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Underground Mine Communication Network
How an underground mine keeps people connected and safe: leaky feeder radio, Wi-Fi, gas sensors and personnel tracking tags, linked to the surface control room.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- Every worker carries a tracking tag
- Gas sensors trip alarms and ventilation changes
- Refuge chambers have their own communication link
Prompt used
Underground mine network: the surface control room connects down the shaft by fibre to underground switches at each level. Each level has leaky feeder radio, Wi-Fi access points, gas sensors (methane, CO), and tag readers for personnel and vehicle tracking. Refuge chambers have phone and sensor links. Ventilation fans are controlled from the surface SCADA.
Mermaid code
flowchart LR
subgraph SURF[Surface]
CR[Control Room]
SCADA[Ventilation SCADA]
end
SHAFT[Shaft Fibre Backbone]
CR --- SHAFT
SCADA --- SHAFT
subgraph L1[Level 1]
SW1[Underground Switch]
LF1[Leaky Feeder Radio]
AP1[Wi-Fi Access Points]
GS1[Gas Sensors]
TR1[Tag Readers]
end
subgraph L2[Level 2]
SW2[Underground Switch]
LF2[Leaky Feeder Radio]
GS2[Gas Sensors]
TR2[Tag Readers]
RC2[Refuge Chamber link]
end
SHAFT --- SW1
SHAFT --- SW2
SW1 --- LF1
SW1 --- AP1
SW1 --- GS1
SW1 --- TR1
SW2 --- LF2
SW2 --- GS2
SW2 --- TR2
SW2 --- RC2
SCADA --- FANS[Ventilation Fans]Related templates
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