Application Case: Monitoring of Reservoir Dams in Indonesia
As important hydraulic structures, reservoirs and dams play an irreplaceable role in flood control, irrigation, power generation, and other aspects. However, due to the long construction period of dams, complex influencing factors, and continuous changes in the natural environment, the safe operation of dams faces severe challenges. The online monitoring system for reservoir dam safety can continuously monitor various indicators of the dam in real-time, promptly detect abnormal states of the dam, provide a basis for taking effective response measures, and is of great significance for ensuring the safe operation of dams.
Reservoir and dam safety online monitoring system
The online monitoring system for reservoir dam safety mainly consists of three parts: data acquisition, data processing, and data display. The data acquisition part obtains data such as displacement, settlement, seepage, water level, etc., of the dam through various sensors and monitoring devices; the data processing part filters, denoises, calculates, and processes the collected data to extract useful information; the data display part presents the processed data in the form of graphics, reports, etc., facilitating users to view and analyze.
As the core part of the entire monitoring system, the data processing part requires the use of a powerful and robust industrial controller as its brain. The company in Indonesia that provides monitoring solutions for a certain dam has approached JHCTECH hoping that we can provide such a solution, and they have the following requirements for us:
- Fanless design, low power consumption, high reliability, suitable for harsh environments, and long-term operation.
- Abundant IO interfaces for connecting external sensors and receiving collected data.
- Support for 4G and wireless functions such as WiFi/BT to ensure the transmission of analyzed data to the server.
- Compact size, with interfaces all located on one side for easy installation and debugging.
- Stable power supply requirements.
JHCTECH Product Solution
After many discussions and tests, the JHCTECH KGEC-6310 was finally selected. The KGEC-6310 is a new edge controller equipped with Intel® Whiskey Lake-U CPU series processors, providing powerful and stable performance for efficient analysis, processing, and transmission of collected data. It features 2 DDR4 memory slots supporting up to 64GB, enabling fast data judgment upon reception. With abundant I/O resources including 4 LAN ports, 4 USB ports, and 2 COM ports, it can connect to various external sensors to receive and transmit collected data. For instance, ultrasonic water level sensors connect to the KGEC-6310 via serial ports for data transmission.
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Application scene
The KGEC-6310 also includes 1 Mini PCIe slot supporting 4G, WiFi, and Bluetooth wireless functions, facilitating data transmission to network servers over the Internet. Its aluminum chassis design with fanless cooling ensures compactness, powerful functionality, and convenient installation with all interfaces on one side. It operates on a wide voltage supply of DC 12~24V with protection against overcurrent, overvoltage, and reverse connection.
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