Having now completed the construction of a 9.4 megawatt solar farm in the province of Turin, the company turned to address the problem of guaranteeing the highest possible levels of protection.
"The client asked us to design a solution in which the network infrastructure was both sturdy and scalable so that it could be used simultaneously by the security system, the video-surveillance system and...
Having now completed the construction of a 9.4 megawatt solar farm in the province of Turin, the company turned to address the problem of guaranteeing the highest possible levels of protection.
"The client asked us to design a solution in which the network infrastructure was both sturdy and scalable so that it could be used simultaneously by the security system, the video-surveillance system and the other equipment used to monitor the production of electricity. Moreover, in compliance with the applicable laws in force, the video-surveillance system had to ensure low luminous impact at night and, therefore, had to be able to operate satisfactorily without any lights on, except in exceptional circumstances", explains Claudio Toaldo, owner of Sicurtel, the company that built the plant.
The plant took about two months to complete, including meetings with the client and the realisation of the design plan.
Given the distance of the perimeter (about 4,000 metres) and the possible electromagnetic interference caused by 12 inverters installed on the field, Sicurtel decided to construct a closed ring fibre optic Ethernet infrastructure using O-ring technology with 12 field switches and an extended temperature range of -40 degree/+75 degree.
The Videotec cameras used for the surveillance system guarantee lowest environmental impact during night-time monitoring and are also fitted with a powerful optical zoom for close-up inspection when necessary.
Sicurtel considered the Milestone XProtect system to be the only fully integrated platform that could manage all the field equipment on an IP platform, hence satisfying its client's requirements.
"We decided to use the Milestone XProtect Corporate video management and recording system", continues Toaldo "because it allows you to record video images and transmit them to the security company Control Room. This enables the Control Room to handle emergencies and, at the same time, collect information on any alarms detected by the IB-IP SYSTEM Cias and recorded by one of at least three pre-set cameras, which the Milestone video management software (VMS) immediately positions on the security barrier section that triggered the alarm. This is extremely helpful to the work of the security companies, as they are able to quickly and effectively verify all intrusion attempts".
The system provides the end user with real time data on the production of electricity. The XProtect Smart Client can be used from the company's headquarters.