Dec 20 2010
Supplier of devices for fiber-optic sensing, Micron Optics announced that it has successfully installed two optical sensing systems in a television tower in Guangzhou, China. The Canton television tower has integrated Micron Optics’ monitoring systems into the building control unit.
The Canton Tower implements a sophisticated design that places greater strain ranges on the structure of the building. The deployed Micron Optics sensors and interrogators offer high-speed temperature and strain information that engineers need for monitoring the structure of the tower. The Micron Optics system withstands lighting and features enhanced strain range. Integration of the sensing system was carried out by Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute.
The building structure includes a total of 800 sensors. Of the 800 sensors, 220 are based on Fiber Bragg Grating optical sensors, with 80 of them being utilized on the antenna. Most of the electrical sensors are utilized for in-construction surveying whereas the optical sensors are utilized for monitoring the structure.
Micron Optics’ Chief Operational Officer, Andrei Csipkes stated that the company is delighted that Hong Kong Polytechnic University selected Micron Optics for this installation.