{"id":15142,"date":"2020-07-14T03:43:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T01:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yokogawa.com\/eu\/blog\/renewables\/monitor-noise-levels-digitally\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T12:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:08:57","slug":"monitor-noise-levels-digitally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yokogawa.com\/eu\/blog\/renewables\/en\/monitor-noise-levels-digitally\/","title":{"rendered":"How to monitor Noise Levels digitally"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can we<\/a> make this world a better, smarter place? How can we harness our digital achievements to ensure well-being<\/a>?\u00a0 On plants, there are many different noise sources. A too high noise level can have fatal consequences for the human ear. Noisy work environments require measures such as limited work hours and the use of earplugs so that workers do not suffer hearing loss. It is crucial that the noise levels are measured correctly. As written in the sustainable development goals, “good health and well-being<\/a>” is one of the goals which we try to achieve with our daily work and innovations. But how can you measure noise levels adequately? What is the status quo? I’d like to invite you to follow me on my journey.<\/p>\n

How do you monitor noise levels?<\/h2>\n

In 2016, the common method of measuring noise levels was as follows: Handheld sound level meters were being brought into plants to regularly measure noise levels at different locations. Actual noise levels could vary significantly between the points in time when these manual readings are made, depending on factors such as the status of the plant equipment and the time of day. To facilitate protective measures such as the creation of appropriate work schedules, there was an urgent need for a solution that could continuously gather and analyze data in realtime. The solution should use readings from multiple locations throughout a plant. But how can we gather real-time data<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Motivated by this challenge, we started co-innovating with Equinor<\/a> ASA Norway, one of the world’s largest offshore oil and gas companies.\u00a0 The goal was to develop jointly an online system that monitors noise levels in real-time. We used our field wireless technology expertise and Equinor’s extensive plant operations knowledge to develop the wireless noise surveillance system.<\/p>\n

We acquired a license from Equinor and began manufacturing and selling this system to customers.<\/p>\n

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