industrial wireless solutions. 2 agenda introduction products & specs applications
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Industrial Wireless Solutions
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Agenda
Introduction
Products & Specs
Applications
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Introduction to wireless
Imagine
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Introduction to wireless
Imagine
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Introduction to Wireless
Conventional Monitoring Conditions– Long conduit runs between sensors and control room– Cost of materials- estimated $100/ft to run conduit or
cable– Lack of resources to do maintenance
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The reality with wired solutions– Long distances from critical monitoring– Large obstructions can make wiring impractical or
impossible– Processes or equipment need monitoring in use– No power available in remote applications– Expense
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Wireless adaptation
Radios simply eliminate the need to run wires for any sensor application
Radios simply eliminate the need to run wires for any sensor application
Introduction to Wireless
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“What, no fittings?”
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What is industrial wireless?– Transmitting information via radio
• Transmitters• Receivers• Gateways
– Monitoring solution• Tank levels monitors• Motor operated valves• Pumps• Heat trace
– No need for wires or cable – Radios are programmable
• Multiple radios on a reliable path• To send data upon
Request Periodically Pre-determined signal values
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Applications considerations
– Monitoring (90+%)
• Requirements
Pipelines
– Pressure monitoring, heat
tracing monitoring
Motor operated valves
– Feedback needed to confirm
valve position
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Applications considerations
– Control
• Requirements
Process control
– Automated and manual
process control for various
industries
Alarms
– Monitor conditions and
automate alarms when
needed
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Why go wireless?– Cost effective solution
• Avoiding long wire or conduit runs
• Eliminating trenching and cable trays
• Facilitating solutions for applications hindered by physical obstruction
– Added value• Increased operational safety by continuous monitoring
• Mobile and flexible monitoring
• Easy to upgrade as you grow
• Low cost per access point
• Easy to install
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Wireless technology advantage
Mass I/O
I/O Monitoring
I/O I/O
Introduction to Wireless
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Introduction to Wireless
Application: Oil & Gas– Well-head and pump monitoring system – Pipeline pressure, flow and valve
monitoring – Protection system monitoring – Leak detection monitoring – Underground gas storage monitoring – Pump/compressor station control
systems
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Application: Process IndustriesEg Chemical plants, Pulp & paper, steel
mills, power gen, glass manufacturing – Flow monitoring – Tank level monitoring – Condition monitoring of equipment – Utility plant alarms – Effluent treatment plants – Security and access-control – Remote water pumps – Monitoring of fire-fighting and safety
systems – Gas detection systems
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Application: Factory AutomationEg. Assembly plants, component manufacturers,
Pharmaceutical, food & beverage, packaging
• Detection of moving machinery
• Power network monitoring
• PLC interconnection
• Alarm monitoring of portable machinery
• Utility plant alarms
• Effluent treatment plants
• Security and access-control
• Rotating and moving machinery
• Alert and Evacuation alarm systems
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Application: Utilities & Municipal – Water management
• Pump station control
• Tank monitoring, level and security
• Flow metering systems
• Irrigation monitoring and control
• Water quality monitoring
• Large network SCADA systems
• Treatment plant monitoring
• Early flood-warning systems
– Electricity distribution• Monitoring of power poles
• HV Feeder alarm fault monitoring
– Gas reticulation• Valve stations
• Pressure monitoring
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Wireless driven by business need
Process monitoring Rotating equipment – e.g.
Kilns Safety systems – showers,
etc. Operator safety status
Mobile asset tracking
On/Off valve position/control
Remote process set-up
Temporary installations
Wired alternative
Application Examples
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Wireless best fit when…
Manually collected data: Wireless can eliminate the need to send technicians into the field to read gauges
"Must have" measurements: Environmental or safety regulations may require additional measurements. Wireless allows the easy placement of instruments where needed.
Need for diagnostics: Many plants have hundreds of field devices. Wireless allows access to diagnostic information in certain of these areas
Temporary Monitoring: process may only need a short ( 1-3 months ) monitoring. Wireless allows easy, fast, and inexpensive install for these requirements
“Want to have" measurements: Wireless permits adding instruments in locations that could not previously be justified.
Long distances involved: Wireless can eliminate the need for long cable runs and trenching to connect tank farms and similar assets spread over a wide area.
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Wireless best fit when…
Many pumps and motors: Plants often have hundreds of pumps and motors. And while continuous condition monitoring is noble in concept, wiring vibration sensors to all of them would be prohibitive. Wireless allows an easy connection.
Extreme environments: Hot, dangerous and/or hazardous environments make it difficult to install instruments and run wire. Wireless minimizes the problem.
Crowded environments: Wireless eliminates the need to snake new wires through crowded enclosures and conduit.
New wiring is too expensive: Installed costs of $50 to $100 per foot can make adding new wired measurement points cost-prohibitive.
