Design of the Monitoring System for Endless-Rope Continuous Winch

Abstract:

A set of monitoring system is designed aiming at preventing the derailment of the Rail vehicles. The system uses the eddy-current transducer to monitor whether the carriage is in orbit. Zigbee wireless communication technology is used for data transmission. PLC and host computer are used for data processing and display of the system status. Derailment alarm and control interlock will be made in a timely manner to effectively prevent the occurrence of the carriage derailment.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 380-384)
• Pages: 1023-1028
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.380-384.1023
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Xiao Teng Zeng
• Keywords: Derailment Monitoring, Eddy-Current Transducer, Endless-Rope Continuous Winch, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), ZigBee

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