Development of an automation system that can be universally used for membrane activated sludge wastewater treatment plants

 Membrane wastewater treatment plants are an attractive alternative to traditional activated sludge wastewater treatment plants, mainly due to the superior quality of their wastewater and the smaller amount of space that they require. The economic use of these plants requires a high degree of automation complexity in order to optimise the cost intensive process operations.

With the aid of a dynamic simulation model of a membrane activated sludge waste water treatment plant the GECO►C research team develops and produces an optimum process control system.

The production of a simplified user interface, based on software agents, is intended to allow the staff to retain an overview of the complex operations locally. These intelligent agents will give advice and support to the staff and, as a result, take the pressure off them. For the proper use of such a universally usable automation system a simulation system has been produced for training purposes. Using this model, even outsiders can be given an idea of the operating sequence of a modern membrane activated sludge wastewater treatment plant quickly and effectively.