Reliable Monitoring and Data Collection for Critical Pipeline Operations
Our Pipeline Telemetry System (PTS) gathers real-time data from remote or challenging environments, such as offshore installations or inaccessible sites, and transmits it to centralised facilities for analysis and utilisation. The PTS empowers pipeline operators with detailed, reliable measurements essential for effective monitoring and integrity management.
Our adaptable PTS solutions support monitoring across industries, including oil and gas, transportation, telecommunications, water and waste management, and power.
Key Features and Benefits
- Versatile Hardware: Leverages off-the-shelf I/O and computing hardware, ensuring compatibility with diverse systems.
- Powered by RUPDB Software: At the core of the Pipeline Telemetry System, the RUPDB software enables real-time data collection, processing, and secure storage. It accommodates both live data needs and up to five years of historical data with memory-resident and disk-based databases.
- Flexible Data Communication: Offers multiple industry-standard and custom protocols, including Modbus (ASCII/RTU/TCP), SNMP, and FTP, enabling seamless data flow and integration across networks.
- Enhanced User Interface: Provides an intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) for diagnostics and data visualisation, accessible through a web-based platform for remote monitoring.
- Customisable Alerts and Security: Delivers configurable email alerting, data encryption, and a range of protocols to meet security and notification requirements.
Pipeline Integrity System (PLIS)
The Pipeline Integrity System (PLIS) serves as an add-on feature to the PTS, delivering advanced monitoring and leak detection capabilities. The PLIS continuously analyses flow discrepancies, enabling real-time pipeline integrity monitoring and leak detection using short-term and long-term flow balance algorithms developed by RUP. This added layer of oversight enhances safety and operational reliability.
PLIS Highlights:
- Flow Discrepancy Calculations: Continuously calculates short-term and long-term flow discrepancies to detect potential leakages and irregularities.
- Volume Balance Algorithm: Performs ongoing monitoring, with hourly data output, to compare standard pipeline flow with actual readings.
Applications
Our Pipeline Telemetry System and Pipeline Integrity System offer versatile solutions for:
- Pipeline Telemetry: Enables remote data collection from pipelines in challenging environments.
- Pipeline Integrity Monitoring: Provides leak detection and flow monitoring for safe and efficient operations.
- Data Server: Acts as a central data repository, supporting historical data retention and easy retrieval.
Technical Specifications
- Hardware: Deploys a shallow depth 1U rackmount industrial computer, optimised for space and integration needs.
- Supported Operating Systems: Compatible with QNX, GNU/Linux, and MS-Windows for flexibility across different infrastructures.
- Protocols and Interfaces:
- Data Formats: Supports Modbus (ASCII/RTU/TCP), OPC, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, and Serial ASCII.
- RUPDB Protocols: Facilitates secure, reliable telemetry data transfer with both stream framing (RS232/RS422/RS485 and TCP) and packet framing.
User Interface
The PTS system features an intuitive interface, designed for efficient diagnostics and data visualisation. Users can operate most functions, including display navigation, with a standard mouse, making it easy to use without extensive technical training.
System Reliability:
- Automatic Restart: Automatically restarts after power failures, returning to the application software with no need for manual intervention.
- Shutdown Controls: Integrates a shutdown button on the GUI, supporting controlled shutdowns to enhance system durability and safety.
Ready to enhance your pipeline monitoring capabilities? Contact us today to learn how our Pipeline Telemetry System can elevate your operations with secure, reliable, and real-time data insights.