LightLOC’s alarmed SmartGrates are a proven security technology for culverts, culvert-covers, pipes and other unattended openings that might otherwise create vulnerability in a perimeter defense system.
- Custom Designed Perimeter Protection
- Culverts, Storm Drains, Water Passages
- Protective Coatings for Marine Applications
- Galvanized or Stainless Steel
- Insensitive to Vibration (No False Alarms)
OVERVIEW
SmartGRATE is designed as a physical barrier to delay and detect penetration through underground pathways. It is a cost effective design comprised of a lattice of intersecting steel tubing laced with optical nerve fiber. Tubes are welded together at the junctions of each vertical and horizontal tube, and fiber is present in all components of the grate to provide complete detection coverage in the event of an attempted breach. SmartGRATEs may be monitored from up to 25km away by any LightLOC Monitoring System.
As with all of the LightLOC products, SmartGRATE is designed to be a near zero false alarm solution. The design of the grate and monitoring systems ensure no alarms result from water flow, vibration, debris, wildlife, or other environmental factors. Fiber optic wires are housed inside the robust metallic components of the grate and sensing is achieved by attenuation and not vibration, alarms only occur if the grate is severely damaged, deformed or cut.
SmartGRATEs are designed for installation on headwalls or for mounting directly to concrete, metal, or plastic pipe when there is no headwall. Aside from standard configurations, SmartGRATEs are custom designed and manufactured according to site requirements. They are available in a removable form making maintenance and cleaning of underground passages simple where needed.
No electrical power is required at the actual SmartGrate location – a beam of light sent from a remote processor unit is the only thing flowing through the grates.
FAQS
SmartGRATE, along with all other LightLOC products, was designed to be a zero-false-alarm solution. SmartGRATE and its monitoring system will not sound an alarm unless the grate is in the process of or has been breached. Water flow, debris, wind, wildlife, and all other expected sources of movement at a grate location will not trigger an alarm.
SmartGRATE is custom engineered and fabricated to meet the needs of each customer site. In addition to overall size, the grate openings (bar spacing) can be of any size necessary.
The SmartGRATEs were designed to fit onto headwalls with the following pipe sizes: 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, and 48 inch diameters.
No, SmartGRATEs can be custom-designed to fit a customer site requirements.
Yes, our LightLOC monitoring systems can be integrated to existing alarms via hard contacts or through software gateways.
SmartGRATE, along with all other LightLOC products, was designed to be a zero-false-alarm solution. SmartGRATE and its monitoring system will not sound an alarm unless the grate is in the process of or has been breached. Water flow, debris, wind, wildlife, and all other expected sources of movement at a grate location will not trigger an alarm.
Mild steel or stainless steel is used to build the SmartGRATE depending on whether it will be exposed to a dry or wet environment. They can also be powder-coated or galvanized to extend their life.
