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News Release from: Schneider Electric | Subject: Talus DNP3 T4
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Team on 28 May 2004
RTUs aid waterway management
British Waterways has bought 75 of Schneider Electric's Talus DNP3 T4 remote terminal units to help manage the UK's canal network by continuously monitoring changes to water flow and levels.
British Waterways has bought 75 of Schneider Electric's Talus DNP3 T4 remote terminal units (RTU) to help manage the UK's canal network by continuously monitoring changes to water flow and levels By installing the units at key locations around the canal network, British Waterways can determine critical operational parameters such as canal and lock water levels, flows and number of lock operations
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 13 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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British Waterways chose the Talus DNP3 T4 to extend its existing monitoring network because it gives excellent performance for this type of low power small I/O application.
The solar-powered Talus RTUs are typically installed in bollards at locks and are permanently connected to British Waterways over the GPRS network.
Comments British Waterways: "The use of GPRS and a cost effective RTU allows us to control our resources more effectively - this includes water, energy, and staff - because we have more information on the key operational parameter - the water in the system".
The Talus units are provided with out-of-hours alarming enabling British Waterways' staff to deal with any problems, such as unexpected flow in the system, immediately.
The data are also used by British Waterways in its hydraulic models for planning both short and long term water resource strategies.
A further application for the unit is to monitor the numbers of boats and pedestrians using the canal system.
The requirement for DNP3 ready RTUs in the water industry has been driven by the move to open protocols.
Coupled with its low power consumption, GSM and GPRS wire-free communication, the technology in the Talus RTUs provides a compatible range of interfaces available to cover plant even at the smallest sites.
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