TIP 12000

CURRENT REGULATED RESISTIVITY

AND INDUCED POLARIZATION TRANSMITTER

TIP 12000 MAJOR BENEFITS AND FEATURES

• The TIP 12000 is a 12 kW current regulated transmitter designed for

time domain IP and deep resistivity surveys. It will generate up to
3000 V to work with high contact resistance and up to 25 amperes for
low contact resistances.

• High current stability: the TIP 12000 generates a constant current with
a very good stability (typ. 6 mA) ensuring high accuracy for resistivity
measurement.

• High efficiency: Used in the Auto mode, the TIP 12000 computes for
the operator the optimal current to be injected. Starting the injection • 12000 W - 3000 V - 25 A
requires two key presses. The TIP 12000 features an automatic
Motor Generator (MG) power test. On startup, it automatically limits •O
 UTSTANDING CURRENT
the maximal power to the maximal power of the MG without any REGULATION
adjustment from the operator. In case of large instability of the contact
resistance during the injection, the TIP 12000 continues injecting in •E
 ASY OF USE
voltage regulation avoiding losing time. & HIGHLY EFFICIENT

• GPS synchronization for synchronous injections using several TIP •A

 UTOMATIC INPUT
connected to different pairs of C1 and C2 electrodes, allowing to increase
POWER DETECTION
the reception signal.
• ROBUSTNESS
• Self-tests performed at the start of the system checking the proper
operating of main components. Messages and warnings are displayed TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
for a better identification of trouble and a quicker instruments servicing.
12000 W OUTPUT POWER
3000 V OUTPUT VOLTAGE
• Limit values of voltage, current or power can be introduced manually 25 A OUTPUT CURRENT
in the system. THREE-PHASE MG
230 VAC, 50 OR 60 HZ, AVR
• Automatic recording of injections parameters. Data can be retrieved
from the system or downloaded to a computer.
TIME DOMAIN MODE
• O N-TIME IP acquisition mode to revolutionize your productivity WAVEFORM:
(see next page) IP SQUARE (ON+,OFF,ON-,OFF)
SQUARE (ON+,ON-)
TIME: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 4 AND 8 S

PROTECTION

SHORT CIRCUIT
OPEN LOOP
THERMAL
INPUT OVERVOLTAGE
INPUT UNDERVOLTAGE
EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON

DIMENSIONS (L*W*H)

52 X 40 X 55 CM
FIBERGLASS WEATHERPROOF CASING

WEIGHT: 45 KG

OPERATING TEMP: -40°C TO +60°C

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DECREASE YOUR ACQUISITION TIME AND INCREASE The following figure shows two inversion results of an IP survey performed with a standard off-time acquisition
YOUR DATA QUALITY WITH THE ON-TIME IP ACQUISITION MODE (50% duty-cycle, top figure) and with the new the on-time acquisition (100% duty-cycle, bottom figure). The
survey has been realized voluntarily on a conductive geology (max. 50 Ω.m) with low IP values (most < 3 mV/V)
to prove the reliability of the method on difficult contexts.

Iter. 5 Abs err = 1.0 Standard acquisition - 50% duty-cycle. Total injection time: 3h
The On-time IP measurement is a new way to measure IP developped by IRIS Instruments. It can be used
with the TIP 12000 transmitter combined with the Elrec Terra receiver. This new feature will revolutionize IP
measurement productivity without changing your habits :

Divide by two the measurement time

Iter. 7 Abs err = 1.1 New ON-TIME acqisition - 100% duty-cycle. Total injection time: 1.5h
Multiply by two the IP signal
Supress the motor generator’s jerks due to the change of regime
Same procedure on the field as standard IP

Distance along the profile [m]

Chargeability [mV/V]

IP CURVES COMPARISON HOW DOES IT WORK ?

