A knowledge-based company has produced a remote-controlled monitoring system for water tanks, which is considerably cheaper and more efficient than its foreign counterparts.
The domestic system helps control water consumption, the condition of pumping stations and electrical parameters of power stations remotely, according to the CEO of Afarinesh System Company (also known as Pouya Systems).
“The company’s system facilitates consumption management, cost analysis and industrial assistance with regard to water, oil, gas and electricity supply,” Ahmad Shariati was also quoted as saying by the news portal of the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.
He added that it costs a quarter of a foreign counterpart’s price and provides similar services, as the company uses domestic accessories like antennas, sensors, etc. for the system.
“The equipment produced by this company can be easily integrated with foreign software and is completely modular and unique. This helps the hardware to be fully customized as per the customer’s needs,” he said.
“All circuit boards, modules, transmitters, Yagi antennas, etc. used in the remote-control system are produced by the company, which has led to the creation of 20-25 direct and indirect jobs in different fields.”
According to the company’s CEO, Pouya Systems has based its work on the concept of wireless control and produce a wireless water tank control system to meet the needs of the water, oil and gas industries.
“Our products employ telemetry [transmitting the readings of an instrument]. A number of foreign companies such as Siemens and Schneider have produced different equipment for use in remote terminal units. But due to the sanctions and problems related to component supply and technological support, as well as high prices, there was a need for such a domestic system. The company entered this field and managed to produce efficient domestic counterparts,” he said.
Shariati noted that currently there is no information on the currency outflow related to the import of such foreign systems.
Troubleshooting Electric Device Helps Cut Energy Wastage, Costs
A domestic knowledge-based company has produced an electric motor control device that can be used to troubleshoot power lines and motors, which helps reduce energy wastage and costs.
An electric motor control device is the main tool for undertaking predictive repairs and preventing unwanted outages caused by errors in motors used in industrial electric drives, according to a member of the Board of Directors of Yekta Behineh Tavan Company (aka Yekta Behan).
“Electrical analysis, insulation test, thermal analysis and thermographic analysis are among monitoring methods that can prevent the failure of transmission lines,” Reza Mehri was also quoted as saying by the news portal of Vice Presidency for Science and Technology.
Motor control devices are designed to be controlled in a manual, automatic, or remote manner. They can be used for starting or stopping a motor attached to a machine, apart from serving several other purposes such as condition monitoring. These controls are categorized according to the type of motor they are designed to operate.
Condition monitoring observes motor current and voltage signals, as well as thermography and mechanical vibrations.
Each of the common mechanical and electrical defects of electric motors and power lines has a specific effect on the measured waveforms and can be identified by analyzing the waveforms.
The electrical monitoring of electric motors records the current and voltage of the stator phases and analyzes its characteristics, making it possible to identify most of the common faults in electric motors and power lines.
By using the troubleshooting technique, it is possible to identify the defects in the rotor, stator, air gap and other mechanical parts and prevent further damage. For this purpose, the current and voltage behavior of the motor in different working conditions are recorded and data are analyzed.
By using troubleshooting, it is possible to identify broken or cracked rotor bars, check the condition of wound rotor motors and stator core, in addition to solving winding and insulation problems.
Noting that Yekta Behan has created 12 jobs directly, Mehri said the company has been able to meet the country’s needs and save foreign currency by preventing the import of foreign counterparts.
