SYNDIS RV AQUA is a mine drainage control system. It enables the improvement of environmental protection and gives measurable benefits resulting from the reduction of operating costs. It is a universal, necessary tool for water management and groundwater protection in the areas of mining resources extraction. Thanks to this system, it is possible to support environmental protection in areas exploited by both open-pit and underground mines.
The system performs remote reading of the water surface depth, setting of water flow regulating valves and facilitates comprehensive data processing thanks to the support of an IT system cooperating with many tool programs.
The system consists of:
The structure of the system is as follows - see the drawing on the right >>
SYNDIS RV AQUA software integrates all equipment and other functional elements of the system. The software is installed on the master and backup servers. Communication with object devices is carried out in the GPRS standard, in "the user's APN" (Access Point Number).
The measurement and control devices monitoring goes on-line. The system is able to read data from other devices and systems, such as: protections, flow recorders, states of switching devices in bays, ,controllers and others,. Those data are transferred to database and the events are logged in the event log. The water level data coming from UNW‑001, together with pump operation and water salinity data coming from SO-52v21-KSO are recorded to the database as well.
The SYNDIS RV AQUA system constantly monitors operational serviceability of the pumps. The built-in algorithm indicates pump degrada-tion and signs of an increased accident probability. Selected pumps are subject of technical inspections without further delay.
In addition, the system optimizes operation of the entire installation by means of the throttle control that regulates the flow. As a result, the pumps work within the optimal range of operating performance. The monitoring functions optimize the drainage process in accordance with the criterion of the preset water level, energy saving and efficie-ncy. Pump failure prediction function considerably improves the efficiency of maintenance of the pumps engines, pumps as a whole and the power cables. [-]
The presented solution was awarded the MPT gold medal at the EXPOPOWER 2017 fair. []
