Proceedings of the Automation & IT Seminar


ISSN 2594-5335

26º Seminário de Automação e TI vol. 26, num.26 (2024)


Title

RELIABLE AND MAINTENANCE FREE, RADIO BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR COKE PLANT BATTERY CARS

RELIABLE AND MAINTENANCE FREE, RADIO BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR COKE PLANT BATTERY CARS

DOI

10.5151/2594-5335-41240

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Abstract

ACCURATELY DETERMINING THE POSITION OF CHARGE, PUSHER, DOOR, AND QUENCHING CARS IN A COKE PLANT BATTERY IS CHALLENGING DUE TO VARIOUS OPERATIONAL FACTORS. AUTOMATION SYSTEMS ARE CRUCIAL FOR PLANT PERFORMANCE AND RELY ON TRUSTWORTHY PROCESS INDICATIONS, WHICH REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT MAINTENANCE RESOURCES. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES AT DIFFERENT COKE PLANTS; BY USING RADIO-BASED MEASURING PRINCIPLES, AUTOMATIC LOCATION OF CARS WAS MEASURED WITH THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF PRECISION. AT THE SAME TIME, REPEATABILITY AND LONG-TERM RELIABILITY WERE ALSO ACHIEVED. SENSORS' LACK OF MOVING PARTS OR NEED FOR ROUTINE CLEANING REDUCED MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, LEADING TO IMPROVED BUDGET AND RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION. AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF OPERATION, THE ACCURATE AND REPEATABLE MEASUREMENT OF CAR POSITIONS INCREASED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY, ENABLING OPTIMIZED PROCESS TIMING, SYNCHRONIZATION, AND SAFETY

 

ACCURATELY DETERMINING THE POSITION OF CHARGE, PUSHER, DOOR, AND QUENCHING CARS IN A COKE PLANT BATTERY IS CHALLENGING DUE TO VARIOUS OPERATIONAL FACTORS. AUTOMATION SYSTEMS ARE CRUCIAL FOR PLANT PERFORMANCE AND RELY ON TRUSTWORTHY PROCESS INDICATIONS, WHICH REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT MAINTENANCE RESOURCES. THIS PAPER DESCRIBES AT DIFFERENT COKE PLANTS; BY USING RADIO-BASED MEASURING PRINCIPLES, AUTOMATIC LOCATION OF CARS WAS MEASURED WITH THE REQUIRED LEVEL OF PRECISION. AT THE SAME TIME, REPEATABILITY AND LONG-TERM RELIABILITY WERE ALSO ACHIEVED. SENSORS' LACK OF MOVING PARTS OR NEED FOR ROUTINE CLEANING REDUCED MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, LEADING TO IMPROVED BUDGET AND RESOURCE OPTIMIZATION. AFTER MORE THAN FIVE YEARS OF OPERATION, THE ACCURATE AND REPEATABLE MEASUREMENT OF CAR POSITIONS INCREASED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY, ENABLING OPTIMIZED PROCESS TIMING, SYNCHRONIZATION, AND SAFETY

Keywords

Positioning; Radio based; Coke plant; Maintenance free

Positioning; Radio based; Coke plant; Maintenance free

How to refer

CRISTOFARO, MARIANO ALBERTO DE; LABRUNA, EDGARDO. RELIABLE AND MAINTENANCE FREE, RADIO BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR COKE PLANT BATTERY CARS , p. 559-565. In: 26º Seminário de Automação e TI, São Paulo, Brasil, 2024.
ISSN: 2594-5335 , DOI 10.5151/2594-5335-41240