Automation of drinking water treatment processes based on intelligent control systems and industrial controllers
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https://doi.org/10.55287/22275398_2026_60_143-149Keywords:
water treatment, drinking water, iron removal, automation, industrial controller, SCADA system, intelligent control, filter backwashing, water quality sensorsAbstract
The automation of groundwater iron removal at the water treatment unit of a bottled drinking water plant is considered. A methodology of automated control is proposed: decomposition of the process into stages, selection of controlled parameters, a three-level architecture «sensors – programmable logic controller – SCADA system» and an algorithm of filter backwashing based on the actual state of the filter media instead of timer-based backwashing. Calculation for a pressure filter with a capacity of 6.3 m³/h showed a reduction in the number of backwashes from 30 to 22 and in backwash water consumption by 26.7 % per month.
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