September 2012

Active RFID, industriële toepassingen

Botlekgroep, 27 september 2012

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Contents

• About Sensite Solutions

• RFID, passive and active

• Industrial applications

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Company

• Founded 2001, in Eindhoven, The Netherlands

• Experienced in RF, antenna design, power management, sensoring, communication, intrinsic safety

• Close co-operation with renowned research institutes (Philips Research, TNO, KEMA, Universities in Benelux)

• Outsource production via ISO-9001:2000 production partners

• ATEX-compliant quality system

• Main sales via partners (EU, US, Brazil, Chile, Middle East, China)

• Focus: development and marketing of

wireless local tracing and telemetry solutions

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Main industries

• Transport

• Food

• Logistics

• Bulk handling

• (Petro-)chemical

• Security

• Healthcare

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Passive vs.

Active RFIDtechnologies

Passive Active

Power Antenna Battery

Cost emphasis Infrastructure and installation

Tag

Range ± 5 m ± 350 m

Sensitivity to environment High Low

Telemetry No Yes

Impact on infrastructure and logistical processes

High Low

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Passive vs.

Active RFIDapplications

Passive Active

Merchandize authentication X

Access control X (X)

Security X X

Supply chain automation X X

Wireless Telemetry X

Localisation X

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TransmittersOverview

General features

Transmits unique code

Programmable

Lithium battery

Transmit range 300 m

Lifetime 7 to 10 years

Low-battery warning

ATEX certification

Intelligent Tag

- Standard

- Motion

- Temperature

- Relative Humidity

- O2, CO, CO2, ,CH4, NOx, H2S, SO2, other gases

- Alarm button, tilt sensor

Sensor Terminal

Turns sensors into

wireless devices

- Voltage

- NTC, PT temp.

- Fire/smoke alarm

- PIR

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ReceiversWireless Network

Controller

• Processes Tag presence and telemetry

• Range up to 300 m

• Wide variety in configurations

• RS232, USB, Ethernet, BlueTooth

• Versions with GPRS/GPS

• Scalable architecture

• Part of dynamic, wireless network

• Logging and filtering

• Low-power (190 mW)

• Mains/battery/solar

• Auxiliary I/O port

• Integrated antennas

• Indoor/outdoor

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Software: hosting

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Software: hosting

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Software: hosting

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Software on Tablet: HandyGear

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Industrial

challenges

• Drop, shock, and vibration

• Temperature

• Caustic environments

• Uninterrupted operation

• Reliability

• Ease of installation

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Cases

• Wireless Telemetry:

1. Transport

2. Food – pest control

3. Bulk storage

• Tracing:

4. Containers

5. Nuclear source administration

• Safety:

6.Lone worker

• Integration of all functions:

7. Petro-chemical industry

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1.Transport

• Cargo monitoring– Temperature– Relative Humidity– Gas composition (a.o. Ethylene)

• Vehicle security– Opening and closing of doors– Fuel level monitoring– Smart seal of container

• Driver safety– Alarm button

• Logistics efficiency– Monitoring container loading/offloading– Truck/trailer matching– Yard Management

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1.Transport

Cargo monitoring

Door opening

Fuel levelAlarm button

Truck/trailer

Trailer ID

Yard management

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2.Food – pest control

• Pest fumigation

• Fixed Installation

• On-site

• In-transit

• Main entities to be monitored AND controlled:– Temperature– Relative Humidity

– Oxigen (reduced to < 0,5%)

• Continuous monitoring

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2.Food – pest

control

• BN315 Tag for temperature measurements

• BN383 Tag for RH measurements

• BN392 Tag for O2measurements

• HBL200 reader on fixed location, on-site or in ships

• Master-Slave architecture used for logging 15.000 telemetry entries

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3.Bulk storage

• Self-combustion of dry bulk

• Solidification of liquids at ambient temperatures

• Mechanical forces

• Dynamics in monitoring requirements

• Product diversity

• Invisibility of product deterioration

• Labour issues

• Rules and legislation

• Explosion hazards

• Limited infrastructure

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3.Bulk storage - probes

• Stainless steel• 2 -3 meter, 2 or 3 temperature sensors

• Flexible use

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3.Bulk storage – fixed probing

• Stainless steel or Vulcafixx• 8 – 10 – 12 meter

• 6 temperature sensors

• Permanent mounting

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3.Bulk storage - gas detection

• Full range of gas sensors• Includes CO, CO2, H2, CH4 , NOx

Source: Universität Giessen, Germany

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4.Container tracking

• Total control of container location

• Every step in logistical process

• Different modalities

• Different tracing infrastructures

• “Drop and forget” paradigm

• Technology cost vs. container cost

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4.Container tracking

• Tag (motion sensor) on container

• HBL200 reader on forklifts and trucks

• Match between

trucks/forklifts and containers

• Forklifts traced locally on premises

• Trucks traced with GPS

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4.Container tracking

• Tags on non-powered

modalities like train

wagons and loading

vessels

• (local or global) location

noted when container is

dropped

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5.Nuclear source administration

• Non-destructive, radiographic inspection of welding in offshore and petrochemical industries

• Requires nuclear sources, secured in containers made of depleted Uranium

• EU legislation requires extensive administration of whereabouts of nuclear sources (including containers), both in field and locations

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• Tag on isotope container

• Readers on fixed company locations

• Readers in all company vehicles (also equipped with GPS)

• People wearing Tag to match container whereabouts with responsible operator

• Centralized registration of presence at location or GPS position in the field

5.Nuclear source administration

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6.Lone worker solutions

• Control of people in remote and/or hazardous locations

• Continuous verification OR on-demand request for help

• Falling-down alert

• Access control

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6.Lone worker solutions

• BN258 Intelligent Tag with alarm button and tilt sensor

• Hanger and clip

• Programmable tilt alarm response

• Reader in truck, car, or fixed location

• Additional access control via BCT52 Wireless Tag Authenticator

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• Staff supervision

• Access control

• Hazardous gas detection

• Process monitoring

• Logistics control

7.Petro-chemical

industry

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• BN38X and BN39X series of wireless gas sensors for measurements of a.o. H2S, SO2

• HBL200 reader grid on solar power

• BN308 credit card sized Tag for tracing

• Positioning Engine in FlightControl software

• BN309 motion sensor Tag for in-car mounting

7.Petro-chemical

industry

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Staff monitoring