Wireless Tank Gauging
Ferrum Energy is proud to offer Honeywell’s OneWireless™ solutions for tank gauging applications, designed to meet the complex demands of fuel terminals, refineries, and tank farms. These wireless technologies enable seamless and cost-effective communication across large areas, eliminating the need for extensive wiring infrastructure while improving safety, reliability, and data access in real time.
OneWireless™ System Components
The Honeywell OneWireless™ network is a robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure based on ISA100 Wireless™ standards. It supports both process control and asset management applications.
- FDAP (Field Device Access Point): Provides reliable wireless coverage and serves as a gateway for ISA100 Wireless and WirelessHART devices.
- WDM (Wireless Device Manager): Manages and monitors field instruments, collects data, and ensures secure communication with the control system.
- WLC (Wireless LAN Controller): Enables enterprise-wide wireless connectivity, managing Wi-Fi clients, access points, and enforcing security policies.
- PCAP (Process Control Access Point): Supports dual-radio connectivity to link ISA100/WirelessHART networks with high-speed industrial Wi-Fi.
Wireless Applications in Terminal Environments
Honeywell’s Enraf wireless multiprotocol solution enables a wide range of use cases:
- Remote tank level and temperature monitoring
- Inventory reconciliation and loss control
- Emergency safety shower status monitoring
- Environmental gas detection and vapor emission monitoring
- Mobile worker connectivity and wearable monitoring
- Leak detection systems and pipeline interface tracking
- Wireless I/O signal replication
Advantages of Wireless vs. Wired Systems
Implementing wireless technology in terminal environments offers significant advantages:
- Up to 50% reduction in installation costs
- Shorter deployment time and minimized disruption to operations
- Easy scalability for future expansions
- Increased reliability in hard-to-wire or remote areas
- Enhanced personnel safety by enabling remote monitoring and diagnostics
- Lower maintenance and operational costs
Wireless Integration with Tank Gauging
Honeywell’s wireless architecture is designed to integrate with its SmartLine and FlexLine series of radar and servo tank gauging systems. The CIU888 Communication Interface Unit ensures:
- Seamless communication with SCADA and DCS systems via Modbus and OPC
- Compatibility with Entis Pro and Experion platforms
- Intrinsically safe and explosion-proof interfaces for hazardous zones
- Real-time diagnostics and volume calculations across multiple tanks
Cybersecurity and Network Reliability
Honeywell wireless networks are built with security and robustness in mind:
- Multi-layer encryption (AES-128 and AES-256)
- Role-based access and authentication
- Secure tunneling and redundant communication paths
- Continuous monitoring and alert generation
- Fault-tolerant design with self-healing mesh capabilities
Trusted solutions for level and inventory control
Ferrum Energy is a regional leader in providing engineered automation and measurement solutions for the oil & gas sector. With over 40 years of experience across Latin America and the Caribbean, we combine local presence with strategic global partnerships such as Honeywell. Our value proposition includes:
- Turnkey project delivery
- On-site technical support
- System integration and startup services
- Training and lifecycle maintenance
OneWireless™ Network Architecture and Benefits
Honeywell OneWireless™, is a universal and multiprotocol platform based on a mesh topology. This architecture enables multiple communication paths between sensors, access points, and repeaters (FDAPs), ensuring redundancy and robustness in wireless communication.
In this topology, level sensors and other field devices communicate via FDAPs, which act as repeaters. Additionally, components are integrated to connect Modbus TCP systems with remote devices, with sufficient capacity for operation and future expansion.
We recommended conducting a site application study to validate links, antenna placement, and coverage, ensuring proper implementation. The OneWireless™ network supports ISA100, WirelessHART, and industrial Wi-Fi devices, allowing for comprehensive wireless coverage across the entire facility.
Thanks to its automatic data prioritization, the network ensures that critical information is transmitted with priority. Its self-organizing, high-speed mesh architecture, with latency control, provides a secure and efficient solution for critical terminal applications.
Let Ferrum Energy help you modernize your tank gauging infrastructure. Contact us to discuss your tank monitoring and inventory control needs.
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