LoRa (Long Range radio) technology can be used in various telemetry and monitoring applications. Its biggest advantage is the range, which can reach a distance of 15km, and the low power required to carry out this transmission. It is no wonder that LoRa equipment is widely used to transmit information from remote units when power is limited using long-lasting batteries (8-10 years)
There are several cases where LoRa can be used. We recently carried out a sanitation monitoring application in the interior of SP in a mountainous region where the cellular data signal is only available on the ridges adjacent to the equipment installations. Therefore, it would be unfeasible to implement an IoT monitoring solution using only Above-Net cellular gateways and RTUs.
The solution was to create a local LoRa network between the points, which are an average of 2 km apart, connected to a LoRa cellular gateway for transmission via 3G link.
All equipment and installations were designed for the critical environment with grounding and high protection against surges and lightning, in addition to battery backup and the solution is capable of indicating in real time the failure of electrical systems involved in monitoring.
In addition to reservoir levels, we monitor pressures, pump status, temperature, current and equipment voltages, indicating anomalies and deterioration in operating conditions with automatic triggering of procedures for the maintenance team.
Above Above-Net is a company with extensive engineering experience in communicating local or remote industrial networks and is therefore capable of customizing monitoring and telemetry solutions for any environment where communication conditions are precarious. In conjunction with Bridgemeter , our industrial IoT platform, we dramatically reduce customer travel and maintenance costs through continuous monitoring of the treatment plant.
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