A Portable Environmental Data-Monitoring System for Air Hazard Evaluation in Deep Underground Mines

Bartłomiej Ziętek, Aleksandra Banasiewicz, Radosław Zimroz, Jarosław Szrek and Sebastian Gola
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Bartłomiej Ziętek: Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 15, 50-421 Wroclaw, Poland
Aleksandra Banasiewicz: Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 15, 50-421 Wroclaw, Poland
Radosław Zimroz: Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 15, 50-421 Wroclaw, Poland
Jarosław Szrek: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, ukasiewicza 5/7, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland
Sebastian Gola: Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 15, 50-421 Wroclaw, Poland

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: Air-quality measurements in a deep underground mine are a critical issue. The cost of ventilation, as well as the geometry of the considered mine, make this process very difficult, and local air quality may be a danger to miners. Thus, portable, personal devices are required to inform miners about gas hazards. There are available tools for that purpose; however, they do not allow the storage of data collected during a shift. Moreover, they do not allow the basic analysis of the acquired data cost-effectively. This paper aims to present a system using low-cost gas sensors and microcontrollers, and takes advantage of commonly used smartphones as a computing and visualization resource. Finally, we demonstrate monitoring system results from a test in an underground mine located in Poland.

Keywords: deep underground min; IoT devices; smartphone; gas hazards; Industry 4.0 in mining (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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