Projects
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| Reference Number | NIA_NGGD0091 | |
| Title | Safe Digging Phased Array Feasibility Study | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Fossil Fuels: Oil Gas and Coal(Oil and Gas, Refining, transport and storage of oil and gas) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 25%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact No email address given Cadent Gas |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 January 2017 | |
| End Date | 01 November 2017 | |
| Duration | 10 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £86,753 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Information Technologies | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , Cadent Gas (100.000%) |
| Web Site | http://www.smarternetworks.org/project/NIA_NGGD0091 |
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| Objectives | To prove that electromagnetic phased array technology could be utilised to detect cables with a low magnetic signal, to enable progression to a further development phase. Documented tests conducted in a replicated field environment proving that the technology can detect and quantify the type of cable buried. | |
| Abstract | There is a significant risk of fatal or severe injury as a result of a cable strike when excavating in the highway. This is a major hazard for all utilities and specifically Gas Distribution Networks due to the frequency in which there is a requirement to access pipes in a built up environment. A critical step in the safe system of work for excavating in the highway is the detecting, identifying and marking of services. A key part of this is the utilisation of an avoidance tool by a competent person. This is a mandatory requirement in NGGD procedure and HSG47 (third edition). The existing services present in the ground may contain live power cables that have been capped off (called stubs/pot ends), cables may be live but not transmitting a magnetic signal or may be so well balanced that they cannot be detected by existing tools. Therefore, there is a need to develop a technology that is capable of detecting such cables with a high level of accuracy. A feasibility study will be undertaken that will: ; investigate a detector methodology based on a phased array Electromagnetic sensor configuration; investigate a detector based on pulsed Electromagnetic sensorConsisting of two aspects: ; Modelling potential arrangements and selecting the most suitable for building a laboratory test version, and;; Create the laboratory test setupNote : Project Documents may be available via the ENA Smarter Networks Portal using the Website link above | |
| Publications | (none) |
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| Final Report | (none) |
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| Added to Database | 11/12/18 | |
