Automated urban drinking water supply Control and water theft identification system

Abstract
The rapid growing of the wide urban residential areas imposes the expansion as well as the modernization of the existing water supply facilities. Along with this one more problem is identified in the water supply channels, some people use HP to 1 HP pump to suck the water directly from the channel of their home street. Process automation system based upon utilization of PC systems including all the network components represents the best way to improve the water distribution technological process. The water theft can be best monitored by the flow variations given by the flow sensors mounted on the channels. The system includes Remote Terminal Units RTU, specific transducers and actuators distributed on a wide geographical area and control and power panels for the pump stations. The reliable instrumentation connected to RTU assures real time monitoring of the main technological parameters of large water distribution networks. The data acquired of SCADA system (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) represent the support for optimization of the process and data- driven Decision Support System. The complete SCADA system for water distribution enable the user to get a high operation safety of the network, a cost effective use of equipment, energy efficiency and optimize the daily operation and maintenance procedures.

Introduction
The global online supervision of the water distribution network is realized by the central dispatching operator as well as the remote control of the actuators installed into the most important points of the system. The water supply systems are part of the urban infrastructure which must assure the continuity of the water distribution, the water quality control and the monitoring and control of the technological process parameters, and deal with the restrictions imposed by the water availability, the storage capacity of the tanks andwater towers and the increasing diversity of water use. The system includes pumping stations, storage tanks and towers, the piping distribution network and the central dispatching unit. The complete SCADA system structure includes one or more central PC main-station(s) that communicates with RTUs located in control panels throughout the network (pressure and flow measurement or valves remote control).

Working Principle
The data acquired from the remote site panels RTU polemounted to avoid vandalism,the computer software system integrates an SCADA application management. The technological user interface regarding in order to monitor the pressure measurements points and supervises the correct functioning of the distributed system and elaboration of the remote control of the pumping stations equipment. The dispatching unit SCADA system elaborates reports related to the user requested parameters. The system stores the acquired data in a specific database for later use analysis and retrieving.The access of the operator to program specifically developed for waterdistribution

the SCADA system ismanaged through some levels of restricted access by means of identification codes or password. The user can take offer the access to proceed the Buzzer Unit as acknowledgement, to elaborate the on/off command for the pumping units, open/close for the electric operated valves. The valve of the specific consumer can be open or close by the admin person of the same SCADA system. A admin can also control the system by remotely turning on and off of the valve.

Hardware Requirements
Power Supply unit Max 232 and RS 232 Microcontroller Valve Solenoid Counter reading sensor

Software Requirements
Embedded C .NET C# Keil Protius Proload/Flash Magic

Advantages
The computer can record and store a very large amount of water transaction data. The data can be displayed in anywhere the user requires. Thousands of sensors over a wide area can be connected to the system The operator can incorporate real data simulations into the system

Disadvantages
Different operating skills are required, such as system analysts and programmer Initial cost is high

Block Diagram

Power Supply unit

Transformer

Rectifier Buzzer Unit

Filter

Regulator Micro controller Control unit

Power Indication LED

Solenoid

Max 232

Valve

WATER OUT

WEB
Client PC

Client PC

Client PC Client PC

Client PC Client PC

WATER IN