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Coal Bunkers
Use Case: Coal bunker temperature monitoring
— Temperature monitoring is required to prevent wind-fueled fire hazards
— The measuring points are up to 600 meters away from the control room
Challenge
— The temperature sensor measuring points change each time, because the shape of
the coal mountain at the bunker varies With the amount of stock at any given time.
Solutions
— Wireless system for flexible temperature measurement
— Verified communication of up to 600 meters without a repeater
— Packet error rate of less than 2%
ISA100 Wireless Benefits
— Longer range communication
— Less hardware
— Robust communication with lower packet error rates.