Permanent (or fixed) network monitoring means deploying acoustic sensors permanently in your water distribution network. The sensors continuously collect information about the pipe network and automatically send leak alarms to your control center for actioning.
The following criteria are important for any permanent network monitoring system to be effective:
- The ability to send the data from the sensors in the field directly to the control center without the need for a drive-by data collection or data download in the office.
- Be able to transmit enough data to the control room to eliminate non-leak noises (spectral analysis), amplify real-leak noises and pinpoint the exact location of the leak (both through automatic correlation technique). Simple noise logging is ineffective, and will allow most leaks to go undetected.
- Long enough battery life (at least 5 years) to avoid frequent manpower-intensive and expensive battery changes or system redeployment exercises.
A permanent leak detection monitoring solution for the next generation - with Artificial Intelligence. ZONESCAN AI is the fully compatible successor model to ZONESCAN NB-IoT, which achieved a worldwide installation base of over 50,000 loggers in less than four years.
ZONESCAN HYDRO relies on the same communication and leak detection principles as ZONESCAN AI but boasts a hydrophone sensor for increased sensitivity and performance – even in the most challenging acoustic environments.
