Transcript Netronics Mining Applications

Broadband Wireless
Applications for the
Mining Industry
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Agenda
Industry overview
Industry trends
Applications
System requirements
Success Stories
Industry Overview
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Mining: terminology
What is mining?
extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials
from the earth
Types of mines
Surface mining (Open-Pit)
Sub Surface mining (Underground)
Open Pit
Underground
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Mining: The industry by size
Industry size of about ~$0.5 trillion
• By PWC research
Stable demand and supply over last and future years
• Heavy resorts per various minerals – new projects constantly deployed
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Mining: The industry by type
Open Pit
Underground
A larger portion of the mines are “Open-Pit” type
Truly global Industry
•Continues distributed relocation
•Widely distributed geographically – not like oil
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Mining: The industry by mineral
True diversification.
• It’s not about diamonds and coal…
Industry Trends
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More focus on operation and safety
Safety and efficiency
With insurance and operation
cost incline, effective monitoring,
production planning and control
systems are imperative.
Safety becomes 1st priority as technology evolves
• Telecommunication now plays a part in making safer
environment
Broadband wireless access solutions enable cost-effective
operations of a both large and small operations
• Rising operation costs
• Telecommunications brigs real time and remote control possible
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“Digitalizing” the mine site”
Requires Broadband Connectivity
Digital mine site
“Digitalizing” the mine sites
field projects require large
quantities of data to be
communicated.
Previously only narrowband communications were needed:
• Simple or manual processes for dispatching and communicating
• Only a few Kb of data – only data, no voice or video
The digital mine site vision requires:
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Real time access to data
Large volumes of data
Minimal latency
Single platform for all wireless application
Applications
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Applications
Vehicle Dispatch
GPS positioning
Real-time geological data
Video Surveillance and monitoring
Structure Stability Monitoring
On-site office solution
Remote control
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Vehicle dispatch
Potential deployments:
In-vehicle access, thought the mine field.
Potential applications:
On-line access to Dispatch Software
Business benefit: efficiency
Use mining resources effectively by dispatching vehicles from HQ
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GPS positioning
Potential deployments:
In-vehicle access, thought the mine field.
Potential applications:
On-line access to GPS reported position of vehicle
Business benefit: efficiency
Use mining resources effectively by locating vehicle in the “right” spot
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Real-time geological data
Potential deployments:
“Hot Zone” coverage, using WiFi extension
Potential applications:
On-line access to email and file servers
Business benefit: efficiency
Updated Geological data map using on-line test results from site
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Video surveillance and monitoring
Potential deployments:
Fixed connectivity to video cameras
Potential applications:
On-line video surveillance on mine site
Business benefit: Safety
Safely monitor mine on-going operations and explosion effects, from HQ
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Structure stability monitoring
Potential deployments:
Fixed connectivity to Doppler-Radar devices
Potential applications:
On-line monitoring of mine structure
Business benefit: Safety
Ensure safe operation of crew by on-line monitoring of the stability of the mine
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On-site office solution
Potential deployments:
In-vehicle access and VoIP, thought the mine field.
Potential applications:
On-line access to corporate applications and Voice calls
Business benefit: efficiency
Use travel time by connecting to VoIP and access mining applications while on site.
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Remote Control
Potential deployments:
Remote building connectivity
Potential applications:
Access telemetry data in remote pump houses and wells
Business benefit: efficiency
Save time of manually monitor and operate remote pump houses
System requirements
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Mining Industry Wireless System
Requirements
High survivability
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Near 100% uptime
MTBF over 11 years; over 99.99% availability
-40°c to + 60°c temperature range
Robustness & redundancy
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IP-67 rating (NEMA 4X equivalent)
AU & SU redundancy
OFDM & GFSK interference resistant
solutions
Long term battery backup
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Solar and wind power configurations
available.
Emergency back-up power solutions
Intrinsic safety
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Class I, Div 2 certification in process
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Mining Industry Wireless System
Requirements
Range & coverage
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OFDM technology provides NLOS
coverage and handles multi-path
reflections
Maximum cell radius up to 20 miles
Throughput
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32 Mbps per sector (FTP)
Security
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Hardware based AES encryption
VLAN support
Secure network management
Semi-Mobility
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Data connectivity to vehicles at 50km/h
Easy Deployment
deploy the first time out
Success Stories
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Mining Deployment Map
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