Quantum 3 Pump Station Controller

Superior Pumping Station Control
The Quantum 3 is a fully-featured pump controller, using Pulsar’s unique non-contacting ultrasonic technology including DATEM digital echo discrimination to provide sophisticated level management. Quantum 3 can be programmed to provide an alarm based on the time remaining before the station or well spills over, vital for utilities who face the risk of prosecution if a station pollutes the local environment. The Quantum 3 includes all the same unique features seen in the Quantum 2 controller but adds the ability to interface with up to four Flow Pulse non-invasive flow monitors, for flow-rate based alarms and control based on measured rather than calculated flow.

The Tariff Guard;
All intelligent pump controllers by Pulsar Measurement operate in a highly intelligent and predictive manner: with the objective to have a ‘full’ or ‘empty’ well as the tariff changes. The liquid level and the inflow rate is continuously measured and assessed in the well. Both these variables are then related to the time the next tariff charge occurs. If the next tariff charge is for a higher unit cost rate, the well will be allowed to fill to enable pump down immediately before the tariff change. This then provides maximum storage capacity in the well during the higher tariff period, once in the lower tariff cost period the level is pumped down as normal using the minimum number of pumps.

The level and inflow condition of the well is continuously monitored to optimize the liquid level and intelligently control the pumps according to the impending tariff change. By doing this, high tariff charge pumping may be reduced significantly, or avoided entirely, to provide real cost savings on pumping energy charges during higher energy cost periods. Ten set points for tariff variations may be installed, these can be assigned per day, week, or other reoccurring periods to be site-specific

It is important to note that the normal pump on and off points are maintained in storm conditions, thus eliminating the possibility of a spill delete – and that storm capacity is normally available. Actual energy savings achieved will depend on the capacity of the wet-well, the frequency of the tariff changes, the size of the pumps, and the relative tariff charges applied. However, cost savings are usually significant.