IQ SensorNet Water Quality Monitoring System

IQ SensorNet Water Quality Monitoring System

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IQ SensorNet Water Quality Monitoring System episodes

  • Webinar | Best Practices for Online Sensor Maintenance Part 1

    Part one of our new webinar series, How to Get Optimal Data with Online Instrumentation. In this four-part series, we’ll review best practices for maintaining online sensors and analyzers, managing data, and establishing a standard operating procedure for maintenance.

    Not all data is created equal. Quality data is essential for optimized process control – proper maintenance of online instrumentation results in maximum sensor performance and, ultimately, better data to help you make informed decisions.

    In part one    , we showcase live, hands-on demonstrations of maintenance procedures for YSI online sensors and share best practices for maintaining each sensor type. 

    You’ll learn the following:

    • Which wastewater components are known to skew online data and/or foul instrumentation

    • Best practices for maintaining sensors and how to get the best data

    • How to perform basic maintenance procedures for YSI IQ SensorNet FDO (dissolved oxygen), SensoLyt (pH/ORP), and VARiON ISE (ammonium/nitrate) sensors

    Who should watch:

    Water treatment engineers, operators, instrument technicians, and superintendents who want to learn more about online instrumentation and sensor applications.

    Earn CEUs!

    This live educational webinar lasts 50 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A. After watching the webinar, attendees are eligible to receive a certificate awarding 0.1 CEUs (1 PDH).

    On-Demand - Best Practices for Online Sensor Maintenance Parts 2 & 3
    Watch part two of the series, which covers the ViSolid (TSS), VisoTurb (turbidity), UV-Vis (nitrate, COD, BOD, etc.), and IFL (sludge level) sensors.

    Watch part three of the series, which covers Alyza IQ (ammonium, orthophosphate) and 3017M (chlorine) wet-chemistry analyzers. 

    1 hr 4 min
  • Webinar | How to Choose the Correct Sensor for Online Nutrient Monitoring

    Wastewater expert Ben Barker briefly introduces nutrient monitoring in wastewater and discusses the measuring technologies for ammonium, nitrate, and phosphorus. 

    Nutrients are quickly becoming a primary concern for wastewater facilities, and modern sensor manufacturers have responded by improving instrumentation for online nutrient monitoring. Sensors and analyzers for ammonium, nitrate, and phosphorus are increasingly used to monitor and optimize the nutrient removal process. Still, operators and engineers are faced with multiple measuring technologies for each. Each type of sensor or analyzer has advantages and disadvantages; some sensors will fit applications better than others. Learn how to decide which sensor type works best for your facility when deciding between multiple measuring technologies.

    Technology comparisons:

    • Ion-selective electrode (ISE) sensors vs. wet-chemistry analyzers for ammonium measurement

    • ISE vs. UV sensors for nitrate measurement

    • Differences between orthophosphate and total phosphorus measurement

    Learn how to: 

    • Identify the different types of sensors and analyzers available for online nutrient monitoring.

    • Describe the differences between measuring technologies for ammonium, nitrate, and phosphorus.

    • Apply nutrient sensors to the correct application when faced with multiple options.

    Who should watch:

    Water treatment engineers, operators, instrument technicians, and superintendents who want to learn more about online instrumentation and sensor applications.

    Earn CEUs!

    This on-demand webinar is eligible for CEUs. Attendees are eligible to receive a certificate awarding 0.1 CEUs (1 PDH).  

    Meet the expert:

    Ben Barker, YSI Application Engineer, YSI, a Xylem brand


    Ben is an Application Engineer for YSI’s online instrumentation. Ben has worked at YSI for over five years and has extensive experience in different industries utilizing sensors, analyzers, and lab methods for water analysis. In his current role, he provides application support and conducts technical training.


    1 hr 1 min
  • YSI IQ SensorNet | Optimize Your Process & Reduce Operating Costs

    Justin: Hello from YSI. I'm Justin King,

    associate product manager for the IQ SensorNet System. And in this video, I'll
    be sitting down with Ben Barker, our applications engineer here at YSI. I'll be
    asking him questions about how the IQ SensorNet System can help water and
    wastewater plants optimize their treatment processes as well as reduce
    operating costs. Ben has worked with IQ SensorNet for over five years. During
    this time, he's gained a lot of knowledge and experience working in the field
    with plant operators, integrators, and engineers. We'll also be talking about
    some of the application stories Ben has experienced while he's been in the
    field. So, how are you doing today, Ben?

    Ben: I'm doing well. I'm excited to be here and

    I'm excited to talk about how IQ SensorNet can help solve process-related
    issues in wastewater treatment plants.

    Justin: Awesome. So, I understand that IQ

    SensorNet can help plants save in a lot of different ways. For example, energy
    savings, chemical savings, and even in water savings. Not only that, but the
    system itself was designed to minimize the cost of implementation, maintenance,
    and expansion with its modular design.

    Ben: Yeah, you're absolutely right. There's a

    lot of different ways IQ SensorNet that can help reduce operating costs.

    Justin: So, I hear from our clients that a

    common way IQ SensorNet is used is to help with energy savings. Now, how
    exactly does analytical equipment do that?

