IoT

SMART EARTHING
MONITORING SYSTEM

Smart system for distributed

processing and centralised
monitoring of earthing systems
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Earthing system is a mirror that reflects

the state of an electrical installation

Earthing system is a fundamental safety element that requires

regular maintenance. An earthing system makes it not only to
observe the electrical dynamics attributable to the abnormal
operation of facility but also of equipment connected to it,
which could be affected by transients, leakage, spurious and
harmonics currents, etc.

SMART EARTHING MONITORING SYSTEM performs

centralised monitoring of earthing systems by means
of smart sensors distributed in selected control
points, evaluating the status of the facility at regular
and programmable intervals, guaranteeing safety and
continuity of the service.

Optimise safety and operational-financial efficiency of your

assets.

RISK MINIMISATION
Prevention of critical situations such as those that can be
generated by step and touch voltages in facilities that are
not continuously supervised or without proper maintenance.

OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
Data-driven predictive maintenance that optimises asset
lifetime. Real-time alerts for corrective maintenance. Theft
and vandalism detection.

FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY
Cost savings through logistical simplification of verification
processes and early detection of asset failure situations.

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Efficient monitoring
of earthing systems

SMART EARTHING MONITORING SYSTEM enables distributed processing and centralised monitoring
of earthing systems as well as interpretation of data, providing useful feedback for decision making.

IoT IA

Data collection Accurate diagnostics Objective multi-channel alerts

Centralised monitoring using Interpretation of data through AI Feedback is received by different

distributed smart sensors allows real-
time status monitoring of the electrical
installation and equipment connected
to it in an economically efficient way,
ensuring safety and continuity of
service.
High-capacity distributed processing
facilitates the incorporation of new
features and/or user requirements and
enables automatic local action.
algorithms such as Clustering,
Adaptive Filtering or Deep Learning,
provides information for complete
characterisation of the monitored
system.
departments: asset management,
operations, maintenance, etc., both
in form of alerts and historical
measurements. In this way, risks,
failures and their effects can be
minimised, and the useful life of
assets can be optimised through
predictive maintenance. All this
results in cost savings due to
logistical simplification of verification
processes and optimisation of
corrective preventive maintenance.

Distributed sensorisation, IoT connectivity and Artificial Intelligence for

the supervision of earthing systems.

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Applications

Ă Logistical and operational optimisation of periodic regulatory

checks.
Ă Determination of the regulatory resistive value of the monitored
system.
Ă Verification of conductors and connections that form part of the
monitored loop (cable screens, etc.).
Ă Verification of continuity of the earthing conductor (breakage,
vandalism, etc.).
Ă Characterisation of current flow in interconnected earthing
systems.
Ă Evaluation of leakage currents in industrial systems and processes
for optimisation of preventive maintenance of machinery.
Ă Assessment of the level of electrical noise causing interference
associated with equipment malfunctions.
Ă Monitoring of earthing fittings and neutral transformer in
substations.
Ă Optimisation of maintenance associated with cathodic protection.

Ă Power supply quality control.

Main sectors

Ă Transport and energy distribution

Ă Oil&Gas

Ă Telecommunications

Ă Renewable energy

Ă Industry

Ă Mining

Ă Facilities with sensitive equipment

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System Characteristics

SMART EARTHING MONITORING SYSTEM is a technological solution developed and patented by

Aplicaciones Tecnológicas for efficient supervision of earthing systems, characterised by:

Ă Robustness: the system has a double data storage backup.

Ă Highly resilient design: optimised to reduce dependence on the availability of electronic components
on the market, increasing the guarantee of supply and reducing delivery times.

Ă Adaptability: remotely adaptable functionalities and options, either individually (for implementation
and testing of new functions), for groups (for partial pilots, adjustment of local configurations) or
globally.

Ă Independence: local processing independent of communications.

ADAPTABILITY TO ANY SCENARIO

Adapted monitoring of earthing and elements connected to it.
Development of ad-hoc projects according to customer requirements.

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Results and benefits of the system

OPERATIONAL RISK FINANCIAL

EXCELLENCE MINIMISATION EFFICIENCY

Ă Data-driven predictive
maintenance.
Ă Real-time alerts for corrective
maintenance.
Ă Prevention of failures and
safety-critical situations.
Ă Centralised monitoring.
Ă Configurable system adaptable
to user needs.
Ă Reduction of the risk of step Ă Cost savings due to logistical
and touch voltages with the simplification of verification
danger of electric shock for processes.
people.
Ă Early detection of asset failure
Ă Continuous and remote
verification of assets status. situations.
Ă Real-time detection of earthing Ă Optimisation of corrective and
disconnections. preventive maintenance.
Ă Alerts in the event of theft,
degradation, breakdown or
accidental breakage.

