Applications from water, construction and infrastructure.

Construction site monitoring

To monitor groundwater levels, drainage volumes and water quality values on construction sites, our DBDS-x and DBDS-s devices are used. In addition, data points from other platforms are read out via an interface to simplify monitoring for the customer.

The solution used previously consisted of rental devices for capturing the groundwater level, whose data was sent to the manufacturer's platform. The pH value and the flow measurement were transmitted via a Comat relay to Comat's platform. Monitoring the site became confusing, and using two or more platforms made it cumbersome.

With the solution from DB Data Systems, all relevant measured parameters are now prepared and displayed on one platform. Alerting comes from one central place. Managing many platforms and their access per employee is no longer needed, and responsibilities are clarified.

Water temperature measurement

The dimensioning of water pipes in industrial areas is based on the required amount of firefighting water. However, the effective flow is often low relative to the pipe dimension, since not every industrial sector needs large volumes of water.

If district heating pipes then also fall below the minimum distance to the water pipes, the temperature of the almost standing water can rise sharply.

To monitor the effective water temperatures, a DBDS-x with a digital temperature sensor and a magnetic mounting fixture was used here. To prevent corrosion of the water pipe, care was taken that no metals touch the water pipe. A spring presses the temperature sensor onto the pipe with a defined force, while the magnet provides the necessary holding force.

The entire installation is housed in a standard roadside cabinet. Thanks to IoT-specific LTE technologies, smooth data transmission is ensured.

Soil temperature measurement

Soil temperature measurement of road and pavement surfaces for winter road maintenance. Winter road maintenance is deployed on the basis of the actually measured soil temperature, so that personnel and material resources are not used unnecessarily.

The solution is particularly suitable for municipalities with different temperature zones or critical neighbourhoods. The unit is easy to mount and protected against vandalism by its rugged construction. The battery runtime is unlimited thanks to the integrated solar panel.