Monitoring system for the control of sites hosting GEG radio system junctions. The primary need was to monitor the status and health of the battery pack, used as a backup energy source in case of loss from the main power supply. In these conditions, the priority is to know the status of the batteries and the autonomy time available in order to guarantee the functionality of the radio station during the reset of the electricity grid. The data gathered was also used for a feasibility study on renewable energy done by GEG in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Milan.
Client’s need
Prevent a telecommunications network blackout over a large geographic area.
Operating Context
Telecommunication signal trellis transceivers for 100,000 radio units with main power supply from the national power grid and backup power from battery packs.
Solution provided by AIknow
A monitoring system has been created to verify the full functionality of the battery pack, a critical element that intervenes in the event of an electricity blackout, guaranteeing the continuity of telecommunication services.
Benefits obtained
- Guarantee that the full functionality of the battery pack is being constantly monitored.
- Real-time control of site autonomy in the absence of a power grid.
- Acquisition of environmental data for feasibility study on the use of renewable energy (research project)
In particular, for the 65 radio sites in the Sardinia Region, AIknow has created a custom monitoring platform that integrates the hardware and sensors present at each site via IoT Gateway, generating telemetry, alarms and reports visible on a dashboard.
The measures monitored are:
- Battery pack voltage
- Site temperature
- Opening of the site door
- Presence of electrical power.
- Presence of smoke.
- Functionality of combiner.
GEG s.r.l. was founded in 1981 and has been operating for over 30 years at national level in the field of design and construction of integrated mobile radio systems for closed groups of users. In 35 years of activity, GEG s.r.l. has built plants and systems in more than 500 public administrations and manages an installed fleet of over 100,000 units of radio equipment.
