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Orchestrating a Sensor Symphony: Elevating Water Utilities Energy Efficiency with Level, Pulse, and Flow Sensors

With 15+ of Sensors and countless technical variations, how do we create the synergies that industrial applications seek?
Creating the synergy Ellenex's local Water Council clients wanted, address combinational challenges in an energy efficiency manner

The Booming IoT Market: Energy Efficiency Opportunity in Sensor Variety

The Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as a transformative technology, revolutionising industries by connecting devices and systems to the internet, enabling them to communicate and interact with each other. This connectivity has opened up a plethora of opportunities for innovation and energy efficiency improvements across various sectors, from manufacturing to utilities and agriculture.


  • Market Size and Growth: The global IoT sensors market exceeded USD 26.14 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach approximately USD 312.22 billion by 2033, with a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 28.15% from 2024 to 2033.

  • Sensor Types: IoT applications have the potential to integrate with more than 15 types of sensors, including temperature sensors, proximity sensors, pressure sensors, level sensors, flowmeter sensors, salinity sensors, gas sensors and so on.


At the heart of this revolution are IoT sensors, a vast array of devices designed to collect and transmit data about the physical world. These sensors come in a multitude of forms, each tailored to specific applications and environments. However, amidst this plethora of options lies the challenge of selecting the right IoT sensors for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications.


Ellenex offers IoT products with 4000+ variations that suports clients from different industries' need (e.g., Inventory management systems, Contamination and Pollution Prevention (air, water, soil), Performance Monitoring and Predictive maintenance, Safety and Disaster Prevention, Supply Chain Management, Cloud Control Loop, Workflow Management, Overload monitoring ) in their energy savings and operational efficiency.

Peeking the Real Challenge of for IIoT - Selecting the Right IoT Sensors for our Local Water Utilities Client


The complexity and dynamism of industrial environments necessitate sensors that can reliably measure a wide range of parameters, from pressure and temperature to vibration and force. The challenge lies not just in identifying the appropriate sensors for specific measurements but also in ensuring their compatibility and integration within the broader IIoT infrastructure. This task is further complicated by the varying requirements across different industries, each with its unique set of operational conditions and standards.


  • Complexity of Measurements: Different industries require sensors capable of measuring a wide range of parameters, from temperature and pressure to vibration and force, each with its own set of complexities and precision requirements.

  • Reliability and Durability: Industrial environments demand sensors that are not only accurate but also durable and reliable, capable of withstanding harsh conditions and maintaining performance over extended periods.

  • Integration Challenges: Ensuring seamless integration of selected sensors into existing IIoT systems requires careful consideration of compatibility, data formats, and communication protocols.


Elevate our Water Industrial Client's Performance Monitoring

In the vast landscape of industrial operations, our client, a leading local water utilities company, was grappling with a challenge that resonates with many in the industry.

  • The precise monitoring of levels, pulses, and flows in their processes was becoming increasingly complex. Traditional methods were falling short, leading to inefficiencies, and, ultimately, a hindrance to their overall success.

  • This is because the customer wanted to measure the water pressure and flow of multiple tanks and pipes. Offering separate solutions for each stand-alone application would not have been a cost-effective and energy efficient approach for large quantities.


Ellenex PTS2 series has the capability to measure pressures and flows in an effective and accuracy manner for out water utilises and smart coucils
PTS2
Ellenex FMS2 has only sole measurements for flow meter and pulse counters
Ellenex FMS2



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Contracting with our beliefs at Ellenex, we devices to pre-configure a complementary solution where a single sensing interface could be used to connect multiple sensors!

Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technology: Ellenex Sensor interface

Whether it is adapting to unique industrial environments or addressing unforeseen technical glitches, we approached each challenge with a tenacity that set us apart, by carefully taking into consideration all possible factors, from sampling, battery life, and power options all the way to installation and mounting, etc.


Enter our innovative solution, the 4-Channel Low Power Transmission Interface for Industrial Applications. Along with the single-point communication sensors, ellenex offers multi-sensor interfaces based on LoRaWAN, NB IoT, and LTE Cat M1 communication technologies, when multiple sensors need to be connected to the network.



Our RM and RE series of products are configurable options to connect multiple sensors (either Ellenex’s or third-party sensors with 4-20mA, Modbus, and others). In this way, compared to using 3 or 4 single-point interfaces:

  • The device needs less space to install

  • significantly lower Installation time and cost , resulting with a total price of the device for multi-data points is lower

  • All devices will be shipped pre-configured to eliminate complexities of device setup in the field (of course, you can re-config the devices)

Ellenex RM4 that is capable of transmitting 4 channel of IoT sensor datas in an energy efficient and cost-effective manner
Ellenex RM4

Furthermore, the seamless integration into a comprehensive Ellenex Software Platform and/or Ellenex Mobile App also offers a holistic approach to data monitoring and analysis. This allowed our client to transition from reactive to proactive decision-making, setting the stage for a transformative journey. It also gives the user the flexibility to pull the data to their own software platform via the Restful API option as opposed to the MQTT configuration, which is also an alternate option available.

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