Application of systems engineering to large scale water industry telemetry schemes

Author

Willson, P.M.

Author_Institution

Kennedy & Donkin Syst. Control Ltd., Manchester, UK

fYear

1989

fDate

10/31/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

42583

Lastpage

42588

Abstract

The UK Water Industry is undertaking a major programme of investment in supervisory and control technology for its existing plant. Such a major investment offers great opportunities to enhance operating efficiency and improve knowledge of plant performance so that resources can be best deployed to maximise the effectiveness of the water undertakings. However, the investment is spread over many thousands of sites and systems engineering offers the potential to direct the investment to best effect. The author outlines the background to these projects and shows how a systems engineering approach has enabled direct cost savings and increased benefits to be obtained in one of these projects, i.e. a telemetry system

Keywords

manufacturing data processing; systems engineering; telecommunications computing; telemetering; water supply; water treatment; UK Water Industry; control technology; direct cost savings; increased benefits; large scale water industry telemetry schemes; operating efficiency; plant performance; systems engineering approach; telemetry system; water undertakings;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Systems Engineering Contribution to Increased Profitability, IEE Specialist Seminar

Conference_Location

London

Type

conf

Filename

274402