High Integrity Radio Telemetry Applications

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High Integrity Radio Telemetry Applications

• MTEC 2006
• Birmingham, UK

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Mike Vaughan

• Mike has worked for
• as Southern Sales Manager for the last 10
  years.  In this time radio telemetry has proved
  itself not only in point to point links and
  simple networks, but in larger systems often
  involving safety related issues.

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The Start

• 1982
• Licensed Exempt Radio Telemetry Bands
• Become available in the U.K.
• VHF 173.200 - 173.325 MHz
• UHF 458.500 - 458.800 MHz
• Later extended to 458.950 MHz

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Specification Summary

• VHF
• 10 miliwatts maximum ERP
• 100 Duty Cycle allowed
• Suitable for on-site applications up to 2 Km
• UHF
• 500 milliwatts maximum ERP
• 100 Duty Cycle allowed
• Suitable for local areas up to 12 Km

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1st Generation Systems

• Pre 1990
• Combined radio/controller and I/O
• Crystal controlled radios
• Limited networking
• Predominantly Water Industry

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2nd Generation Systems

• Better quality PCBs and components
• Separate Modular I/O with (ATEX) options
• Power Saving options
• Synthesised Radios
• Interchangeable with licensed radios
• MTBF s comparable with hardwired PLCs
• Take up by high integrity customers

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2nd Generation Functionality

• Secure Packetisation
• Polled Communications
• Time/Event Driven communication
• Broadcast options
• Securely controlled configuration
• Instrumentation interfaces
• Serial interfaces Complete SCADA

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Typical Customers

• Electricity Suppliers
• Oil Industry
• Low Pressure Gas Suppliers
• Fire and Security Monitoring
• Site Alert Systems

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Oil Filled Power Cable Monitoring
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GPS Signal
Offshore Tanker Operations
For Tanker Bridge Use
3500 Station Portable
Floating Monobuoy
Hardwired Hawser Load Temp and Press

3200 Station
3500 Station
300T
Pipeline Leak detection and Turntable Valve
Position via 300T
300 T
PC SCADA System
Shore Base
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MOD Site Process Alarms
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Emergency Warning Systems
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The Future

• BT Line Replacement
• Safety/Environmentally Driven Monitoring
• Emergency Arrangements
• Integration with wide band radio voice and
  transactional data
• Integration with long distance networks GPRS

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Summary

• Narrow band radio in the UK
• offers many cost effective solutions
• in many industries meeting safety
• and reliability requirements as well as
• providing cost effective cable replacement.