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 Battelle. 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.


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    Title :

    Pipelines as Communication Network Links. (Final Report, October 1, 2002-November 30, 2004)


    Contributors:
    K. T. Erickson (author) / A. Miller (author) / E. K. Stanek (author) / C. H. Wu (author)

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    54 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English