MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A SECTION OR A COMPONENT OF A PIPELINE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF HYDROCARBONS IN A HAZARD SITE

摘要

The system for monitoring a section or a component of a line for the transport of hydrocarbons, for example a methane pipeline, installed in a hazard and/or limited access site, includes: means for detecting deformation (102,2) of said section (1) of the line or component in their installation area; a computerized central unit (3), provided with an interface for said means for detecting deformation (102,2) and connected thereto to receive data about the state of the section (1) of the line or component, and in particular about its possible deformations; means for remote transmission of data (4), connected to said computerized central unit (3) and a remote communication line (5) to transmit the above mentioned processed or non processed data, to one or more operating central stations or remote users authorized to control the methane pipeline; a stand-alone solar electric generator (10), connected to the means for detecting deformation (102,2), to the central unit (3) and to the means for remote transmission (4), aimed at providing them with power needed for their operation.