LPWAN SOLUTIONS
Remote Water Tank Level Monitoring Solution for Industrial Applications
An efficient and cost-effective approach to accurately monitor water tank levels in near real-time, ensuring uninterrupted industrial operations and optimizing resource usage
Enhanced operational efficiency
Minimized risk of tank overflow or drought
Near Real-time data access for strategic decision making
Solution
The LM-TA-W Remote Water Tank Level Monitoring System provides near-real-time liquid depth, derived volume calculations, historical consumption trends, and configurable threshold alerts for remote industrial tanks, reservoirs, and municipal storage assets without the expense or complexity of traditional wired telemetry. Designed for rapid field deployment, the system arrives fully pre-configured to automatically stream encrypted sensor telemetry to the Ellenex Software Platform.
This IoT-based approach offers several benefits:
Plug-and-Play Simplicity: Shipped fully pre-configured for the Ellenex Platform. Zero onsite programming, provisioning, or complex network setup required for immediate operational readiness.
Dual LPWAN Technology: Freedom to select between LoRaWAN® for private RF networks and zero carrier fees) or NB-IoT / LTE-M for direct-to-cellular public network coverage.
Open Platform Compatibility: Operates seamlessly with the Ellenex Software Platform out of the box, while remaining fully open for integration with third-party Network Servers (LNS) and enterprise IIoT platforms.
Long-term data analysis: Collecting historical data enables long-term trend analysis and better understanding of water consumption patterns, leading to improved water management strategies.
High Industrial Durability: Built with an IP68-rated, corrosion-resistant submersible sensor head and a UV-protected, IP66/IP65-rated enclosure engineered for extreme outdoor environments.
Low Total Cost of Ownership: Low initial capital expenditure paired with ultra-low power consumption, yielding battery operational lifespans of up to 10 years.
High Return on Investment (ROI): Delivers rapid financial returns by drastically reducing manual site visits, slashing operational troubleshooting costs, and preventing catastrophic equipment failures through real-time anomaly alerts. Combining an ultra-low initial deployment cost with 10-year battery operational lifespans ensures maximum lifetime value and continuous revenue protection. Learn More
Easy Install
Pre-Configured
Secure
Quick ROI
Rugged Design
Battery Operated
Our remote water tank level monitoring solution provides a comprehensive approach to efficient water resource management. By leveraging cutting-edge technology in submersible level sensors, industries and communities can track, control and optimize their water systems. The result is a future-proof solution that not only addresses current challenges but also adapts to the changing demands of water management, ultimately protecting our most precious resource.
Connecting remote water storage tanks to a central digital network transforms static, isolated infrastructure into an intelligent data network. By feeding continuous sensor data directly to a cloud platform, site managers gain complete control over every tank on their property while eliminating the hidden leaks and overflows that drive water waste..
Asset Visibility
Continuous telemetry from submersible sensors provides complete operational oversight across every tank location through a single, centralized dashboard. Instead of relying on manual, periodic physical checks that leave long gaps between inspections, teams receive live updates on volume levels, consumption rates, and system status. Automated high- and low-level alerts immediately flag sudden drops caused by tank fractures, open valves, or pipe bursts, allowing teams to respond instantly and trigger automatic pump shut-offs before dry-running destroys the pumping system.
Resource Sustainability
Digitizing water tanks directly advances environmental stewardship by preventing total water loss before it occurs. Automated threshold controls shut off incoming flow the moment a water tank reaches capacity, completely eliminating overflow waste, soil erosion, and structural washout around the pad. Furthermore, eliminating routine driving trips to perform manual tank dips drastically cuts truck mileage, fuel consumption, and fleet carbon emissions—all while building precise usage logs essential for local drought management and water conservation compliance.
Battery-powered industrial hydrostatic level monitoring with LoRaWAN or NB-IoT/LTE-M connectivity for remote water tanks.
Core Operational Capabilities
Hydrostatic Sensing Element
LoRaWAN / NB-IoT / LTE-M
IP68 Submersible Sensor
IP66 UV-Protected Enclosure
Up to 10-Year Battery Life
Cloud / API / SCADA Integration
Remote Water Tank Level Monitoring Solution for Industrial Applications
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Water is life, empower yourself to safeguard this precious resource for now and generations to come. It is not a choice, it is a MUST.
