Ilika plc Deployment of Wireless Sensors with Network Rail (0867S)
07 March 2019 - 6:00PM
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Ilika plc
07 March 2019
Ilika plc
("Ilika" or the "Company")
Deployment of Wireless Sensors with Network Rail
Ilika (AIM: IKA), a pioneer in solid-state battery technology,
announces the development and trial deployment of wireless sensors
powered by Stereax(R) batteries for monitoring rail infrastructure.
The project consortium consists of Ilika, Smart Component
Technologies Ltd (SCT) and Network Rail.
In this 18-month project, self-powered sensors for monitoring
key parameters affecting the performance of the railway
infrastructure (load, temperature, shock) will be developed,
deployed, tested and evaluated. The sensors will combine Ilika's
Stereax(R) solid-state battery technology and SCT's novel ultra-low
power sensor platform and will be wirelessly connected to Network
Rail's existing condition monitoring platform. The self-powered
sensors will be maintenance free and will generate data 24/7, 365
days per year.
The self-powered sensors will be demonstrated on live Network
Rail infrastructure as part of a six-month trial deployment.
The project supports Network Rail's Rail Technical Strategy and
directly addresses one of the priority challenges, Reliable and
Resilient Switches, which Network Rail has published to detail
specific business opportunities for the rail industry.
The solid-state battery powered sensors will be the first of
this type developed and tested for the railway industry.
Solid-state batteries offer substantial benefits over currently
used lithium-ion batteries, including; low leakage currents,
compact design with twice the volumetric energy density of
lithium-ion batteries, high power density and cycle life of 5,000
cycles (equivalent to a 10-year lifespan).
The project has been awarded grant funding by Innovate UK, of
which Ilika will receive ca. GBP115,000, with balancing
contributions from the project's partners.
"This project is a great example of how Network Rail would like
to work with our supply chain to assist in the deployment of
technology to that is closely aligned with our priority challenges
in order to deliver significant business benefits", stated a
Network Rail spokesperson.
"SCT is at the forefront of condition monitoring of critical
industrial assets. This deployment is closely aligned with our
specialism of providing low cost solutions for predictive
maintenance", added Dr Jack Bryan Hughes of Smart Component
Technologies.
"We have a strong consortium to deliver this product innovation,
with Ilika and SCT working together with Network Rail, the owner
and infrastructure manager of most of the railway network in Great
Britain. We are looking forward to the deployment of our Stereax(R)
battery into Network Rail's intelligent track monitoring system and
to supporting the transition to its Predict and Prevent maintenance
regime", added Ilika's CEO Graeme Purdy.
For more information contact:
Ilika plc
Graeme Purdy, Chief Executive Tel: 023 8011 1400
Steve Boydell, Finance Director
Liberum Capital Limited Tel: 020 3100 2000
Andrew Godber, Cameron Duncan,
Trystan Cullen, William Hall
Walbrook PR Ltd Tel: 020 7933 8780 / ilika@walbrookpr.com
Paul Cornelius Mob: 07866 384 707
Lianne Cawthorne Mob: 07584 391 303
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