BIK3I
Condition-based maintenance of small-scale sewage treatment plants using IoT and AI
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Funding Programme
Collaborative project from the S3Rem network
Background
Initial situation: All small-scale sewage treatment plants, regardless of type and manufacturer, must be maintained to ensure proper operation. The frequency of maintenance is stipulated by law in Annex 1 of the Wastewater Ordinance and depends on the specific treatment capacity of the small-scale sewage treatment plant. The standard maintenance interval for an (analogue) small-scale sewage treatment plant is between 4 and 6 months. Systems currently available on the market lack the capability to intelligently analyse collected data, automatically detect anomalies and predict the operational status of small wastewater treatment plants in order to schedule maintenance intervals as required.
Objectives
The aim of the project is to develop and implement an innovative monitoring and maintenance system for small sewage treatment plants to collect and analyse measurement data using the Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), thereby enabling 24/7 remote monitoring of the performance of decentralised small sewage treatment plants as well as maintenance tailored to actual needs.
Contents
Procedure:
WP1: Literature review, requirements design and parameter definition
WP2: Analysis of the legal framework for data protection and data transfer
WP3: Research into sensor technology and testing
WP4: Case definition and development of the AI module
WP5: Development of the platform (MQTT)
WP6: Interface development
WP7: Testing phase and evaluation of the platform
WP8: Customer acceptance survey
WP9: Project management
Our role:
HAW Hof will undertake the market and literature research (AP1), the analysis of the legal framework regarding data protection and data transmission (AP2), the development of the new AI modules (AP4), the development of the platform and the interfaces (AP 5 and 6), and the acceptance survey (AP
Project Partners
utp Umwelttechnik pöhnl GmbH
Addressed SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)
Contact Persons
Prof. Günter Müller-Czygan
Head of Research Group
Pavel Timofeev
Research Associate
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