Hatches in St. Petersburg began to be equipped with sensors in order to quickly detect their discovery

Hatches St. Petersburg in began to be equipped with sensors to quickly detect their opening. The corresponding project was commissioned by "" St. Petersburg Fuel and Energy Complex implemented, MTS according to a press release received by the editors. TAdviser

On the covers of the hatches on Iskrovsky Prospekt placed special sensors that monitor their position in space. When the cover deviates from the fixed position by more than 3 °, the responsible employees of the State Unitary Enterprise "Fuel and Energy Complex St. Petersburg" instantly receive an alert, after which a team is sent to the place where the signal is triggered to check and eliminate violations.

Hatches in St. Petersburg began to be equipped with sensors based on NB-IoT in order to quickly detect their discovery

It is claimed that remote monitoring of hatches helps reduce the risks of injuries to citizens, prevent accidents and unauthorized access to urban communal systems. This project reduces staff time for on-site manhole monitoring and prevents possible theft of the organization's covers and other assets.

Open hatches are a direct threat to the health and life of citizens, since the depth of the wells usually reaches several meters. In case the hatch tries to open, we will receive an operational signal and we will be able to learn about the danger without bypasses and reduce all risks to zero. Thanks to the digitalization of work processes, we can proactively eliminate violations and prevent incidents, "said Ivan Boltenkov, General Director of the State Unitary Enterprise" Fuel and Energy Complex St. Petersburg. "

Sensors mounted on hatch covers work on the NB-IoT network, a special industrial Internet of Things network designed, among other things, for the operation of elements of a smart city. The MTS says that the equipment is able to transmit a signal from hard-to-reach places and maintain operability for up to 10 years without recharging and replacing the battery.