Aerators are the biggest power bill and the lifeline of the pond — this page collects TAYKEE's aeration control logic, VFD configuration and reliability design.
A timer that runs aerators from 1~2 a.m. and again at noon is a bet on the weather. Only two things decide whether aeration is needed: the current DO reading and where it is heading (weather, water temperature, feeding load). TAYKEE ties aeration directly to the DO threshold: start below the warning line, stop in stages once the comfort band is restored — no night watch required.
| DO range | Aerator action |
|---|---|
| <3 mg/L (warning) | Run at ~50 Hz full speed + alarm push |
| 3~5 mg/L | Economic run at ~35 Hz |
| 5~6 mg/L | Slow hold at ~20 Hz |
| >6 mg/L (ample) | Standby — no idle running |
Every hour at full speed costs the same, but most hours do not need full speed. VFD output-on-demand cuts whole-system electricity by roughly 20% in field experience — saved power is straight profit.
Aerators have a heavy starting surge, so the VFD must not be sized exactly to the motor nameplate: keep a 15%~20% power margin — a 1.5 kW aerator gets a 2.2 kW VFD. Pond-side environments are humid and dusty, so choose IP65 or better, with lightning and leakage protection.
Starting every aerator simultaneously stresses the supply line and stirs up the bottom in one go. The right pattern is staged starting: run half first, watch how fast DO climbs, then bring in the next batch. That requires enough independent outputs — the TAYKEE TK-R12 twelve-channel board (three phases U/V/W × 4 channels = 12 high-current relay outputs, universal 380V/220V) switches aerators in groups or commands VFDs, with loading sized per channel current.
The control logic lives on the pond-side controller, not in the cloud. During a 4G outage the controller keeps starting and stopping aerators by threshold and uploads data after reconnection; the platform monitors and configures but sits outside the real-time control loop. After a power cut the controller restarts reliably into its working state. These two properties decide whether the system can really stand night watch for you.
Tell us your pond count, aerator size and current monitoring method — we reply within one business day with a suggested configuration and budget estimate.
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