The Pumping Station sits on the bank of the Fossdyke Navigation Canal that connects the River Witham (Lincoln) with the River Trent (Torksey). The sites 3 pumps maintain flows to Fossdyke Delph and Pyewipe catchments to predetermined levels within the two systems. The Drainage Board is responsible for the drainage of an area of 77.2 square miles.
Paktronic were approached by a long-standing customer responsible for the operation of a Group of Internal Drainage Boards. The pumping station in question was in need of a new control system to cater for both existing equipment on-site and additional new equipment being installed as part of the overall refurbishment project. However, the disjointed positioning of on-site equipment, the build of a new Control Room, the disconnection of the old Control Building and the new cross-site cabling required was an indication that this was not a straight forward task.
The Design & Build of the new MCC included the incorporation of controls for:
- Fossdyke Delph Pump
- New Pump
- Old Pump
- Existing Weedscreen Cleaner
- New additional Weedscreen Cleaner
- New Actuator fitted to existing manual Penstock
- ICA and Telemetry
- Accommodation for Generator Supply
The MCC took the form of 4 Sections measuring 6000mm L x 2300mm H x 750mm W
Section 1
- DNO Incoming and Metering
Section 2
- Mains Incomer (800amp Air Circuit Breaker)
- Generator Incomer (800amp Air Circuit Breaker)
- 5-point connectors for mobile generator hook-up
- Old Control Building feeder (63amp)
- Pump 1 (39Kw Star/Delta)
- Distribution Board (63amp)
- Penstock Control
Section 3
- Pump 2 (103Kw Star/Delta)
- Pump 3 (105Kw Slip Ring)
- Weedscreen 1
- Weedscreen 2
Section 4
- ICA complete with HMI, CompactLogix PLC (control of pumps) MicroLogix PLC (Communications to Telemetry), Ethernet Switch & Pulsar Ultra 4 Level Controllers
- Telemetry Unit
- Pump 3 Resister Bank
Cooling Fans/Filters were integral for Sections 2, 3 & 4 additionally, Heater Panels and thermostats were incorporated to counter the threat of a condensation build-up when outside temperatures.