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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

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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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