Ventilation inside an underground mine is a very important process which the necessary air is circulated to ensure a breathable and safe atmosphere for the development of works. Ventilation equipment is responsible for air movement, hence the importance of its monitoring and control.

In order to ensure this important activity for the safety of its employees at the Yauli Mining Unit, San Cristóbal, Volcan Compañía Minera S.A.A. trust the company COMMUNICATIONS the project for the design, engineering, supply and implementation of the control and instrumentation of the ventilation process.

To provide the solution, we integrate recognized brands in the mining industry such as ROCKWELL and HOWDEN, which will allow us to have measurement instruments, programmable logic controllers and a SCADA system for adequate control and monitoring of ventilation equipment for indoor environments. from the mine.

As a summary of some services to implement in this project:

• Detailed engineering.
• Implementation of power, instrumentation and control panel.
• Test protocol.
• Implementation of ductwork and wiring for the boards.
• Installation of sensors (pressure, accelerometer, temperature, gases).
• Installation of gas monitoring station.
• Controller programming.
• Programming and integration to the current SCADA system.
• Commissioning, test protocol and white run.
• Project management based on PMI good practices.

This solution will allow the monitoring of various variables, such as the status of the fan, electrical parameters, static pressure, estimation of flow, temperature, oxygen levels, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, among others, thus contributing to the improvement of an activity critical for work inside mine.