Lift Station — Alternating Pumps
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Briefing
A wet-well lift station uses two submersible pumps in alternating duty. When the wet well rises to the HIGH level, the duty pump starts; it stops when the well drains to LOW. After each completed cycle the duty assignment swaps so both pumps accumulate equal runtime. A thermal trip on the duty pump hands control to the standby pump. If both thermals trip simultaneously, or the well overflows (above HIGH for too long without draining), the ALARM_HORN and ALARM_LAMP activate.
Objectives
- WET_WELL_HIGH starts the duty pump; WET_WELL_LOW stops it
- Duty alternates after each completed pump cycle (HIGH → LOW)
- PUMP1_THERMAL trips Pump 1 — standby Pump 2 takes over immediately
- PUMP2_THERMAL trips Pump 2 — standby Pump 1 takes over immediately
- Both thermals tripped simultaneously triggers ALARM_LAMP and ALARM_HORN
- Tank overflow (level stays at HIGH with no working pump) triggers ALARM_LAMP and ALARM_HORN
Hints
- Use a DUTY_IS_2 latch bit that toggles on each falling edge of WET_WELL_HIGH
- PUMP1_RUN := WET_WELL_HIGH AND (NOT DUTY_IS_2 OR PUMP2_THERMAL) AND NOT PUMP1_THERMAL
- PUMP2_RUN := WET_WELL_HIGH AND (DUTY_IS_2 OR PUMP1_THERMAL) AND NOT PUMP2_THERMAL
- ALARM := (PUMP1_THERMAL AND PUMP2_THERMAL) OR OVERFLOW_BIT
- ALARM_LAMP := ALARM; ALARM_HORN := ALARM
I/O Table
Inputs
WET_WELL_HIGHHigh level float switch (>90%)
BOOL · %I0.0
WET_WELL_LOWLow level float switch (<20%)
BOOL · %I0.1
PUMP1_THERMALPump 1 thermal overload trip
BOOL · %I0.2
PUMP2_THERMALPump 2 thermal overload trip
BOOL · %I0.3
Outputs
PUMP1_RUNPump 1 run contactor
BOOL · %Q0.0
PUMP2_RUNPump 2 run contactor
BOOL · %Q0.1
ALARM_LAMPAlarm indicator lamp
BOOL · %Q0.2
ALARM_HORNAlarm horn / sounder
BOOL · %Q0.3
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- #1Pump 1 (duty) starts on WET_WELL_HIGH
With no thermals tripped, Pump 1 starts when level rises to HIGH
- #2Duty pump stops on WET_WELL_LOW
Pump 1 stops when level drains to LOW
- #3Duty alternates after each fill cycle
After one complete cycle Pump 2 becomes duty
- #4Pump 1 thermal trip hands off to Pump 2
PUMP1_THERMAL while Pump 1 is duty causes Pump 2 to start
- #5Both thermal trips activate alarm
PUMP1_THERMAL AND PUMP2_THERMAL triggers ALARM_LAMP and ALARM_HORN
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