HART Plays Major Role in Keeping Canadian Waterways Clean
Few cities use modern technology to monitor and detect leaks,
particularly as sewage travels across waterways. Facing tightening
environmental and regulatory requirements, AECOM Canada, Ltd.,
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, designed and created first-case system
using HART Technology to address the issue.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
- Prevent unplanned discharges of sewage to keep waterways
clean
- Avoid fines that result from tightening regulations
- Find the most cost-effective and accurate system so the
system can be widely replicated.
SOLUTION:
- Emerson Process Management's Rosemount Remote Operations
Computer (ROC) and instrumentation at each site.
- HART Communication card and IP-addressable Ethernet data
radio at each site for remote access.
- Standard single-wire, single-bus connection for a faster,
more accurate multi-variable data path to magnetic flowmeters
and pressure transmitters.
RESULTS:
- Full access to multiple variables from field instruments
on a single wire.
- Significant time savings over the use of separate 4-20mA
wiring.
- A reliable defense against potential 100s of thousands
in regulatory fines.
- Future-proofing: Engineers can change their control strategy
without running new wires or re-wiring their systems.
- With WirelessHART technology solutions now shipping,
future installations will reap additional savings by eliminating
physical wiring labor, time and cost.
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