity is fitted to the pump permanently, recording performance data including pump head, power, pump efficiency and pump flow rate.
Operators can switch pumps on and off based on live pump performance data including pump head, power, pump efficiency and pump flow rate.
Direct measurement of pump efficiency A pair of temperature probes and pressure transducers are inserted in to the pipework either side of the pump to measure directly, using the thermodynamic method, the efficiency of the pump.
Thermodynamic flow meter By measuring power consumed, the Acuity can measure pump flow rate where most conventional flow meters fail. The flow rate can be measured irrespective of pipe diameter size or straight lengths of pipework either side of the pump.
The Acuity can enhance pumping operations in areas such as:
- Track changes in pump performance
- Scheduling of pumps
- Proactive rather than reactive pump maintenance
- Variable speed pump control settings
- Head management
- Pump, station and network optimisation
The Acuity has been in operation since 2014, providing pump owners with realistic payback periods some as low as a few months but on average a payback period of 1 year is practical.
The Acuity pump sensors are now even smaller in size, reducing the footprint of the equipment when fitted to the pipework.
Once fitted, the pump and power meter sensors send data back to the pump room HMI, where the data is displayed and recorded. There is no need to walk down to the pump room to read data. Operators and managers can view the pump performance data for all the pumps from the pump room HMI.
All data is available at the HMI in the pump room or at Optimum terminal in the control room.
Other information the Acuity system can collect includes:
- Pump and motor Vibration data
- Pump rotational speed
- The flow rate value from the station flow meter
- Bearing temperatures of the pump and motor set
Data security and privacy remain at the forefront of our technology. We aim to keep all primary and secondary data values within our system and to only expose data to other systems where it is essential.
Our industrial wireless technology has been rigorously tested to meet international standards and certification is provided for its use in an industrial environment.
All data packets in the network are protected by end-to-end encryption and device authentication. Furthermore, every wireless module has a pre-programmed 32-bit identification number unique to that device, that cannot be altered as the data packet moves across multiple security layers.