Case Study

SureCross™ Wireless Network—Waste Water Management

Waste Water Management Application in a Land-fill Site

In today’s environment of ever-increasing regulatory standards imposed
by both industry and government, the task of monitoring and accurately
measuring levels of polluted waste water is vital to the standard operation
of any facility.
The ability to efficiently measure and collect data is an issue not only of
resource management but also of compliance and accountability.
This leaves operators with a choice—they must find a way to meet the
regulatory standards or be forced to shut down until they can.
Problem
1. Monitor the liquid content of multiple wells distributed across 441
square miles of land-fill.
2. Liquid level measurement must be taken 125 feet below ground level.
3. To operate, the site must satisfy all permit requirements and stay within
its budget.
4. Ground-based wiring interferes with earth-moving machinery. Line
power is not an option.
5. The monitoring system must have an accredited data-logging capability
built in.
6. The data must be available remotely at a location where staff
dispatches pumping vehicles to keep the liquid within approved levels.

Radio Modem Wireless Banner Wireless Solution

Remote Power Supply:
Device Cost Solar Panel $220 x 2
Comparison Battery $200 x 2
from 125 feet below Charge Controller $180 x 2
ground to the top of I/O Block $350 x 2
the landfill hill IP67 Enclosure $100 x 2
Assembly $200 x 2
Analog Level Sensor $1200
Radio Modem at well $400
Radio Modem on hill $400
Installation and Deployment $1600
TOTAL= $6100
DX80 Gateway $719
DX80 Node $719
DX81 FlexPower™ Battery Supply $145
QT50U-75390 $626
Data Radios $495 x 2
Installation and Deployment $800
TOTAL= $3999

Banner Engineering Corp. 9714 Tenth Ave. No., Minneapolis, MN USA 55441 • Phone: 763.544.3164 • www.bannerengineering.com • Email: sensors@bannerengineering.com
 Banner’s experience and knowledge in sensor development, paired with their
battery-powered wireless system creates a simple turnkey customer solution.

After careful consideration of several systems, the operators of the landfill determined that the Banner Wireless system was the only solution that could
meet all imposed standards and seamlessly co-exist with other devices already in place at their site.
With the help of integrator Wilson Mohr, they were able to create a system that could take data from below ground and make it accessible at the desk of
the end user.

The Solution
1. One battery powered Node at the top of each well powers the radio and the ultrasonic analog level sensor.
2. Each Node is equipped with a specialized low-power 4-20 mA analog level sensor developed by Banner, The Sensor Specialist.
3. One 10-30V dc powered Gateway controls the system.
4. The Data Radio and Modbus master controller module enhance portability of data.
5. Red Lion G3 HMI equipped with an Ethernet interface enables multi-user access for night and day operators.
6. Omni-directional antenna extends range of Gateway-Node communication up and over the hill and across the landfill site.

DX80 Gateway with

Data Radio Serial Interface:
with RS485 RS485- Modbus Slave

902-928 MHz
FHSS Link: DX80 Node
FHSS Link: Master—Slave
Dispatch: ‘Please Peer—Peer
send service vehicle 10-30V dc
to well number 1...’

Red Lion Data Radio

Modbus with RS485
Master
Controller QT50U QT50U QT50U
Module

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Advantages
1. There is no need for panel fabrication. Two screws hold the Banner wireless device in place.
2. Cutting-edge power management capabilities and an internal battery eliminate long haul cabling.
3. A greatly-reduced cost of installation.
4. All Banner wireless devices are weatherproof and can be sealed to comply with IP67 ratings.
5. Simple removal and/or reconnect when necessary as the pits fill in and re-open.
6. Banner wireless devices use a standard Modbus communication protocol for simple interoperability.
7. Banner wireless devices combine the radio with all I/O in one box, minimizing the cost of parts and maintenance.
8. Banner wireless devices have built-in diagnostic properties that send out alarms prior to complete shutdown, minimizing down time.
9. Banner’s SureCross wireless system is completely scalable and can adapt as the operators fill in and create new wells.

Banner Engineering Corp. 9714 Tenth Ave. No., Minneapolis, MN USA 55441 • Phone: 763.544.3164 • www.bannerengineering.com • Email: sensors@bannerengineering.com