This document summarizes a wireless sensor solution called Intellys that is designed for predictive maintenance in mining environments. Intellys uses vibration-powered energy harvesting and ultra-low power design to allow perpetual wireless operation of rugged sensors in harsh conditions. This overcomes limitations of wired sensors being damaged and wireless sensors quickly draining batteries. Intellys sensors can reliably generate high sample rate data and are configurable for specific applications. The solution is presented as reducing maintenance costs by up to 70% and downtime by 50% through predictive maintenance of mining equipment.

1. WIRELESS SENSOR
SOLUTIONS
IOT INNOVATION FOR THE
MINING SECTOR

2. PREDICTIVE
MAINTENANCE HELPS
IMPROVE
PRODUCTIVITY BUT
CURRENT SENSOR
TECHNOLOGY HAS
WEAKNESSES
‣ WIRED SENSORS EASILY DAMAGED BY DIRTY, WET AND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
‣ LARGE AND REMOTE AREAS PRESENT DIFFICULT INSTALLATION OF WIRED SENSORS
‣ DATA GENERATION REQUIREMENT QUICKLY DRAINS BATTERY IN CURRENT WIRELESS
SOLUTIONS

3. ‣ SELF-SUSTAINING SOLUTION ENABLES
DATA GENERATION FOR PREDICTIVE
MAINTENANCE PROJECTS
‣ WIRELESS AND ROBUST SENSORS RESIST
HARSH MINING ENVIRONMENTS
‣ CONFIGURABLE AND SCALABLE FOR
SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
WE HAVE DEVELOPED
AN AUTONOMOUS,
PERPETUAL WIRELESS
SENSOR - PERFECTLY
SUITED FOR MINING
INDUSTRY

4. INTELLYS - AUTONOMOUS,
PERPETUAL, AND ULTRA-LOW
POWER - THE UNIQUE VALUE-ADD
INTELLYS, THE RELIABLE SOLUTION FOR IMPROVED UPTIME
ULTRA-LOW POWER,
POWER MANAGEMENT
AND ENERGY
HARVESTING
Technology
CONFIGURABLE,
RUGGED AND
PERPETUAL
Strengths
RELIABLE DATA
GENERATION AT HIGH
SAMPLE RATES
Advantages

5. RELIABLE DATA
POWERS
PREDICTIVE
MAINTENANCE
Robust
RESISTANCE TO HARSH
ENVIRONMENTS (IP 67)
MEANS RELIABLE DATA
GENERATION
Scalable
INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY AND
DESIGN MEANS QUICK
DEPLOYMENT
Increased
ROI
ADDS VALUE TO
SERVICE CONTRACTS,
REDUCES REPAIR
COSTS AND
INCREASES UPTIME

6. REDUCE MAINTENANCE
COSTS BY UP TO
ELIMINATE BREAKDOWNS
UP TO
REDUCE DOWNTIME BY
25%
70%
50%
KEY FIGURES OF PREDICTIVE
MAINTENANCE

7. INTELLYS - INNOVATIVE IOT DESIGN
▸ Intellys’ design separates the sensor from the gateway and employs a short-range radio
to reduce power consumption thereby increasing sensor life and data reliability.
▸ Reduced power requirements coupled with precise power management and energy
harvesting, allows for perpetual data at high sample rates
▸ Design reduces the number of gateways thereby increasing scalability

8. INTELLYS PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
WIRELESS SENSOR SOLUTION IS POWERED BY
A VIBRATIONAL HARVESTER AND INCLUDES:
▸ 3 axis or 6 axis accelerometers
▸ Custom environmental sensors
▸ Microprocessor
▸ Proprietary Zigbee (by Amtel) - 2.4 GHZ
▸ Operating firmwear (data acquisition along with
low power management)
▸ Vibrational energy harvester
▸ Gateway that supports up to 16 sensor modules
▸ Rugged IP 67 encasement for harsh
environments
▸ Strong mounting “feet”

9. OUR PILOT PROGRAM
NOT SURE WHAT TO
MEASURE?
WE WILL WORK HAND IN
HAND WITH YOUR ENGINEERS
TO DEFINE THE RIGHT
MEASUREMENTS FOR YOUR
PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE
PROJECTS
CONTACT US FOR A QUOTE
bmonks@wsstec.com
+33 (0) 612557442

10. THANK YOU
Wireless Sensor Solutions
bmonks@wsstec.com