Automation of the water distribution systems using SCADA

The water distribution system is the essential link between the water supply source and the consumer. This system often consists of a large number of components such as water reservoirs, booster pumping stations, and water treatment plants. The components should be controlled and monitored continuously for providing treated water to be delivered to consumer tap.Nowadays, technologies of SCADA are widely used in control systems in industrial automation. SCADA systems provide monitoring of water production and distribution systems that are geographically distributed to the extensive areas. These systems are used not only in most industrial processes as water distribution systems, but also in some experimental facilities such as nuclear fusion. High-integrity SCADA system applications also include the electric power transmission and distribution, the natural gas distribution, the railway, and the telecommunication area.In this study, firstly, water distribution system components are researched that used in urban water network system, and technical specs of these components are given. In the later chapters, standard and technical specs of SCADA systems and their major components, required control equipments for planning a SCADA system, sensors, RTUs are explained in detail. Lastly, planning and automation of the system is designed for a booster pump station model. This station has four motor-pumps and a large number of detectors. A microprocessor based Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) is used in order to control motor-pumps and get feedback from the booster pump station. The designed automation system includes both hardware and software configuration.