Design example
Remote Water Tank Site with Solar Power
Plan level readings, solar power and a communication path for a remote water tank without reliable mains power.
Design example: use the site requirements and equipment path below to plan your own configuration.
Hardware in this guide
Product-family photos. See each product page for specifications and options.
Planning a similar site?
Send the site count, signals, network, power and reporting target. We will return a comparable hardware configuration for quotation.
Site conditions to check
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Agricultural irrigation and farm pumps
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Farm water, soil and weather monitoring
Plan field and orchard measurements around available power, coverage and maintenance visits.
Project team
A utility buyer evaluating remote water tank monitoring for unmanned outdoor sites.
Challenge
The tank has no reliable mains power. The operations team needs low-level and overflow information between site visits.
Equipment in the system
Example equipment arrangement. Check compatibility and agree who handles software, PLC/SCADA programming and site installation.
Data destination
Customer platform or an agreed third-party service
Site context
- Outdoor tank with limited cabinet space
- Solar power preferred for field deployment
- Alarm data needed by a remote operations team
Approach
- Shortlist level sensor options by tank height and liquid condition
- Size a solar battery package around reporting interval
- Use gateway heartbeat to separate power and network issues
Hardware plan
- Radar or ultrasonic level sensor
- Solar-ready outdoor enclosure
- 4G LTE gateway or LoRaWAN node and gateway
- Battery and antenna accessories
Hardware reference
Product-family photos; the model and enclosure may vary.
Integration path
- Level and battery status mapped into alert fields
- MQTT or dashboard-ready payload
- Pilot package before multi-site rollout
Checks before rollout
- Check tank height, mounting and liquid conditions before selecting the sensor
- Size the power supply for the reporting interval and required autonomy
- Test the first configuration before repeating it at other tanks
Quote inputs
- Tank height and mounting photos
- Alarm thresholds
- Power autonomy target
- Target country and network preference
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FAQ
How can I use this design example?
Compare the measurement points, equipment connections and site checks with your project. Send the existing devices, available power and receiving system so we can check a suitable configuration.
How should a remote tank sensor and solar supply be selected?
Compare tank height, liquid conditions, top access and mounting before choosing the level sensor. Size the solar supply and battery from the sensor and communication load, reporting interval and required period without charging.
What should the tank pilot test before adding more sites?
Check level readings, low-level and overflow thresholds, battery status and gateway heartbeat at the first site. Confirm the destination country and network, then test an interruption and recovery with the selected equipment.