Construction and Application of the Automatic Water Measuring & Reporting System and in Tianshengqiao Hydropower Station

Covering a catchment area of 50 194km2, the automatic water monitoring and reporting system in Tianshengqiao hydropower station is communication with a combined network by Inmarsat C satellite provided by international organization for movable satellite, and the VHF network. The hydrological data obtained in the 36 remote observation stations are sent to the central station through satellite, VHF, microwave and fibre optical, etc., meantime the water data of Lubuge hydropower station is connected to this system by VSAT satellite. This system realizes the functions of the power station in data collection and processing within its covering area, management and maintenance of database, flood forecast, flood dispatching and dispatching for power generation, as well as network management, and meets the requirement of the power station in flood prevention dispatching and optimized dispatching, providing guarantee for maximum benefit of both the Phase I and Phase II of the power stations.