Magnetically coupled wireless communication for buried environmental sensor

Colm McCaffrey, Janne Häkli, Mervi Hirvonen, Ismo Huhtinen, Kaj Nummila, Timo Lehikoinen

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Abstract

Ambient sensors are finding their way into our lives and the world around us enabling a great deal of real time environmental monitoring applications. Solid medium, like soil, compost, ice and ore, with relatively high conductivity and non-uniform dielectric properties, provide a unique challenge. One particular case where this is acutely true is black schist ore. While opaque to the propagation of high frequency electric waves, frequencies in the kHz range, and magnetic fields, are better able to penetrate these medium. This paper describes transmission characteristics for this kind of ore. It continues to show the modeling and development of a simple, cheap and low power 125 kHz inductively coupled wireless communication system and demonstrates its performance at a black schist ore mine site.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013
PublisherIEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages341-345
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4673-3059-6
ISBN (Print)978-1-4673-3060-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
MoE publication typeA4 Article in a conference publication
Event12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013 - Wroclaw, Poland
Duration: 5 May 20138 May 2013

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013
Abbreviated titleEEEIC 2013
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityWroclaw
Period5/05/138/05/13

Keywords

  • black schist ore
  • environmental monitoring
  • low frequency
  • magnetic coupling
  • magnetic induction
  • underground communication
  • wireless sensors

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