Need for feedback: Manual valves that have no position feedback can cause safety problems. Wirelessly monitoring can cost as little as 10%of a wired solution.
No other way: Wireless works for mobile assets, remote sites and rotating equipment where using wired instruments is impossible or impractical.
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Standard terms and definitions
WIBnet™ - wireless-information-backbone. Network technology allowing flexible, secure and scalable peer-to-peer connectivity of wireless data.
Industrial-grade –This means temperature , vibration, humidly specs, certification to at least Class I Div 2 , and superior power options and packaging.
Event data management –exception reporting technique to transfer wireless data that ensures the most reliable, secure and fastest transfer physically possible. This technique also provides easy scalability and increased bandwidth.
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) –random use of a defined band of frequencies. Invented during the WWII as a way to send wireless data more securely with less interference.
AES (Advance Encryption Standard ), WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy ) –these are encryption techniques used in today’s wireless world.
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Time/mSec
PowerWatt
Frequen
cy
928M
Hz
902M
Hz
Frequency Hopping SS - Security
869.
4 M
Hz
869.
65 M
Hz
The Products
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The Products
One–way communication
– Transmitters
• 2 digital outputs &
1 analog signal
– Transmitters & Receivers
• 2 digital outputs, 1 thermocouple
& 1 analog signal
Digital Analog Pulse
Digital Analog Pulse
Digital Analog Thermocouple
Digital Analog
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The Products
Two-way communication devices– Transceivers
– Gateways
Digital Analog Pulse
Digital Analog Pulse
Radar Station
Fuel Tanks
Standby Generator
Airport Management SCADA
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The Products
I/O Expansion Products– Serial units
Up to 32 units
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The Products
Enclosures
– Explosionproof Enclosures
• NEMA 4, 7, 9
– Non-metallic Enclosures
• NEMA 3, 4, 4X, and 12 applications
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Class I Div 1 Installations
– Wireless components require:• Explosion proof enclosure kit
EJB
GUB
• Division 1 Antenna
The Products
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Industrial and Class I Div 2
– Wireless components require:
• “Enclosure suitable for the
environment”
• Non-metallic Enclosure
NEMA 4X
Fiberglass Reinforced Polyester
The Products
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The Products
Antennas
Dipole, collinear, Yagi, and whip antennas in various lengths and ratings are available to meet all power, range, and
direction variables.
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The Applications
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The Applications
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The Applications
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The Applications
Tank Farm– Remote tank monitoring
Power plant– Stack gas monitoring
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The Applications
Remote Tank Monitoring
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Power Plant - Stack Gas Monitoring
Control Room
Stack
Blower
Stack Monitoring System
The Applications
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Key Features
Key features of Wireless Solutions:– Flexible
• Vast selection of digital, analog, and pulse inputs per transceiver
• Repeaters are not necessary
– Expandable • Up to 31 serial expansion units • Each radio is capable of sending / transmitting 20 miles
when using an antenna
– Reliable • Redundant paths can be formed • Routine connection verification• Frequency hopping spread spectrum
– Secure• Radios use a highly secure data encryption technique
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Benefits
Benefits
– Cost savings stem from:• Reduced repair costs, and machinery
downtime/damage (leaks, corrosion, etc)
• Improved operational efficiency and process control
• Safety costs (avoided injuries)
• Reduced manual/personal monitoring
• Eliminated conduit/cable systems/cable trays
installations
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Manufacturer Breakdown
Industrial Wireless Process Manufacturers (902-928MHz Range)* % Market Share
GE MDS 15%Cooper Crouse-Hinds 12%Ferguson Beaurogard 6%
Fedd Systems 6%Phoenix 6%
Accutech 5%Adalet Wireless 4%Bentek Systems 4%American Innovations 3%Cameron Measurement Systems 2%Emerson Process Management 2%
Honeywell 2%Others 32%
Total (Market Size $66.4 MM) 100%
* Source: Arc Advisory Group, 2008
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Things to take away
Cost-effectiveness - When directly compared to wired installations, wireless is a very cost effective alternative. Wireless modules allow seamless integration into all applications enabling installation costs to be kept to a minimum.
Reliability - Radio protocols include multiple addressing levels, error checking, handshaking and automatic re-try mechanisms that guard against transmission failure. Should a communications failure occur, wireless solutions can provide multiple levels of alarm.
Security - Most technology employed is state-of-art. As a result, each product has four levels of protection.
– Data is embedded in wireless transmissions using a unique modulation technique. – The data format has a unique structure with added security features, including
network and address validation. – Data is encrypted using a high-security encryption algorithm. – Wireless protocol operates on an exception-reporting basis, transmitting when there
is a change. This greatly increases the difficulty in collecting wireless samples for decoding.
Ease of installation - Our modules have built-in diagnostics and remote configuration abilities that are designed to save time and hassles. Our free 24 hour technical support provides further assistance should you require it.
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