Project Details
IoT Functionality: Sensing and Control Hardware, Wireless Telecommunications
Sensing Functions:
Blue-Green Roof Rainwater Tank Level, Valve Position, Tank Rainwater Outflow, Environmental Parameters
Control Functions:
Discharge Valve Position
Machine-to-Machine Communication:
2G/3G/4G to Cloud-Based Tank Optimisation Engine
Machine Intelligence: Cloud-Based Digital Twin, Weather Forecasting, Active Smoothing Algorithm for Tank Rainwater Discharge, Machine Health
Working
as part of a multi-disciplinary development team, we utilised our edge
computing technology portfolio to develop an IoT enabled intelligent sensing
and control module for managing water levels in smart blue-green roof systems
and other drainage management infrastructure.
The module transmits rainwater retention tank levels used within blue-green
roofs to a cloud-based Tank Optimisation Engine and associated Digital Twin
where it is enriched with precision weather forecasting data. The result is
used to predict when a tank should be drained in advance of a storm in order
that the tank has capacity to absorb rainwater and prevent localised flooding.
The module also measures local environmental parameters to ensure that the
blue-green roof retention tank retains sufficient rainwater to maintain healthy
plant conditions, thus ensuring green roof longevity and performance.