    Ben: That's correct. Plant energy costs can be

    expensive if not managed. For example, in a narration basin, blowers that are
    constantly running use a lot of energy, and all of that energy costs money. In
    a lot of cases, facilities are over-aerating their process to ensure their
    immediate compliance. By using an online DO measurement with YSI's FDO
    dissolved oxygen sensor, a plant can control its aeration process more
    efficiently by choosing a DO set point, and the blowers can be automatically
    adjusted based on the sensor's measurement. Take this for example. We have our
    FDO sensors at a facility in Montana. After installing the sensors, they found
    that they were over-aerating by four times what they needed. By automatically
    adjusting the aeration process with a DO set point, they were able to realize
    huge savings each month.

    Justin: So, another way IQ SensorNet can help cut cost

    is through chemical dosing efficiency. Can you give me some examples of how
    this is done in a typical plant?

    Ben: Yes, absolutely. Chemicals are dosed in

    wastewater for a variety of reasons, such as chlorine for disinfection, carbon
    for nitrate removal, or coagulants for phosphorus removal. They can become a
    large expense for a plant's operating budget. So, being as efficient as
    possible when dosing chemicals is a very important aspect of plant operations.
    With an online sensor or analyzer, plants can adjust their chemical dosing to
    the exact amount that they need rather than overdosing chemicals which can be
    expensive and cause issues. So, as an example, there is a plant in Wisconsin
    that is dosing aluminum sulfate to help meet at strict total phosphorus limits.
    Alum is a very expensive chemical, so efficiently dosing is very important to
    this plant. Initially, they were taking grab samples and manually adjusting the
    dosing pumps. This procedure had chemical costs of $10,000 a month. By adding
    an orthophosphate analyzer to the effluent and automating dosing control based
    on the analyzer's measurement, this plant was able to cut their monthly
    chemical costs by $1500, saving them a total of $18,000 a year.

    Justin: Minimizing water loss and drinking water

    plants is an important aspect of day-to-day operations. Now, how is IQ
    SensorNet being used to keep excess water from being wasted?

    Ben: IQ SensorNet can help drinking water plants

    save water in many different ways. For example, a drinking water plant in
    Pennsylvania is using IQ SensorNet's turbidity sensor in their filter system to
    optimize their backwash cycle. Originally, this plant would run two 20-minute
    rinses during their backwash cycle each day and they would waste all of the
    water they used. Since installing the IQ SensorNet VisoTurb, they are now able
    to monitor turbidity measurement and stop the rinse cycle when they reach their
    target turbidity, which cuts down on the rinse time and saves a lot of water in
    the process. On average, this plant now saves 1 million gallons of water each
    day.

    Justin: So, we've talked about how using online

    sensors can save in energy, chemical, and water costs. But how can using IQ
    SensorNet over other sensor systems save money?

    Ben: Well, I'm glad you asked that. IQ SensorNet

    actually has many features that allow it to be more user-friendly and
    cost-effective than the competition. To start, we utilize a one-cable design
    that carries both communication and power. This simplifies installation by
    minimizing cabling. So, instead of having power and communication cables
    running throughout the plant, we have one cable that accomplishes both. IQ
    SensorNet can also accept up to 20 sensors on a single system with a portable
    controller that can be placed anywhere in the system. This means that you only
    need a junction box at each measuring location instead of an expensive
    controller, which drastically reduces the overall cost of the system.

    Justin: Well, thanks for taking the time to sit

    and talk with me about all the benefits that IQSensorNet can offer. I have one
    last question for you. Where can people find more information about IQ
    SensorNet?

    Ben: That's easy. If you're interested in

    learning more about the benefits of IQSensorNet, just visit our website at
    ysi.com/iqsn.

     

    YSI IQ SensorNet is a network of online controllers, sensors, and analyzers that continuously monitors water quality throughout the wastewater treatment process. IQ SensorNet can help wastewater treatment plants increase operational efficiency, lower operating costs, and improve performance. Ensure that your water resource recovery facility is within compliance and under budget with YSI’s wastewater instrumentation.

    6 min
  • YSI Webinar | Activated Sludge | 3 Things to Improve Process Efficiency

    Join YSI’s wastewater expert, Dr. Rob Smith, as he discusses activated sludge at municipal wastewater treatment facilities. Dr. Rob reviews the three things you should know about activated sludge in water resource recovery facilities.

    Optimization of the activated sludge process requires careful management of three critical parameters: aeration, sludge wasting, and sludge recirculation. Over the years, wastewater professionals have based their decisions on measurements from batch tests applied to grab samples. The batch measurements are representative of the process but are limited in frequency and subject to interpretation.

    On the other hand, direct measurement of water chemistry is performed in the laboratory for demonstrating permit compliance on composited influent and effluent samples. The laboratory measurements provide measurements of important variables like oxygen, solids, ammonium and nitrate, but they are also limited in frequency and the samples are not representative of the process.

    Online process monitoring provides the best of both strategies by directly measuring the important variables in representative samples continuously. This webinar discusses online process monitoring and control of activated sludge. Topics include:

    Measurement principle

    Operation and maintenance
    Applications for energy conservation and nutrient removal

    56 min

About IQ SensorNet Water Quality Monitoring System

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The YSI IQ SensorNet is a modular water quality system for a complete sensor network ideal for a variety of installation needs. The modular system can accept additional sensors easily at any time. This is a powerful system to continuously measure water quality parameters anywhere in a facility for process control.