Ă Remote updates.

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SMART EARTHING MONITORING SYSTEM:

system structure
The system consists of a layered structure, each with a specific infrastructure.

The sensing layer contains the sensor elements that

are installed in the assets to be monitored. This layer
SENSING LAYER
communicates with the server layer via a secure channel
(MPLS).

ETL
SERVERS
LAYER

The server layer has physical support of the databases

where the set of data is registered by all the equipment
SQL
in the field. A set of ETL services is in charge of OLAP
LAYER
organising data appropriately in the OLAP layer.

At the algorithm layer, the different AI algorithms

convert raw data into useful information, which is
inserted back into database in the processing layer. ALGORITHM
LAYER

In the target layer, the functions and options required by

AT-CLOUD
user are determined based on collected data.
MIDDLEWARE
SERV PROCESSING
LAYER

SCADA
JSON
MIDDLEWARE

At the user layer, via a web portal, each user profile

can access real-time visualisation of data, access to
historical data, alert management, analysis, data export,
etc.
COR
COA
USER LAYER
The high computational capacity of sensors and WEB PORTAL - APP
CCA
OPERATOR

power provided by the distributed process allow data

integration from the different layers that form the
system.

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System structure

SMART EARTHING MONITORING SYSTEM uses IoT technology to monitor earthing

systems and elements connected to them at regular and programmable intervals.

The data from the sensors are transferred via a secure protocol to the AT-CLOUD, a redundant
and secure data centre (TIER IV-Gold) where the AI algorithms transform the data into useful
information for the client.

The processed information is sent via M2M communication both to the web portal and other
channels (e-mail, APP, integration with SCADA), where it is available:

Ă Real-time visualisation of earthing status

Ă Alerts via push notification

Ă Historical data for analysis and studies

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Equipment configuration
Starting from the common base unit and depending on the application, the
configuration of units is completed by selecting characteristics related to:

Power supply Sensor

The equipment can be configured for Choice of an external to the enclosure
mains power supply using a power or integrated with the enclosure sensor
supply unit, direct power supply from (available for weatherproof enclosure).
48V batteries or autonomous power
supply via solar panel.
Battery
It can be selected a 5Ah battery for
Communication
equipment power backup or 10Ah for solar
Communications can be carried out power applications or for supplying power
via the 2G/3G network or over the 4G to small site equipment.
network bands for IoT (LTE-M, NBIoT).
Communication is also possible via
Visualisation
LAN port.
The indoor enclosure allows a 2.4”
TFT screen for visualisation and local
Enclosure
operation of equipment.
It is possible to select a suitable for
indoor use, prepared for wall and
DIN rail mounting enclosure, or the
IP 65 weatherproof enclosure for
environments exposed to inclement
weather.

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Functional options
Configuration of equipment is completed by a selection of functional
options, which can be activated remotely, even with the equipment already
installed in different locations.

Real-time continuity Potential-free outputs

The equipment monitors status of
earthing conductor in real-time and
generates an immediate warning when
a lack of continuity is detected.
Leakage current detection
It detects and measures the leakage
current of equipment connected to
the earthing network, e.g. autovalves,
transformers, etc.
Node evaluation
It allows evaluation of status of
interconnection between different
earthing systems, generating a signal
at one point and evaluating the signal
received in the different nodes of the
network.
This function allows configurable local
actuation.
GPIO
Puertos analógicos y digitales para
centralizar la sensorización del entorno
mediante el equipo.
Touch voltage
Measurement of touch voltage
generated in the event of an earthing
leakage or a failure.
Expansion port
Port intended to communicate the
equipment with other elements of the
site.

Autocalibration
It allows unattended calibration of
equipment for regulatory verifications.

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Platform options
The user platform can be defined according to
management and integration capabilities required:

COA platform APP management for

Alert management associated
with status of the measurement
equipment.
CCA platform
Alert management associated with
earthing resistance and continuity
measurements.
COR Platform
Alert management associated
with leakage current, failure
location, etc.
equipment activation/
deactivation:
Mobile APP for management
of activation/deactivation of
installed equipment.
SCADA
Integration of data processed in
client’s system.

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Additional services

caret-right Application Maintenance Services:

Remote updating of the application
24x7 Technical Service at3w-connect.com

Data backup

caret-right Equipment Maintenance Services:

Remote equipment updates
Remote equipment diagnostics
24x7 Technical Service
Local data recovery
Autocalibration

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