TY - GEN
T1 - An evaluation of an e-field Through-the-Earth (TTE) communications system at an underground longwall mine in West Virginia
AU - Jong, E. C.
AU - Schafrik, S. J.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - A commercially available Through-the-Earth (TTE) communications system was evaluated at an active underground longwall mine in West Virginia. This TTE system uses electric field (E-field) sensing to send text based communications using two separate antenna arrays connected in parallel. Each antenna array is composed of interconnected, grounded metallic rods or other such structures. Two-way communication between subsurface locations was investigated in this study using various antenna configurations. This field study was conducted as a part of a larger multi-site evaluation of available TTE systems in an effort to determine their operational sensitivity.
AB - A commercially available Through-the-Earth (TTE) communications system was evaluated at an active underground longwall mine in West Virginia. This TTE system uses electric field (E-field) sensing to send text based communications using two separate antenna arrays connected in parallel. Each antenna array is composed of interconnected, grounded metallic rods or other such structures. Two-way communication between subsurface locations was investigated in this study using various antenna configurations. This field study was conducted as a part of a larger multi-site evaluation of available TTE systems in an effort to determine their operational sensitivity.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84988385295
T3 - 2016 SME Annual Conference and Expo: The Future for Mining in a Data-Driven World
SP - 220
EP - 223
BT - 2016 SME Annual Conference and Expo
T2 - 2016 SME Annual Conference and Expo: The Future for Mining in a Data-Driven World
Y2 - 21 February 2016 through 24 February 2016
ER -