PaneraTech 2AK3W-POLARIS Industrial Asset Surveillance System Instruction Manual
- June 7, 2024
- PaneraTech
Table of Contents
PaneraTech 2AK3W-POLARIS Industrial Asset Surveillance System
Version 1.0, May 2023
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Copyright Notice
- This manual is Copyright © 2023 PaneraTech, Inc. All rights reserved.
- This manual may not be copied, reproduced or sold in whole or in part without expressed written permission by PaneraTech, Inc.
Compliance: FCC Compliance Statement
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
- This device may not cause harmful interference, and
- this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by PaneraTech, Inc. could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This UWB device may not be employed for the operation of toys. Operation
onboard an aircraft, a ship or a satellite is prohibited.
Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity 47 CFR § 2.1077 Compliance
Information
- Products : Industrial Asset Surveillance System Polaris
- Responsible Party:
- PaneraTech, Inc.
- 4125 Lafayette Center Drive, Suite 200
- Chantilly, VA, 20151, USA
- paneratech.com,
- +1 703-719-9666
FCC 15.105 Statement:
NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
RF Exposure Statement:
- This Transmitter must not be colocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
- This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body or nearby persons.
General
This instrument, or family of instruments, will not be permanently damaged by
reasonable electrostatic discharge and has been tested in accordance with EN
301 489-33. However, in extreme cases temporary malfunction may occur. If this
happens, the unit will indicate equipment failure error and alert PaneraTech,
Inc. staff.
ETSI Regulations for the EC
In the European Community (EC), UWB wall imaging radar instruments must
conform to ETSI (European Technical Standards Institute) standard EN302066.
Details on individual country requirements for licensing are coordinated with
this standard. This product is tested to ETSI standards and found to comply
with EN302 066 and EN 301 489.
Industrial Asset Surveillance System Polaris
The Industrial Asset Surveillance System, Polaris, by PaneraTech, Inc. is used
to monitor the security and safety of industrial assets such as glass
furnaces, steel melting furnaces and other assets using fixed ultrawideband
sensors attached to the asset walls. The system regularly performs
surveillance of the assets to determine if there is any molten material
penetrating through the walls of these furnaces, how much remaining wall
thickness and alert operators for any potential leaks which may result in
dangerous conditions at the factory and major disruptions in production.
Features
- Continuous surveillance of refractory anywhere on the asset using UWB sensors installed on the refractory.
- Sensors operate at higher temperatures (1000 oC and higher) indefinitely.
- Can be installed anytime during the asset campaign.
- Online asset monitoring via PaneraTech’s XSight asset monitoring system.
All hardware components are supplied and installed by PaneraTech. Inc. There is no customer interaction with the devices. All results are analyzed and reported via the XSight platform.
Devices
The complete system consists of a control unit, optional external switch modules to multiply the total number of attached sensors, and the sensors installed on the refractory which are connected to the control unit using high temperature coaxial cables.
Installation of System
All equipment is supplied by PaneraTech, Inc. and installed by the professional installation team. Exact locations of each component and mounting requirements will be determined by the PaneraTech team.
System and Operational Overview
- The Polaris system is designed to have no user operational controls or adjustments except by PaneraTech professional staff. The complete system and configuration as installed on the asset is designed by PaneraTech.
- In the system, the control unit houses all control electronics for the system to operate and perform the surveillance functions. The electromagnetics-based sensors are placed on the asset refractory or insulation. During operation, the control unit communicates with each sensor to obtain surveillance data about the refractory health of the asset on a regular basis. This communication is done either directly via cables to the sensors or via switch modules that expand the number of possible connected sensors to the control unit. The regularity of which the control unit obtains asset information is configured only by PaneraTech staff.
- After the data is collected, it is sent to the XSight servers for processing and reporting. The user may review the results for the asset on this platform.
XSight For Viewing Results
The Industrial Asset Surveillance System results are viewed in PaneraTech’s
XSight system. This is where the end-user will interact with the results. The
end-user has the capability to view these results in different ways and will
not control how the surveillance data is obtained. The site is accessible,
with proper user credentials which will be set up between PaneraTech and the
end user, at https://xsight.paneratech.com.
The actual results are shown on a three-dimensional model of the asset under
surveillance. This display for a demonstration asset is shown below. On the
left, the sensor list contains a listing of all the sensors in a selected area
of the asset. Each sensor will show the thickness of the refractory that it is
currently observing and if there is any molten material that is penetrating
through these walls. On the right side of the screen, the model display shows
all locations and graphically shows the results of the surveillance and if
there is any penetration throw the walls. Current results are also shown in
the graphical display on the lower side, where all sensor results are shown
together. The way the results are observed in this mode can be changed in the
display filter options area and the view options area.
By click on one or several sensors, trending data can also be shown, as demonstrated below. Sensors can be selected by clicking them on the list, or on the model itself. The trends and changes will then be shown in the results graphic display on the bottom as trend lines for each sensor.
Different areas, including asset bottom and sides may be selected in the tab at the top of the screen as shown below. The results are presented in a similar fashion as the bottom results shown above.
- 4125 Lafayette Center Drive, Ste 200 Chantilly, VA 20151 USA
- p: +1.703. 719. 9666
- paneratech.com