Standard IP is standardly measured with a 50% duty-cycle current. Each injection time is followed by an off-time of
M [mV/V]

M [mV/V]

M [mV/V]

20 the same duration. The IP is measured during this off-time while the electric potential progressively goes back to
2 5
10 zero. IP has traditionaly been measured in this way for several decades.
0 0 0
0 10 20 0 10 20 0 10 20 It has been recently showed that IP could also be measured during the on-time (ie. during the injection, Olsson
IP Window IP Window IP Window
et al. 2015). This possibility allows to measure the IP with a 100% duty-cycle current, dividing by two the total
time of measurement and multiplying by two the electric potential measured (as the current variation is 2 x I
4 2 instead of I).
M [mV/V]

M [mV/V]

M [mV/V]

2 2 1
This type of measurement requires a very good current stability of the current injected. The TIP 6000
0 0 0 and TIP 12000 (IRIS Instruments) is the only high power system in the world able to do that !
0 10 20 0 10 20 0 10 20
IP Window IP Window IP Window
Used with the Elrec Terra, it is now easily possible for you to measure on-time IP.
M [mV/V]

M [mV/V]

M [mV/V]

5 10 50% duty cycle waveform 100% duty cycle waveform

20
15 1 15 1
5
0 0 0
0 10 20 0 10 20 0 10 20 10 10
IP Window IP Window IP Window
0.5 0.5
5 5

Potential [V]
Potential [V]

Currenrt [A]
4 5

Currenrt [A]
M [mV/V]

M [mV/V]

M [mV/V]

5
2 0 0 0 0

0 0 0
0 10 20 0 10 20 0 10 20 -5
-5
IP Window IP Window IP Window -0.5
-0.5
-10
-10

ON-TIME (100% DUTY-CYCLE) OFF-TIME (50% DUTY-CYCLE) -15 -1

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 -1
-15
Time(s) 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
Time(s)

THE TIP 12000 TRANSMITTER THE TIP 12000 TRANSMITTER

 TIP 12000

Specification TIP 12000

Maximum output power 12000 W
Maximum output voltage 3000 V
Maximum output current 25 A

Current regulation (ability to inject a stable current on a variable resis-

tance with a variable input voltage)
Regulation Voltage regulation (ability to inject a stable voltage on a variable resis-
tance with a variable input voltage). Most of the competitor’s transmit-
ters do not regulate neither current nor voltage.

Current stability (in current regulation mode

on variable resistance with variable input vol- Typ. 6 mA
tage)
Current reading accuracy 1%
Display Alphanumeric liquid crystal display
Output connectors Connectors accept bare wires up to 10 mm²

Resistance, voltage, power, current, temperature, actual regulation,

Parameters displayed
pulse polarity, number of stacks since the starting of the injection

Automatic recording and storage of injection parameters (with date

Automatic storage of injection parameters and time). Can be visualized on the screen or in a dedicated software
after data download

In this mode, the TIP 12000 computes automatically for the operator
the optimal current to be injected. With this mode the injection of
Automatic mode
the optimal current can be done in two key presses without requiring
increasing the current step by step.

The TIP 12000 regulates the current on variable contact resistance. If

the resistance is very unstable, the TIP 12000 continues injecting in vol-
Intelligent current regulation
tage regulation, allowing to finish the measurement without stopping
and having to decrease the contact resistance

The TIP 12000 features an automatic detection of the optimal input

power coming from the motor generator. At the first injection, the TIP
Motor generator input power test
12000 takes some seconds to define the maximal input power of the
motor generator. This features will preserve your motor generator.
In addition to the overheat protection, the TIP 12000 features an
Intelligent temperature regulation automatic gradual adaptation of the power after 32 stacks to not
overpass maximal temperature, allowing to inject for hours.
IP Square (+/OFF/-/OFF) or Square (+/-). Additional waveform can be
Waveform
created and uploaded from a dedicated software.
Contact resistance range 10 Ω to 75 kΩ (max 15 kΩ in current regulation mode)

230 VAC, three-phase motor generator, 50 or 60 Hz with an automatic

Power source specification
voltage regulator (AVR).

Dimension (L x W x H) 52 x 40 x 55 cm
Weight 45 kg

Emergency stop, input overvoltage, input undervoltage, thermal pro-

Protections
tection, output overcurrent, open-line and short circuit

Operating temperature -40 to +60°C

Specifications subjects to change without notice BR_TIP_TIP12_GB_V2

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