Industrial Outdoor LoRaWAN Gateway Specifications
For customers deploying the LoRaWAN package, the high-performance industrial gateway provides complete self-managed coverage. It is pre-configured to forward packet data to the Ellenex Platform.
System Architecture
The integrated Solution telemetry platform is designed around a dual-LPWAN (Low Power Wide Area Network) hardware architecture, giving operators the flexibility to deploy either LoRaWAN or cellular-based (supporting NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1) network configurations depending on local infrastructure and regional topology. Both communication technologies represent the cutting edge of industrial IoT, designed to penetrate challenging physical barriers and achieve multi-kilo meter propagation distances while maintaining extremely low electrical current draws.
The Ellenex telemetry pipeline follows a streamlined 4-step end-to-end data flow designed to give customers total choice over their network infrastructure and software platform:
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Sensor: The single Ellenex battery-powered field device directly measures physical parameters, digitizes analog signals, applies factory calibration parameters, packages telemetry into AES-128 encrypted payloads, and manages low-power sleep modes within a unified unit. Learn More:
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Wireless Infrastructure Options:
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Option A (LoRaWAN Option): Transmits sub-GHz radio packets to an Ellenex Pre-Configured Outdoor Gateway. The gateway acts as a transparent Layer-1/Layer-2 RF-to-IP bridge. Learn More
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Option B (Cellular NB-IoT / LTE-M Option): Transmits encrypted telemetry directly across licensed 3GPP cellular networks to public mobile base station towers. Learn More.
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3. Network Core & Data Routing Layer: Encrypted sub-GHz packets are securely routed from the gateway to the Ellenex Network Server (LNS). The LNS manages crucial network functions—including device authentication, payload decryption, and frame deduplication—ensuring clean, secure sensor data is seamlessly delivered to Ellenex Software Platform.
4. Data Processing & Platform Visualization: All telemetry is ingested, decoded, and visualized seamlessly within the Ellenex Cloud Software Platform. The software transforms raw sensor data into actionable insights through real-time dashboards, historical trend analysis, threshold alerting, and device health management.
Connectivity & Visualisation Platform
With its advanced features and ease of use, Ellenex’s software platform enables effective monitoring and management of remote operations—ensuring efficient, sustainable, and reliable resource management.
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Encrypted ultra-low power communication protocol.
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Advanced device inventory.
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Integration of APIs for enterprise systems.
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Multi-tenant role-based access control.
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Data export and import.
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White-label platform for enterprise runs on private accounts.
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Variable alarm setting for high and low thresholds and multi-channel alerting.
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Sampling and transmission interval configuration.
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Transmission condition configuration.
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Other configurations and customizations available on request.
Ellenex's software platform is a comprehensive, user-friendly solution specifically designed for remote monitoring and management.
The platform offers a robust range of features tailored for off grid, distributed, and critical operations, including:
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Real-Time Data Visualization: Monitor live operational status, levels, and key metrics across all your locations from a centralized dashboard.
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Customizable Alerts & Notifications: Receive instant warnings for threshold breaches, sudden drops, or anomalous activity before minor issues become costly failures.
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Historical Data Analysis & Predictive Analytics: Track consumption patterns, analyze usage trends, and forecast future demand to optimize maintenance and supply schedules.
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Seamless System & API Integration: Easily feed raw or aggregated telemetry into your existing enterprise software, SCADA, or ERP systems using Ellenex’s secure Open API.
Key Benefits
Ellenex Software Platform Dashboard
Individual Device Details & Data Analytics View
Parameter Configuration and GPS Location View
Device Management Interface
Historical Data & Performance Analytics
Remote Command and Downlink Control Log
Ellenex Asset Monitoring App
Custom alert and Notification Setup Interface
Data Export and Reporting Interface
Webhook and Data Forwarding Interface
Sensor Calibration and Formula Configuration
Integration Options
A core competitive advantage of the solution is its complete pre-configured, plug-and-play design. Both the cellular and LoRaWAN (with local gateway) variants arrive fully configured and ready for connection to the Ellenex platform out of the box, eliminating the complexities of local software setup, sensor programming, or manual network registration.
The end-to-end package includes the following integration characteristics:
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Zero Technical Hassles: No extra power tools, driver setup, or developer configurations are required. Deployment is completed in under 5 minutes.
