Intelligent Refinery Plant Wireless Solution

Intelligent plant construction is the trend of refinery enterprise informatization. It can help refinery improve management efficiency, reduce production
costs and enhance competitiveness. But an Intelligent refinery plant needs advanced communications systems to provide automatic, digital, visual, model-
ing and integrated operations. To achieve a comprehensive perception and efficient coordination of refinery plant, wireless mean is a necessary communi-
cation extension.

Solution
Huawei provides a 4G LTE Intelligent Refinery Plant Wireless
Solution for the following communications services:

Wireless video dispatching: managers at command centers

and on-site personnel can conduct multi-party video calls for
production dispatching and emergency situations
Multimedia Personnel Production Wireless Mobile
trunking dispatch Video surveillance positioning inspection meter reading office
Wireless video surveillance: wireless cameras provide remote
security protection and production management in plant areas
LTE wireless network
where wired networks are difficult to build Campus network
LTE base station
Wireless meter reading: provides real-time production opera- Core network
LTE base station LTE base station
tion surveillance in areas where manual meter reading is inconve-
nient or wired networks are difficult to install

Wireless positioning: intelligent terminals, positioning

Vehicle- Push-to- Portable LTE box IP camera +
systems, and Geographic Information System (GIS) maps track mounted talk (PTT) video system camera Customer Premises
terminal Equipment (CPE) GPS RFID Zigbee
personnel positions and ensure their safety and product security

Wireless intelligent inspection: real-time process inspection

data is sent from on-site operators and records detailed leak Figure 1 Intelligent refinery plant wireless solution architecture
information to ensure inspection quality

Wireless Dispatching
LTE broadband trunking provides daily dispatches (including
point-to-point), group call services, breaking into a call, and TETRA fixed console
forced release services. The system’ s multiple communica- Voice intercom Terrestrial Trunked
Radio (TETRA) walkie-talkie
tion methods include Short Messages (SMs), data down- Dispatch console
Trunking gateway
loading, and video intercom, which enables information-
sharing between employees and meets the requirements of
production dispatching and emergency command. Data exchange
Dispatching machine Dispatch console
LTE base station
Highlights LTE core network
Trunking server
• Multimedia broadband trunking for video intercom
• Compatible with existing dispatching systems Video backhaul

Figure 2 Intelligent refinery plant wireless dispatch network

Wireless Video Surveillance PU system LTE broadband video backhaul Surveillance center

The LTE-based video surveillance solution solves cabling

Camera
difficulties in plant areas and provides fixed and mobile CPE
Disk array
real-time video surveillance Bearer network
Pier

Highlights Office PC
• 50 Mbit/s uplink bandwidth covers an area of 3 to 10 LTE base station
LTE emergency
kilometers and provides additional video backhaul channels Oil tank area communications vehicle Decoder Video wall
• Enterprise Software Development Kits (eSDKs) and open
interfaces can be linked with third-party systems Video uplink data streams

• Intelligent analysis and alarm functions Video distribution data streams

Portable video system Mobile terminal
Key intersection

Figure 3 Intelligent refinery plant wireless video surveillance network

 Wireless Meter Reading
LTE wireless networks solve cabling difficulties in plant
LTE
areas. The networks transmit meter data remotely and in LTE base station
gateway
real time to the service platform, and provide surveillance
over production processes. Meter reading
management
software
Highlights Enterprise
Core Network
• 50 Mbit/s uplink bandwidth permits many terminals to System (eCNS)
access LTE networks LTE LTE base station Meter reading
• Frees refineries from trenching, cabling, and produc- gateway
service platform
tion safety problems Wireless transmitters Industrial mesh network LTE backhaul network Service platform

Wireless Positioning Figure 4 Intelligent refinery plant wireless meter reading network
GPS (outdoor) or Zigbee (indoor) positioning systems
locate personnel and transmit the information in real
time to the surveillance center via LTE networks. This
LTE base station
ensures personnel safety.
Database
Highlights
GPS positioning
• Positioning deviation is less than 3m with the use of GIS server

Time-of-Flight (TOF) technology LTE base station

• Combined use of GPS and Zigbee positioning systems
LTE gateway
reduces costs Zigbee positioning

Wireless Intelligent Inspection Figure 5 Intelligent refinery plant wireless positioning network
On-site operators can use LTE hand-held terminals to
locate, take photos, and record data. The collected data
can be sent over the LTE network to the service platform,
where experts can consult, then order quick inspection
of manufacturing equipment. Intelligent inspection apparatus
LTE base station
Intelligent inspection GIS server
platform
Highlights
• Five elements (time, place, personnel, video, and data)
ensure inspection quality LTE base station
Intelligent inspection apparatus
• Fast third-party software development available with
intelligent terminals that use Android operating systems
Figure 6 Intelligent refinery plant wireless intelligent inspection network

Benefits Key Products

• Intelligent methods ensure high-quality inspection
• Accurate positioning helps ensure personnel safety
• One-stop information presentation (including personnel
positions, video, maps, and conferences) and visualized
dispatch and command
• Multiple services (including voice, dispatch, inspection,
meter reading, and video surveillance) are carried on one
LTE network, which is easy to operate and maintain
• Wireless dispatch: LTE wireless networks, multimedia trunk-
ing terminals, multimedia dispatching system
• Video surveillance: IVS platforms, LTE integrated cameras,
and outdoor cameras
• Wireless positioning: Zigbee positioning systems, position-
ing card, and LTE terminal CPE
• Intelligent inspection: inspection terminals and LTE commu-
nications modules
• Wireless meter reading: LTE terminal CPE and LTE commu-
nications modules

Success Stories
• Sinopec Jiujiang Company wireless communications project
• Songo Songo gas processing plant communications project in Tanzania
• PetroChina Daqing Petrochemical Company network system reconstruction
……

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