Critical communication

and tracking
for wind farms
Offshore and onshore wind park solutions

The demand for renewable energy sources is

growing considerably worldwide, as reflected Voice communication Deployments in:
in the market for both onshore and offshore
wind farms. Building and operating a wind farm
subsystem • Germany
requires very complex logistics and supply The communication subsystem is provided as
chain processes. a fully integrated turnkey solution. It typically - Borkum Riffgrund 1
comprises a professional Mobile Radio system
These activities also require the compliance
to strict rules, especially with regard to health
like TETRA, Marine VHF, Airtraffic VHF and - Amrumbank
IP telephony integrated with the corporate
and safety. To meet the health and safety
requirements, it is necessary for the installation
telephony system. Its core integration element - Gode Wind 1 & 2
is a market-leading dispatching system based
and service teams to have the ability to
communicate between the workers as well as
on a full IP architecture capable to interconnect
to all the different communication technologies,
• UK
with the coordination center at any time, as well
as the ability to locate the workers wherever
including public systems like GSM or LTE
based mobile networks. In addition to the
- London Array
they are in the field. interconnection between such networks
the system also provides the capability of - Dudgeon
During the last five years, Atos has been conferencing across those networks. Apart
focusing on providing specific solutions for
critical communication and tracking during the
from offering professional mobile radio features - Westermost Rough
such as group call, emergency call, and others,
build, operation, and maintenance phases of
wind farms.
the servers also enable unique features such • Netherlands
as ‘touch and call’ to directly initiate a call with
personnel from within a map by touching icons - Gemini
of tracked staff.
- Westermeerwind
 As an additional crucial feature in such an
environment, voice communication coverage Your benefits • Unified tracking solution for people and
vehicles utilizing different technologies for
inside wind turbines, offshore platforms and localization, such as GPS, AIS for vessels,
vessels operating in the field is guaranteed. Communication subsystem ADS-B for helicopters, Bluetooth, and RFID
• Indoor and outdoor tracking
• S ecuring your business with a highly reliable • Tracking of components
Broadband wireless and robust communication system based on
professional mobile radio features such as
• Full control of people and vehicles in the field
subsystem group call, call priority and emergency call
of operations
• Seamless integration with communication
• Unified communication system running module
The demand for a mobile office environment across all types of communication systems • Management of personnel and vehicles
in the wind farm drives the need for bandwidth involved, such as TETRA, PSTN, LTE, VHF including the corresponding certificates
in all areas of a wind farm. Atos can provide marine, VHF aviation • Planning of manifests, including people and
broadband solutions (e.g. for Internet access • Solution designed for field operation: easy to vehicles
for vessels) utilizing WiMax or LTE for offshore use and ruggedized • Notifications in case of deviations from
locations. For onshore wind farms, wireless • Dedicated communication channel for planned activities
networks are typically available from public emergency cases • Handles several wind farms from a single
network providers. • Seamless in-tower communication installation
People and vehicle tracking subsystem
People and vehicle The result is increased operational
tracking subsystem • Full control of your personnel and vehicles in
the complete area of operations
efficiency and improved health and
safety.
The people and vehicle tracking subsystem
provides a comprehensive application suite for
tracking and managing staff and fleet elements.

This subsystem can handle position data from

individuals carrying a tracking device such
as TETRA handheld with GPS, smartphone, OFFSHORE IP Fiber / Microwave
ONSHORE
Bluetooth Beacon, or RFID card to swipe on
Connection
dedicated gates.
Air TETRA /
Similarly, the subsystem can track vehicles Traffic LTE
such as cars, vessels, and helicopters utilizing Offshore Onshore
different technologies to retrieve their position TETRA /
Control Room Control Room
data. PBX
LTE

In addition to real-time tracking data processing PSTN &

PBX Mobile
as described above, the subsystem provides Platform Network
a complete management package to manage
people and vehicles and their corresponding
Service
trips and manifests. This makes it possible Maritime
Transporter
to keep track of them and enables activity Communication
planning, which is undispensible for operators
wanting to make optimal use of their resources. Tracking

In the event that specific certificates for Resource

Management
individual people are required for their planned
tasks, the system can store such information and
will also track the validity of those certificates.
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