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Pre-Configured Gateway Provisioning: The industrial outdoor gateway is pre-commissioned to automatically bind with the Ellenex LNS stack. Once powered via PoE or DC, it immediately discovers sensors, decrypts the payloads, and relays them directly to the centralized cloud dashboard, seamlessly routing data to the Ellenex Platform.
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Pre-Configured SIM & Connectivity: For NB-IoT deployments, the transmitter is shipped with a pre-configured 4FF Nano-SIM card and active carrier subscription, ready to transmit on regional networks immediately upon power-up.
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Unified Fleet Visualization: Once powered on, both device variants automatically check in and populate their respective live measurement streams to the user’s centralized mobile app or web dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I monitor water tank levels remotely without running power or cables?
Remote water tank levels can be monitored without on-site wiring by using battery-powered wireless IoT systems like the Ellenex Remote Water Tank Level Monitoring Solution. This solution uses self-contained, IP65/IP68-rated sensors (such as the Ellenex PLS2 or PLS3 submersible pressure series) that operate on Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN), including cellular NB-IoT, LTE Cat M1, and LoRaWAN. Because Ellenex devices utilize ultra-low-power transmission architectures, they can run autonomously on internal batteries for up to several years while wirelessly transmitting near real-time level measurements to cloud platforms or mobile apps without local AC power or wired network drops.
What is the difference between submersible, ultrasonic, and radar level sensors?
Choosing the right sensor depends on fluid characteristics, vessel geometry, and environmental conditions—all of which are addressed by different models in the Ellenex level monitoring portfolio. Submersible hydrostatic sensors (like the Ellenex PLS series) rest at the bottom of clean water or deep well tanks, offering low-cost and precise head-pressure depth readings unaffected by surface foam; ultrasonic sensors (like the Ellenex DUS series) mount above the fluid for non-contact measurement in standard atmospheric tanks; and radar sensors (like the Ellenex DRC3 series) use high-frequency electromagnetic pulses to deliver pinpoint non-contact readings through heavy steam, vapor, foam, or corrosive liquids where sound waves fail.
How do wireless tank level sensors transmit data from remote or underground locations?
Wireless tank level systems transmit telemetry from challenging or subterranean sites by relying on low-frequency, high-penetration communication protocols. The Ellenex Remote Water Tank Level Monitoring Solution incorporates multi-network hardware options, utilizing narrow-band cellular technologies (NB-IoT and LTE Cat M1) and sub-GHz radio (LoRaWAN) that can easily penetrate concrete vaults, underground pits, and thick metal enclosures better than standard Wi-Fi. For completely off-grid locations beyond cellular tower reach, Ellenex also provides low-power satellite-connected variants to maintain uninterrupted data transmission from any remote site.
Can remote water level monitoring systems send automated alerts to my phone or computer?
Yes, modern IoT monitoring solutions incorporate cloud management tools that deliver automated threshold alerts. The Ellenex software platform and mobile app allow users to configure high/low water thresholds and customizable sampling intervals for their monitored assets. When the Ellenex solution detects abnormal water drops, unexpected drainage rate shifts, or near-overflow conditions, it automatically dispatches real-time multi-channel alerts (via SMS, email, or mobile push notifications), enabling site engineers to intervene immediately before equipment damage, pump burnout, or water depletion occurs.
How do I choose between LoRaWAN and NB-IoT/LTE-M for industrial water tank monitoring?
The choice between LoRaWAN and cellular LPWAN hinges on facility infrastructure and asset distribution. Ellenex supports both options within its Remote Water Tank Level Monitoring Solution: LoRaWAN-enabled Ellenex devices are ideal for centralized campuses, mines, or farms where you want to deploy a private gateway network without paying recurring cellular carrier subscription fees; whereas NB-IoT or LTE Cat M1 Ellenex devices are better suited for geographically dispersed water tanks across municipalities or region-wide facilities, connecting out of the box directly to cellular base stations with minimal site setup.
How do automated water level sensors connect with SCADA or Building Management Systems (BMS)?
Automated IoT water level sensors bridge the gap between field hardware and central control rooms through software-level integration APIs. The Ellenex platform features open REST APIs, data export tools, and multi-tenant role-based access controls designed to feed raw or decoded sensor payloads directly into enterprise software, third-party dashboards, SCADA systems, or Building Management Systems (BMS). This allows plant managers to log Ellenex tank measurements into historical trend databases alongside main operations or trigger automated PLC controls—such as starting supply pumps or actuating inlet valves—based on Ellenex cloud telemetry.
