PIPELINES AS COMMUNICATION NETWORK LINKS
This report presents the results of an investigation into two methods of using the natural gas pipeline as a communication medium. The work addressed the need to develop secure system monitoring and control techniques between the field and control centers and to robotic devices in the pipeline. In the first method, the pipeline was treated as a microwave waveguide. In the second method, the pipe was treated as a leaky feeder or a multi-ground neutral and the signal was directly injected onto the metal pipe. These methods were tested on existing pipeline loops at UMR and Batelle. The results reported in this report indicate the feasibility of both methods. In addition, a few suitable communication link protocols for this network were analyzed.
- Research Organization:
- University of Missouri-Rolla (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC26-02NT41604
- OSTI ID:
- 839987
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 14 Mar 2005
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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