DocumentCode
1963474
Title
Ongoing renewal of the ROB PTF
Author
Aerts, Wim ; Defraigne, Pascale
Author_Institution
R. Obs. of Belgium, Ukkel, Belgium
fYear
2012
fDate
23-27 April 2012
Firstpage
148
Lastpage
151
Abstract
In order to increase the reliability of the PTF at ROB and hence the reliability of UTC(ORB), the time was high for replacement of some major equipment. Obviously this was the ideal opportunity to give the PTF an upgrade and to solve some problems and issues. First the “old” PTF architecture was studied to pinpoint its shortcomings and possible improvements. Then a “new” PTF layout was defined and is gradually being implemented. This new PTF setup focuses on automatic (health) status monitoring, as well as on automatic control, of all operational devices. This should allow early detection of problems and prepares the PTF for future implementation of steering algorithms, such as a clock ensemble.
Keywords
condition monitoring; measurement standards; reliability; time measurement; ORB reliability; PTF layout; Precise Timing Facility; ROB PTF; Royal Observatory of Belgium; UTC reliability; Universal Time Coordinated; automatic control; automatic status monitoring; health monitoring; operational device; steering algorithms; time dissemination; time keeping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), 2012
Conference_Location
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1924-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EFTF.2012.6502354
Filename
6502354
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