An integrated system to remote monitor and control anaerobic wastewater treatment plants through the internet

• Published in: Water science and technology 2005-01, Vol.52 (1-2), p.457-464
• Main Authors: Bernard, O, Chachuat, B, Hélias, A, Le Dantec, B, Sialve, B, Steyer, J-P, Lardon, L, Neveu, P, Lambert, S, Gallop, J, Dixon, M, Ratini, P, Quintabà, A, Frattesi, S, Lema, J M, Roca, E, Ruiz, G, Rodriguez, J, Franco, A, Vanrolleghem, P, Zaher, U, De Pauw, D J W, De Neve, K, Lievens, K, Dochaine, D, Schoefs, O, Fibrianto, H, Farina, R, Alcaraz Gonzalez, V, Gonzalez Alvarez, V, Lemaire, P, Martinez, J A, Esandi, F, Duclaud, O, Lavigne, J F
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anaerobic treatment; Automation; Bacteria, Anaerobic - metabolism; Biogas; Bioreactors; Cogeneration; Dynamics; Industrial Waste; Internet; Remote control; Remote monitoring; Software; Systems Analysis; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Wastewater; Wastewater treatment; Wastewater treatment plants; Water treatment; Water treatment plants
• ISSN: 0273-1223; 1996-9732
• DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0553

The TELEMAC project brings new methodologies from the Information and Science Technologies field to the world of water treatment. TELEMAC offers an advanced remote management system which adapts to most of the anaerobic wastewater treatment plants that do not benefit from a local expert in wastewater treatment. The TELEMAC system takes advantage of new sensors to better monitor the process dynamics and to run automatic controllers that stabilise the treatment plant, meet the depollution requirements and provide a biogas quality suitable for cogeneration. If the automatic system detects a failure which cannot be solved automatically or locally by a technician, then an expert from the TELEMAC Control Centre is contacted via the internet and manages the problem.