Nikola Labs, Inc.

0617-EX-ST-2018

Status: Denied/Dismissed

N/A
2018-05-17

Documents and Communications: [refresh]

Description	Category	Date
E-Mail generated [Apr 17 2018]	Correspondence	2018-04-17
Dismiss E-mail Notification generated [May 17 2018]	Correspondence	2018-05-17
Dismissal Without Prejudice generated [May 17 2018]	Correspondence	2018-05-24

Application Form:

OET Special Temporary Authority Report

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY

Applicant Name

Name of Applicant:

Nikola Labs, Inc.

Address

Attention:	James Dvorsky
Street Address:	60 Collegeview Road
P.O. Box:
City:	Westerville
State:	OH
Zip Code:	43081
Country:
E-Mail Address:	[email protected]

Best Contact

Give the following information of person who can best handle inquiries pertaining to this application:
Last Name: Dvorsky
First Name: James
Title: VP of Engineering
Phone Number: 614 560 7563

Explanation

Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:
The product will undergo compliance testing and application will be made for certification of the elements that comprise the system. However, prior to completing the design, field testing is required at one or more factory sites to gather information on system performance, examine potential interference issues (including with itself), and determine documentation required of the product. Since the field testing is expected to be relatively short-term, a STA is respectfully requested.

Purpose of Operation

Please explain the purpose of operation:

The product is a Predictive factory Maintenance (PfM) system and is comprised of two elements that are expected to be under FCC purview. The first is one of several sensor modules typically used in an installation. These modules are mounted to surface of machinery contain vibration and temperature sensing transducers for sensing those conditions of the machine. The transducers are read and controlled by an embedded microprocessor that also conveys its gathered information to a BLE radio. This radio transmits the data to a transponder and receives updated control parameters from the transponder. The transponder is the heart of the system, having its own microcontroller, BLE radio for communicating to one or more sensor modules, and a WiFi radio for communicating to the factorys wireless infrastructure. Optionally, communication between the factory and the transponder may be performed via a hard-wired serial connection. The novelty of the system lies in how the sensor modules are powered. The transponder also consists of a DSSS source operating in the 2.45GHz ISM band, a power amplifier and an integral antenna. The latter has a gain of approximately 10dBi and the conducted power of the amplifier is set to 28.67dBm to achieve compliance to FCC Part 15.247. The transponder is oriented so that the energy-carrying beam is directed to the sensor modules. The modules employ a commercially available rubber duck antenna connected to an SMA connector. Energy collected by this antenna is rectified, boosted and managed by a System in Package (SIP) developed by Nikola Labs. The stored energy is used to support all of the electronic operations of the sensor module. Hence, machine conditions can be relayed to factory maintenance systems in a wireless fashion without the need for replaceable batteries.

Information

Callsign:
Class of Station:	FX
Nature of Service:	Experimental

Requested Period of Operation

Operation Start Date:	05/20/2018
Operation End Date:	11/20/2018

Manufacturer

Manufacturer	Model Number	No. Of Units	Experimental
List below transmitting equipment to be installed (if experimental, so state) if additional rows are required, please submit equipment list as an exhibit:
Nikola Labs	PfM-Tx80	3	Yes
TriQuint	TQP9111	3	No
Inventek Systems	ISM43362M3GL44E	3	No
Rigado	BMD-300	15	No

Certification

Neither the applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. The applicant hereby waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the prvious use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests authorization in accordance with this application. (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.) The applicant acknowledges that all statements made in this application and attached exhibits are considered material representations, and that all the exhibits part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application; undersigned certifies that all statements in this application are true, complete and correct to the best of his/her knowledge and belief and are made in good faith. Applicant certifies that construction of the station would NOT be an action which is likely to have a significant environmental effect. See the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR1.1301-1.1319.

Signature of Applicant (Authorized person filing form):	James Dvorsky
Title of Applicant (if any):	VP of Engineering
Date:	2018-04-03 00:00:00.0

Station Location

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Marysville	Ohio	North 40 12 23	West 83 19 12		0.01

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? Yes
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point: 90.00
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane: 240.00
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? No
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2.40000000-2.49700000 GHz	FX	736.000000 mW 4.488000 W	P	1.90000000 %	20M0G1D	DSSS

	City	State	Latitude	Longitude	Mobile	Radius of Operation
	Granville	Ohio	North 40 3 27	West 82 33 23		0.01

Datum: NAD 83
Is a directional antenna (other than radar) used? Yes
Exhibit submitted: No
(a) Width of beam in degrees at the half-power point: 90.00
(b) Orientation in horizontal plane: 160.00
(c) Orientation in vertical plane:
Will the antenna extend more than 6 meters above the ground, or if mounted on an existing building, will it extend more than 6 meters above the building, or will the proposed antenna be mounted on an existing structure other than a building? No
(a) Overall height above ground to tip of antenna in meters:
(b) Elevation of ground at antenna site above mean sea level in meters:
(c) Distance to nearest aircraft landing area in kilometers:
(d) List any natural formations of existing man-made structures (hills, trees, water tanks, towers, etc.) which, in the opinion of the applicant, would tend to shield the antenna from aircraft:

Action	Frequency	Station Class	Output Power/ERP	Mean Peak	Frequency Tolerance (+/-)	Emission Designator	Modulating Signal
New	2.40000000-2.49700000 GHz	FX	736.000000 mW 4.488000 W	P	1.90000000 %	20M0G1D	DSSS

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