Magnetically coupled wireless communication for buried environmental sensor

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

doi:10.1109/EEEIC.2013.6549539

Magnetically coupled wireless communication for buried environmental sensor

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

VTT (former employee or external)

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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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 language	English
Title of host publication	12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013
Publisher	IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Pages	341-345
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4673-3059-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-3060-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2013.6549539
Publication status	Published - 2013
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013 - Wroclaw, Poland Duration: 5 May 2013 → 8 May 2013

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Conference	12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013
Abbreviated title	EEEIC 2013
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Wroclaw
Period	5/05/13 → 8/05/13

Keywords

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

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McCaffrey, C, Häkli, J, Hirvonen, M, Huhtinen, I, Nummila, K & Lehikoinen, T 2013, Magnetically coupled wireless communication for buried environmental sensor. in 12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, pp. 341-345, 12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013, Wroclaw, Poland, 5/05/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/EEEIC.2013.6549539

Magnetically coupled wireless communication for buried environmental sensor. / McCaffrey, Colm; Häkli, Janne; Hirvonen, Mervi et al.
12th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, EEEIC 2013. IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2013. p. 341-345.

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