Possible applications
Stacker machine
- Transfer points monitoring
- Stacking/reclaiming of material
- Tow cable drum monitoring
Large excavator
- Transfer points monitoring
- Machine movement monitoring
- Monitoring of the bucket wheel
Coal stockyard monitoring
- Machinery and personnel movement
- Transfer points monitoring
- Coal crusher monitoring
Underground mine
- Processing technology monitoring
Train loading station
- Monitoring of trucks and loading equipment
Combustion process
- Boiler equipment monitoring
- Flame/chamber monitoring
Industrial facility
- Surveillance monitoring
- Machinery operation
- Production monitoring
Monitoring vehicles and transported material
The system is used for online and offline monitoring and identification of vehicles as well as material being transported on the truck deck at the gates. IR cameras with IR illumination and a quick shutter speed are used to identify vehicles. This makes it possible to identify and record the vehicle’s license plate in the dark without stopping it. The system is decentralized, consisting of several independent subsystems, each monitoring one gate. The subsystems are connected to a central server via Ethernet. Such a design can be expanded almost without limit. The system uses Milestone XProtect™ software and networked IP cameras. The images are recorded both at the central server and also within individual subsystems.
Local users use PC’s to view and control the cameras at the subsystem level. Network users can access the camera views, archives or system setup via the central server according to their user permissions.
Users can easily watch live images, zoom in, control PTZ cameras, record and replay images and search the archive using the control software.
In case of a network communication failure between the subsystems and the central server, the subsystems remain fully functional.
Thermovision surveillance system for intruder detection
Aside from traditional CCTV cameras, the system is equipped with special thermal imaging cameras to be able to detect intruders in total darkness without any additional illumination, in fog, rain or through bushes. The thermal imaging cameras detect objects’ heat dissipation, and so offer exceptional performance in detection of persons, animals or machines.
The system uses Milestone XProtect™ software to combine a number of network or analog cameras into one or more servers. The network server provides a range of operations required for protected area monitoring. The system’s open structure supports a wide range cameras and manufacturers.
All camera application requirements are analyzed individually for each installation location according to customer needs. These can include monitoring of critical locations at specified times, interconnection of alarms (PIR sensors, motion detection) with PTZ positioning of the cameras. The functions are provided automatically based on system settings.
Camera systems with air-cooled housings
If cameras need to be installed in a hot environment, very often with radiant heat, the camera’s operating temperature may exceed maximum values specified by the manufacturer. In this case, the camera needs to be cooled to normal operating temperature.
A specially designed HE series cooled camera housing is used for this purpose. Cooling is provided by an air stream fed through a pressure regulator and filter into the housing, and is distributed via small nozzles to cool down the housing window and to protect it from dust. The system usually utilizes the facility’s existing pressurized air supply.
In case of a compressed air outage, the camera is automatically removed from the high-temperature location by a pneumatic or electrical positioning device. The camera housing uses special window glass to shield the camera lens and sensor from heat radiation.
The images from the camera are then transferred, viewed and recorded in a standard manner.
