Propuesta de redes de sensores inalámbricas para monitoreo de variables ambientales- caso industrial OIL & GAS

Abstract

This document describes the progress made in phase 1 of the project developed in the VII Call for Research Projects - Santo Tomás University, called Implementation of a Wireless Sensor Network for the Monitoring and Remote Transmission of Data from Hydrocarbon Transmission Lines. The description focuses on a set of characteristics and specifications of a wireless sensor system for the monitoring of variables related to the transport of hydrocarbons, in the Colombian environment. The article begins with the presentation of the components and topologies used in wireless sensor networks, especially focused on the antecedents that relate their use in the hydrocarbon transport sector. It also presents a technical description of the wireless sensor system, made up of three elements: hardware, firmware and software. The technical characteristics of the hardware are described, with respect to its processing capacity, connectivity protocols and energy consumption, in the same way, the firmware that facilitates the processing and transmission of data in the network nodes and finally the software is described. that receives the data from the nodes and allows its monitoring from a web application. The design of the network nodes has considered the use of solar energy cells to make the energy consumption of the nodes sustainable and specific characteristics in the firmware that optimize latency and sensing times in the system. Finally, the initial tests carried out with the design and the recommendations or future proposals are presented, which seek to generate a final product of real application in the described environment.