Papers by Keyword: On-Line Monitoring System

Abstract: The SF₆ gas is popular used in high voltage switchgear because it has some advantages such as the electrical disruptive strength or the electric light arc quenching capability. This means that the functional safety of the entire system is strongly depend on the density of SF₆ gas which is why it must be monitored. This paper presents a design of the on-line monitoring system of the density of SF₆ gas of electronic transformer. The monitoring system, which base on Virtual Instrument, enhances both the flexibility of digital signal processing and the computing speed. On the other hand, the software exploitation, debugging and improving are easier, compared with the hardware circuit. The realization with virtual instrument is flexible and with low fabrication costs and shorten the period.

Abstract: SoPC technology provides a more convenient, flexible and reliable hardware and software co-design for embedded system design. In this paper we use this method in respect of software and hardware to design a new high performance hydropower on-line monitoring system. The device has been successfully integrated in the hydropower on-line monitoring system. The practical application confirms it has high performance, good stability, scalability, and the design method for power occasions other similar applications are also of great referential significance.

Abstract: This paper describes the design of an on-line monitoring system for grid-connected photovoltaic plants. The proposed system consists of a meteorological data collection system for measuring meteorological parameters (e.g. irradiance, ambient air temperature, etc.), a set of data collection boxes for measuring electrical parameters (e.g. DC and AC current, DC and AC voltage, DC and AC power, etc.) and a PC. The collected data have been transmitted to the PC by two methods, wired transmission and wireless transmission. The software of the on-line monitoring system based on LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench) package is used to process, display and store the collected data in the PC disk. The on-line monitoring system was installed in a grid-connected photovoltaic plant for an on-site measurement in Qinghai province in China. The obtained results demonstrate that it has the ability for data collecting, processing and analyzing and it meets the measurement requirements of grid-connected PV plants

Abstract: To achieve a smart converter station, an on-line monitoring system for converter transformer is needed. Furthermore, it is the requirement for transition of maintenance strategy from ‘time-based maintenance’ to ‘condition-based maintenance’. This paper proposes a configuring of converter transformer on-line monitoring system based on the principle and application of on-line monitoring system for transformer, and the characteristics and operating environment of converter transformer. Architecture of converter transformer on-line monitoring system is also proposed on the basis of the 3-layer & 2-net structure applied in new smart substations and reconstruction. The designed scheme is suitable for transformation or new of smart converter transformer on-line monitoring system, which with good reference significance and application value.

Abstract: By force analysis of load limiter, the nonlinear relation between the load and the force of sensor in indirect measurement of tower crane load is indicated. Using the force of sensor as input and the load as output, the nonlinear correction model based on functional link neural network (FLNN) is proposed to eliminate the nonlinear errors of load measurement. By adding some high-order terms, the model uses the single-layer network to realize the network supervised learning. The approach can improve network learning speed and simplify the network structure, and provides a new way for On-line measurement of tower crane load. The system realization and network simulation about tower crane QTZ63 are presented, Practical application shows that the maximum relative error of measured load is less than 2.1% and can satisfy National standard GB5144-94.

Abstract: The bag filter is a kind of important de-dusting equipment in the power, metallurgy, chemical and building materials industry. Its operation efficiency and running state are two technical indexes of great importance. As for detection of the two indexes, current existing detection methods have various defects. This paper mainly introduces a bag filter on-line monitoring system based on AC charge induction. By using the international advanced AC charge-coupling technology and digital signal processing technology, it can accurately monitor the bag breaking state of filter and put out alarm. In the bag filter on-line monitoring process, the system well solves the technique difficulties of the measuring equipment in such aspects as anti-blocking, wear resistance, low pressure losses, accuracy and reliability, etc. It has the advantages of high measuring accuracy and easy installation and maintenance, therefore, it can bring certain economic benefits and have the prospect of popularization and application.

Abstract: Even though an excavation is not under the direct control of the utility operators, it is the main cause of third-party damage on the underground natural gas pipelines. Since the damage due to third-party excavation may lead to horrible consequences, preventative techniques that can reduce the third-party damage are needed. The purpose of this paper is to introduce an on-line monitoring system using accelerometer to detect a propagating acoustic pressure pulse that is produced from the third-party damage. Also, in order to verify this system, the corresponding field tests were performed considering many third-party damage sources(breaker, hammer drilling, etc.) and signal transmission ratio of each source. From the tests, signals developed by the third-party damage sources were successfully detected with the digital filter, which can distinguish external noises at the distance of 13km. Therefore, it is expected that the system can be used as a useful tool for the third-party damage monitoring of underground natural gas pipelines

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to develop a fiber-optic acoustic emission(AE) sensor applicable to on-line monitoring systems which is suitable for long-distance signal transmission. An AE sensor was developed by use of a fiber-optic cantilever and an extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer(EFPI). The efficiency of signal processing was improved by driving the high frequency AE signals into the low frequency ones. In order to verify the developed sensor, the tensile and the pencil lead fracture(PLF) tests were performed including the experiment showing the Kaiser effect. From tests, AE signals were successfully detected in the elastic-plastic deformation range, especially higher signals at the crack propagation. The developed sensor is expected to be used for an on-line monitoring of crack propagation in mechanical systems.