GEOPHYSICS

ELECTRICAL IMAGING SYSTEM IN ALTERNATE CURRENT

POLARES 2.0
www.pasigeophysics.com

APPLICATIONS:

Shallow detailed investigations of pollutant plums in

the ground
Archeological surveys
Waste site doposit monitoring
Mapping and monitoring of
salty water contamination
of groundwater reservoirs

NEW POLA
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+ POWERF
UL: 200W

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- 2A - 700V

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+ PERFOR
MING: > 40
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+ ACCESS
OR
custom AB IES: for VES and any
MN configu
ration
+ ELECTRO
DES: unlim
ited - ideal
also for 3D
surveys

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tel. +39 011 6507033 fax +39 011 658646
e-mail: sales@pasisrl.it

www.pasigeophysics.com

ELECTRICAL IMAGING SYSTEM IN ALTERNATE CURRENT

POLARES 2.0

GEOPHYSICS

www.pasigeophysics.com

POLARES BOX

TECHNIQUE:
Electrical imaging applied to geophysical
exploration has been using the same
traditional method for acquiring data of the
traditional VES soundings with 4 electrodes:
an electric current was applied between two
electrodes and the correspondent voltage was
measured between other two electrodes
inserted in the ground. Applied current and the
related voltage were always continuous, with
an inversion of polarity for each measurement.
POLARES 2.0 uses a sinusoidal alternate
current of variable frequency. Even if the
instrument designing could be more
complicated, the use of alternate current had
shown
great
vantages,
in
particular
considering the absolutely greater velocity of
acquisitions, that may increase of at least
10 times in respect of standard DC
measuring time. Moreover, the measurement
of the ratio between Voltage and Current can
be done in a sinusoidal condition for both
module and phase (delay of a signal in
respect of the other); these two information
obtainable with a single measurement,
allow the system to acquire both resistivity
and IP data.
Case 1-RESISTIVITY 2D SECTIONS
The survey purpose was to identify the
lithology of the ground in a building area, in
addition and support of Static Penetrometer
Tests and Vs30 seismic profiles made on
the same line.The high resolution survey
with 48 electrodes with 2m spacing (total
length 94 m), made using WennerSchluberger method, reached a medium
exploration depth of approx.15 m from the
surface

Case 2- RESISTIVITY 3D MODEL

3D Resistivity profiles, test site CNR
(National Research Center) Torino.
Sandpit surrounded by a coarse-grained
silty-sandy soil type.
The site shows a net anomaly of resistivity,
since the high permeability of the sand with
which is filled the tank causes the latter is in
a condition of minimum saturation
(especially during the dry season, in which
was made the survey) compared to the
surrounding soil..

ELECTRICAL IMAGING SYSTEM IN ALTERNATE CURRENT

POLARES 2.0

GEOPHYSICS

www.pasigeophysics.com
MAIN FEATURES:
Compact, easy-to-use, the POLARES IMAGING SYSTEM can measures and display:
ground resistance, current, voltage, self potential and standard deviations and IP.
Computation of the apparent resistivity for the most used configurations of electrodes
arrays: Schlumberger, Wenner, Dipole-Dipole (User defined configurations are also
available trough Utility Software delivered with the instruments)
With its automatic multiplexer to commute signals on the different electrodes, the
istrument can measure both Current and Voltage with microprocessor controlled
sequence of measurements.
In the same instrument you have both the control&measuring system and the power
system ; only the battery and the commutation system are external
POLARES 2.0 is lighter, smaller, faster and more reliable in respect to the former
generation of electrical imaging systems. Thanks to an intuitive user interface realised through a high quality LCD touch screen - all operations can be controlled without
a mouse or a keyboard. With its very low consuming embedded system (that doesnt
require cooling fans or traditional HD) and the open source operating system the User
can appreciate a greater autonomy and a greater reliability of this instrument.
Several external devices can be connected through the USB port: USB dongles, network
interfaces, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS antennas, keyboards, etc... Moreover, the use of a nonconventional PC extends working conditions to wide environmental humidity and
temperature ranges.

POLARES with 32 Electrodes

ELECTRICAL IMAGING SYSTEM IN ALTERNATE CURRENT

POLARES 2.0

GEOPHYSICS

www.pasigeophysics.com
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
CPU

Arm 9 32 bit

Operating system

Linux

Display

QVGA 5.7 with LED background lighting

Touch Screen

4 wire resistive

Data storage

Solid state flash memory

External data ports

USB host 1.1

Connectivity

USB key

Optional connectivity

Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RS232, RS485, USB client, GPS, etc.

GPS

Integrated receiver for georeference of measures

DSP

Freescale (Motorola) 120 MIPS

Converters

A/D 16 bit SAR and D/A to 16 bit

Voltage measurement range

300V, 30V, 3V

Current measurement range

3A, 300mA, 30mA

Frequencies that can be generated

114Hz, 28.6Hz, 7.15Hz, 1.79Hz, 0.45Hz, 0.11Hz

Measurement soundness check

DC component, distortion, background noise, phase

excess, module sigma, phase sigma

Maximum number of spikes

Unlimited

Maximum number of scans per measurement

> 40,000

Results that can be stored to memory (scan)

> 200,000

Peak voltage that can be generated

700 Vpp

Peak current that can be generated

2000 mA

Peak power output that can be generated

200 W

Thermal protections
Power supply

Heatsink and inside case alarms and system shutdown

8.5V= / 15V= lead or lithium batteries, 30 A internal
fuse, protection against polarity inversions

Operating temperature

-20C / 60 C outside

Dimensions and weight

410x300x170mm; 6kg

For additional technical/commercial informations : sales@pasisrl.it