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Advanced Photonics
Fight Fire with Fibre
Fire Protection Systems
Avoid a fire with early detection using fiber optic distributed temperature sensing.
Commercial Fire Detection Systems
Harness the power of linear heat detection with cutting edge fire protection technologies.
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Advanced Photonics Australia
Advanced Photonics Australia’s fiber optic distributed temperature sensing solutions include Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) And Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) for a wide range of heavy industry applications. We have adopted the latest proven technology in the field of Photonics to engineer industry leading commercial, industrial and mine safety technologies for even the most onerous operating environments. Our fire monitoring systems provide continuous condition monitoring of key assets. This protects the safety of staff and allows for a predictive asset management approach to be established which minimises unplanned outages and avoids unnecessary maintenance of equipment.
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Disaster Prevention
Tunnel Fires
Fire detection in long and inaccessible areas
Conveyor Fires
Detects heat build-up above & below conveyor
Cable Insulation Burnout
Monitor and detect temperature increases in power and utility cables
Pipeline Leakage
Pipeline Leakage or Blockage Detection
Tank Farm Fires
Prevent major fire explosion incidents from occuring
Coal Bunker Fires
Fire Prevention/Detection – Coal Storage
Motor / Pulley Bearing Failure
Condition Monitoring– Motor/Pulley Bearings
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Cutting Edge
Technology
Cable Properties
Very small diameter and weight – fast heat transfer – short response time – fast fire detection and precise temperature and location measurement.
FRNC (Fire Resistant Non-Corrosive) steel cable, fire rated for 2hrs @ 750 degrees centigrade.
Maintenance Free
Sensor cable and detector are maintenance-free – no maintenance operations are required to maintain detector operation e.g. filter changes, calibration or cleaning.
Sensor cable has 40 years design longevity.
DTS detector with sensor cables obtained VdS certificate as heat detector with highest A1/A2 class acc. to EN 54-5 with sensor cable lengths up to 10 km
Explosion Safety
DTS detector uses laser light emitter of very low power – laser class 1 (<20 mW).
Low laser light power allows sensor cable to be installed in explosive atmospheres, e.g. coal mines, gas and dust environments.
Simple Installation
Small bending radius, combined with basic mounted requirements on new or existing cable ladder, piping or equipment structures.
Increasing Availability
Through these System Configurations
DTS system without Redundancy
Sensor cable as open line, no sensor cable redundancy, no detector redundancy.EN 54-22: maximum area protected by sensor cable = 1600m2AS1670.1: maximum zone area = 2000m2
DTS System with Cable Redundancy
Sensor cable as loop, detector with 2 channels, no detector redundancy.
EN 54-22: maximum are protected with sensor cable as loop = 10000m2
DTS System for Full Redundancy
Sensor cables as 2 loops, two DTS detectors, full redundancy – highest reliability.
EN 54-22: maximum area protected by sensor cable as loop between two detectors = 10000m2 for each sensor cable loop.
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Recent Articles
Advanced Photonics Australia partners with OSIsoft
Last week we partnered with OSIsoft / Aveva, a global leader in industrial software, to showcase how real production data gathered by our DTS Technology can be modelled and visualised by a whole organization to make the decision-making process easier and faster. It was a pleasure to collaborate together, thank you OSISoft for the opportunity. Watch the video to check how real time data can be transformed into smart insights. Video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe0631CxRVU&t=164s
Advanced Photonics Australia presents at Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (MEMMES)
Advanced Photonics Australia was invited to present at Mining Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (MEMMES) - Engineers Australia - the benefits of Power Cable Monitoring using Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) technology this week. Our Director, Ubaldo Torre, has presented how the technology works and its potential benefits for the mining industry.The Power Cable Monitoring application allows companies to avoid cable insulation burnout, provides exact location of faults for faster repair of cable or power line and builds a thermal profile of the cable. The Real Time Thermal Rating (RTTR) technology detects and locates hotspots along the cable route, including joints and plugs and calculates current carrying capacity & overload situation to enable smart load shedding.It was a pleasure to present at MEMMES, who does a lot of the hard work in helping develop Mechanical and Electrical safety standards for the mining industry. We thank MEMMES for the support and we hope to keep raising the safety standards of the mining industry in Australia, together.We look forward to our next collaboration with MEMMES Australia!
How safety systems can help you lower your insurance premiums in the long run
Safety systems and Site Assessment Profile help identify and mitigate risks that could improve your insurance premiums
Risk management practices for fire safety in brownfield mines have often required extensive risk assessment sessions covering specific equipment such as conveyors, plant process areas and underground mining extensions. Risk assessments of these different areas help establish the overall site risk and determine the insurance premiums. Among the variables that help to determine the insurance premiums from a fire safety perspective are:- Mine construction
- Equipment assets
- Overall protection (detection and suppression)
- Exposure of people to fire
| Country | Cause | Loss |
| Australia | Fire in a benefaction plant | 120,000,000 |
| Chile | Conveyor fire | 60,000,000 |
| Australia | Underground longwall fire | 125,000,000 |
| Australia | Conveyor belt fire | Outstanding |
- Is the existing fire suppression system (e.g., sprinklers or gas) large enough or suitable for the amended and/or plant expansion?
- Do our fire response procedures cater for these plant changes?
- Does the existing fire system reflect our harm minimisation approach for safety systems, including early real-time intelligent data gathering for the prevention of fire?
- Does the fire safety system meet our maintenance system approach for lower number of spares, and less frequent servicing?
- What is the production duty cycle for each conveyor, and its cost?
- What are your site maintenance practices?
Overheated Conveyor Idler thermal image Any electrical system associated with large conveyor’s (often 100’s of kW) power system is also a potential source of fire. Often these systems are more prone to fire due to overloading causing overheating or insulation failure. Electrical system can include: - Outdoor switchyards.
- Substation distribution switchgear (in a switch room or underground enclosures).
- Battery backup systems (for high voltage protection circuits, instrumentation and control, fire safety systems, lighting).
- Motor starting equipment including power electronics such as motor soft starters and variable speed drives.
Mining Risk Review 2019 - Willis Towers Watson
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