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NIKSAR UPGRADES HV INSULATOR
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Niksar Australia Pty Ltd in association with
Magshield Products (Aust.) Int. P/L
and RIZNER Pty Ltd has substantially
upgraded and enhanced the insulator pollution and monitoring system which
was previously developed and supplied to the market by Magshield Products
(Aust.) Int. P/L.
The insulator pollution monitoring system is based on the
principle of measuring the leakage current that flows on the
surface of a high voltage insulator with accumulated layer of conductive
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The main features of the upgraded Leakage Current Monitoring System (LCMS) are:
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(LC) sensors and the base station. |
| Smart LC sensor with data processing ability and control functions.
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| Faster sampling rate. |
| Expanded number of LC sensors. |
The upgraded system relies on wirelessly connected multiple insulator
pollution monitoring modules - LC sensors, weather data logging, and remote
actuation of insulator wetting module.
Robust surge and transient protection is a feature of the remote
monitoring units and strong encryption is a feature of the wireless data
transmission and control channels.
All data is processed and analysed at the remote collection points - LC
sensors and summary data passed to the base station using WiFi (802.11
standard wireless) technology.
All the LC sensors in the system may be connected, monitored and operated
from a base station with event status being provided by E-mail, SMS or GPRS.
Continuous monitoring and plant status may be available via an internet
connection.
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View LCMS Presentation
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NIKSAR UPGRADES AUTOMATIC TRAIN PROTECTION
(ATP) ANTENNA |
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Westinghouse Rail Systems Australia (WRSA) has contracted Niksar to engineer
and implement a significant upgrade to the existing ATP antenna to provide
higher levels of functionality, reliability and maintainability.
The new
antenna fits on the undercarriage of a locomotive, and employs OEM RFID
technology to detect and read rail line embedded passive tags as the
locomotive passes over them at any speed up to 160 km/h. A host control and
monitoring system can connect directly through an RS422 serial interface,
eliminating the need for RF connections and feeds.
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antenna housing is IP67 rated and qualified against railways physical and
electromagnetic environment Standards, and provides a self-contained unit
that is robust and reliable requiring minimal maintenance in service.
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The
design and integration engineering involved many activities including:
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the design and production of an electronic interface module that provides
high levels of isolation from external electrical and electromagnetic
influences. |
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test
engineering
for full qualification testing to railways environmental specifications
(physical environment and electromagnetic) |
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production of pre-production prototype units for field testing as a part
of the WRSA Westect II ATP system |
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conversion of the chassis
structure from a casting to an NC machined product |
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the
redevelopment
of the assembly, alignment and test procedures |
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the
development
of automated production acceptance test facilities |
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The first
batch of these items is to be installed this year under locomotives for
testing in the tropical north of Australia with production for fleet
installation to follow.
The
new TRM provides a self-contained unit that is robust and reliable that
requires minimal maintenance in service. It is mounted under various
locomotives to collect data from track-mounted RFID tags at any speed up to
160 km/h.
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Niksar's Engine Harness Tester Solution |
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Microwave
Materials Tester |
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Jindalee
Amplifier
Test Sets
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New
Generation EOT Trials Begin
in Australia |
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High Bandwidth Charge Amplifier |
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Low Capacitance, 20 MHz Bandwidth Charge
Amplifier |
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Trevor Pitkin leaves Niksar
After 14 years of
service, Trevor has decided to move on to work with another Company to
address aspects of business strategy and development. We wish him well in his
new position.
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SYSTEM DESIGN AND INTEGRATION 
