Navionics Research Inc. is pleased to introduce a MODBUS/TCP and MODBUS/UDP CLIENT feature for its SCADA Server Software system! Has your Water Utility ever had the need to monitor Office and Plant Infrastructure, such as Power, Generator Status, Physical Security (Entry & Motion Detection), Office Temperatures, Utility Consumption (Water, Gas, Electricity Meters), and Water Salesmen. If … Read More →
Water Utility Pumping Stations and Filtration Plants are heavily reliant upon the electric power grid, and therefore it is often desirable to closely monitor the quality of the incoming power. As a general rule, NRI has always offered basic power fault tracking at all Telemetry-monitored stations. However, at certain critical stations, it is desirable to … Read More →
Historical Data Presentation is one of the primary functions of a SCADA System. Today, I am excited to introduce a significant upgrade that extends the usefulness of the History Database Module of your SCADA System! — a new, powerful Data Export Module that provides the Operator and his Civil Engineers with access to raw, time-stamped data. The exported … Read More →
One of the benefits of a well-designed SCADA System is the wealth of data that is made available to the Water Utility operator. Data is presented in the form of realtime graphical displays, historical trend charts, and alarm displays. However, the large amount of data has created a new problem: How to fit it all … Read More →
Navionics Resarch Inc. is pleased to introduce a minor feature upgrade that can improve your Telemetry History Viewing experience! In the past, pressing the History button for a particular telemetry site has always opened up a new History Viewer window by default in the middle of the screen and with the scroll bar positioned at … Read More →
Has your SCADA system suffered a hard drive failure, resulting in a loss of critical telemetry historical data? Would you like to attempt to recover the data from a failed/damaged hard drive, RAID, or solid-state drive? Navionics Research is now proud to offer SCADA system data recovery services. Through our nationally-recognized data recovery partner, we … Read More →
In rural areas — due to a combination of long power transmission line lengths and the relative isolation of the remote pumping facilities — it is not uncommon for stations to suffer from power quality problems. Therefore, it is always recommended that a station’s power status be monitored, trended, and alarmed for outages. In the most basic sense, … Read More →
I am very appreciative of all the positive feedback that I’ve received over the past few days as a result of this 3-part series of articles: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. I am glad that I was able to convey how the latest VFD technology — when leveraged to its full capability and coupled tightly with our new VFD & Energy Analytics Telemetry Software — is … Read More →
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we discussed how to measure and optimize pump station energy consumption using VFDs. In the case study, a water utility was able to realize an energy consumption decrease of 67%. It is important to note that your savings may be more or less, as every application is unique. … Read More →
Yesterday, in Part 1 of this series, we reported that a recent pump station upgrade resulted in a staggering energy cost reduction — reducing the average electricity charges from $345/month to less than $114/month! Since you have kindly returned today for Part 2, your consideration will be repaid with the details of how this feat was accomplished — and how … Read More →