TECHNICAL OVERVIEW

FIBRE OPTIC SENSING SYSTEM FOR BUS DUCTS

Document Reference: OSL-GEN/FOTSS.BUSDUCTS.2020/03

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1 INTRODUCTION – OPTICAL SENSING LIMITED

Optical Sensing Limited (“OSL”) develop, design and implement Smart Facilities solutions for commercial buildings
and various industries using Fibre Optic Sensing Systems.

Optical Sensing Limited (OSL) is registered in Hong Kong and located at Hong Kong Science and Technology Park,
Shatin. OSL specialises in Fibre Optic Sensing Systems and their applications to support Smart Infrastructure 4.0.

OSL develops, designs and implements two groups of Fibre Optic Sensing Systems:
- Fibre Optic Distributed Sensing Systems
- Fibre Optic Point Sensing Systems

FIBRE OPTIC DISTRIBUTED SENSING SYSTEMS are used to monitor CONTINUOUS objects for example power cables,
bus ducts, chilled water pipes, fresh water pipes, bridges and so forth

FIBRE OPTIC POINT SENSING SYSTEMS are used to monitor INDIVIDUAL objects / locations for example vibration,
strain & loading, settlement, movement, hot spot temperature and so forth.

We cover five main applications. They are

Our Systems use Fibre Optic Sensing technology as the means to measure and acquire physical data of the target
objects. Moreover, we use advanced Data Analytics technique including Pattern Analyser & Artificial Intelligence to
convert the data into actionable intelligence to facilitate PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE & CONDITION BASED
MAINTENANCE [CBM]. The technique includes use of Pattern Analysis / AI as illustrated in the follow figure.

One of OSL’s products is Fibre Optic Thermal Sensing Systems for bus ducts.

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Customer references [ON REQUEST]

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OSL already holds 4 patents and 1 patent being processed. OSL plans to apply for 2 more patents in 1Q2021.

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2 FIBRE OPTIC SENSING SYSTEM FOR BUS DUCTS

2.1 GENERAL

The FIBRE OPTIC SENSING SYSTEM for BUS DUCTS comprises of the Main Control Unit and Fibre Optic sensing
cables.

2.2 MAIN CONTROL UNIT [MCU]

The MCU comprises of Optical Unit, Server Unit and Communications Unit. All equipment units are housed in a
standard equipment rack. The following figure illustrates the Main Control System:

Figure 1: Schematic Diagram of MCU

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2.3 OPTICAL UNIT
PRODUCT NAME

FIBRE OPTIC DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM - OPTICAL UNIT

OPTICAL
SENSING

Figure 2: Optical Unit

ASPECTS DETAILS

DIMENSION 482.6W x 133.3H x 450D

WEIGHT 15Kg

OPERATING ENVIRONMENT 10OC to 45OC Long Term Non-condensing

75% Relative Humidity

SCAN CYCLE Less than 15 seconds

MEASUREMENT DISTANCE DIFFERENT MODELS: 3KM, 4KM, 6KM, 10KM, 12KM, 15KM

NUMBER OF PORTS DIFFERENT MODELS: 4 PORTS, 6 PORTS, 8 PORTS

FIBRE CONNECTOR TYPE E2000

COMMUNICATIONS PORTS ETHERNET, RS232, RS485, USB, HDMI

CONNECTIVITY TO EXTERNAL DRY CONTACT RELAY [WITH A WIDE RANGE OF VOLTAGES], MODBUS TCP, OPC,
SYSTEMS IEC104

SPATIAL RESOLUTION 1m

MEASUREMENT ACCURACY +/- 1 OC

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FIBRE OPTIC SENSING CABLE

The Fibre Optic Sensing cable for Bus Ducts is described as follows [please refer to OSL Product Brochure]

Figure 3: Fibre Optic Sensing Cable

ASPECTS DETAILS

TRANSMISSION MODE MULTIMODE

NUMBER OF CORES STANDARD: SINGLE CORE [OTHER CONFIGURATIONS CAN BE CUSTOM MADE]

WAVELENGTH 1550nm [C BAND]

TEMPERATURE RATING OF CABLE SHEATH UP TO 150OC

TEMPERATURE OF FIBRE CORE [SILICA] UP TO 850 OC

LOW SMOKE ZERO HALOZEN COMPLY WITH EN14582:2016 AND IEC61034-2:2005+A1:2013

DIELECTRIC STRENGTH IEC60227 AND IEC60335-1 UP TO 6000VAC AND 6000VDC

MECHANICAL STRENGTH TENSILE STRENGTH250N LONG TERM 400N SHRT TERM

CRUSH STRENGTH 2,000N LONG TERM 3000N SHORT TERM

DELIVERY STANDARD: 1000m PER DRUM

FULL TEST REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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2.4 PLACEMENT OF FIBRE OPTIC SENSING CABLE ONTO THE BUS DUCTS

The Fibre Optic Sensing Cables are attached to the surface of Bus Ducts by using custom design Fibre Optic Cable
clips. The following figures illustrate an example [Schneider Electric] of how Cable clips are used to attach Fibre
Optic Sensing Cables.

Figure 4: Work Method to install fibre optic sensing cables onto bus ducts

OSL has designed clips and worked with most manufacturers of bus ducts including Schneider Electric,
LS, Siemens, iMPB and other manufacturers

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It must be noted that placement of Fibre Optic Sensing Cables at different locations of the bus ducts
greatly affects the measurement readings. This is illustrated in the following figure.

Temperature (oC)

Figure 5: Effects on temperature measurement due to placement locations of fibre optic sensing cables

OSL’s Fibre Optic Sensing System smartly compensate the deviation of temperature measurements
due to different placement locations of fibre optic sensing cables

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2.5 ENGINEERING DESIGN

Based on the Client’s Bus Duct route and configuration, OSL will design the routes of the Fibre Optic Sensing
Cables. The design is to optimise the number of fibre channels and lengths of fibre optic cables. An example of
the design is illustrated in the following figure.

Figure 6A: Design of fibre optic sensing cable runs – LOGICAL ROUTES

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Figure 6B: Design of fibre optic sensing cable runs – PHYSICAL ROUTES

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IN SUMMARY

The installation method engineered by OSL is

▪ Non-invasive: no hole to be made on the bus ducts

▪ Non-structural: does not affect the structure of the bus ducts

▪ No tools required for installation

▪ Easy to install - can finish a section of bus ducts in fraction of a minute

▪ Simple design

▪ Low cost

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3 INTERNET OF THINGS / WEB ACCESS

The Fibre Optic Sensing System of OSL is designed with the latest IT technology. The user can access
the System and obtain information about the operation condition of bus ducts anywhere anytime on
his PC, tablet and other mobile devices.

Local Site Client Control Centre

Centre

Figure 6: Remote Access / Cloud Access of the System

The by simply open a browser [Chrome, IE and so forth] and enter the web link of the System. For
demonstration purpose, the following link can be used to access the “demonstration” System in OSL
office

Opticalsensing.net/scada

[Please contact OSL for User ID and Password]

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4 SYSTEM GUI

Please refer to OSL’s separate document on System GUI

Or

Try our Demo – open a browser and type

Opticalsensing.net/scada

(please contact OSL for User ID and Password)

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a. PATTERN ANALYSER

Please refer to a separate video on pattern analysis

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