Solution

Concrete Dam Flood Monitoring

A customer wants to monitor and be notified if a concrete dam has reached high flooding levels.

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Summary

Customer Need / Challenge
A customer wants to monitor and be notified if a concrete dam has reached high flooding levels.
Interface Solution
Interface’s WMC Miniature Sealed Stainless Steel Load Cells with multiple WTS-AM-1E Wireless Acquisition Modules connected to them, are small in size and perfect for measuring tension and compression. Multiple WMC’s can be installed around the arch of the dam, so when flooding occurs, the WMC can transmit data and notify the customer through one of our Wireless Telemetry Systems.
Results
The customer was notified wirelessly when flood level became too high for the dam in their control center.

Materials

WMC Miniature Sealed Stainless Steel Load Cells
WTS-AM-1E Wireless Acquisition Modules
WTS-BS-4 USB Industrial Base Station
WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld
Customer PC Computer or Laptop

How it Works

Multiple WMC Miniature Sealed Stainless Steel Load Cells with multiple WTS-AM-1E Wireless Acquisition Modules connected to them, are anchored to the concrete dam at the maximum height preferred.
If flooding occurs, the force from the water triggers the WMC’s, and data is transmitted wirelessly to the customer’s WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld.
Data can also be sent to the customer’s control center through the WTS-BS-4 USB Industrial Base Station, when attached to the customer’s PC Computer or laptop.

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