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June 18, 2021

TKH airport solutions - precise measurements on an airport runway

Accurate and reliable measurements are critical for ensuring the safety and efficiency of airport operations. TKH Airport Solutions, a leading provider of airfield ground lighting (AGL), leverages DEWETRON’s high-precision measurement systems to overcome complex challenges in AGL integration. In this blog post, we’ll give you an overview of how the DEWE2-A13 has become an essential tool for their operations.

 

The conditions of AGL projects

A typical AGL project comprises a plurality of components including for instance:

  • several TKH AS own and third-party system building blocks spread across a large restricted airport area like runways and taxiways
  • long mixed voltage cable infrastructure where each circuit typically consists of up to 8 km of wiring
  • more than 10,000 lights (with light-to-light distances between 7,5 and up to 60 m)
  • harsh environments due to high or low ambient temperature conditions (standard requirement from -55 °C to 75 °C)

 

Why TKH AS chose to work with DEWETRON

Due to the previously explained demanding requirements of the measurement task, TKH Airport Solutions decided to rely on DEWETRON’s DEWE2-A13. The reasons why TKH Airport Solutions ultimately chose a DEWETRON DAQ system were:

  • perfect synchronization of events in timestamps
  • reliability of the measurement system and data in a harsh environment
  • easy expandability of the measuring system and channels
  • high channel density and high galvanic isolation for each channel
  • self-explaining, user-friendly and intuitive hardware, and software
  • easy to integrate into the existing test environment to integrate smoothly