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K-UTEC Broschuere Seismic Monitoring
K-UTEC Broschuere Seismic Monitoring
Seismic events, whether they are caused by local tec- interpretation of the single events as well as the
tonics, fracturing of the overburden or induced by lo- general assessment of the seismicity in a target area.
cal mining or fracturing in the underground, are only K-UTEC is able to design, build and monitor the best
sporadically occurring events, thus the assessment fitting, individual solution for each customer.
of the general seismicity within an area can only be
With the help of this information it is possible to react
realised over a longer period of time. These events
to seismic events. Geothermal companies can use
can occur spontaneously or artificially induced (i.e.
seismic information for instance to detect areas with
fracking of lithological layers for geothermal plants).
high permeability and/or fractures in the reservoir. It
K-UTEC has a long lasting experience within this is also possible through seismic monitoring to react
subject and offers extensive support both in planning if the seismicity in a certain mining area increases by
and installing seismic monitoring systems. We also adapting the operational conditions.
offer extensive assistance for the operation of moni-
Furthermore, if seismic vibrations occur, the meas-
toring systems. Furthermore, we also offer the
urements can quantify these vibrations and allow
comparison with conditions set by regulators.
Arrival time
Event location
(x,y,z) Event time
Ethernet
• design the best solution for the • 24/7 monitoring of the system • automatic localization and alerts
costumer • maintenance of the system • manual control of the localization
• compute the accuracy of the sys- • updating of the system, in case of • calculation of the event and seis-
tem in the observed area changing local conditions mological parameters
• install the system in the field • status report in time intervals as
desired by the client
DESIGN OF A SINGLE STATION VARIOUS TYPES OF SEISMOMETERS
3D Seismometers
indoor
Transient recorder
Power supply
GPS – Antenna-cable
outdoor 1D Seismometers
LTE – Antenna
GPS – Antenna
Transient recorder
Power supply
Different types of
uninterrupted power seismometers
supply unit
GPS – Antenna
Power supply –
Solar panel
Transient recorder
power supply –
buffer battery
GRAPHICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF SITE AND MINE PLANTS
Event example
Automatic localization
Seismic event
Recorder
Miscellaneous
- Temperature range -40° to +70° C
- Compact ALU-Housing
45 mm x 85 mm x 164 mm
- Integrated self-sufficient system
monitoring (watchdog)
- Low power input (2,5 W without LTE
modem, 6 W with LTE modem)
REFERENCES IN SEISMIC MONITORING BY K-UTEC
www.k-utec.de