Title :
Flood monitoring of distribution substation in low-lying areas using Wireless Sensor Network
Author :
Zhuang, Wen-Yao ; Costa, Maice ; Cheong, Pedro ; Kam-Weng
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Macau, Macao, China
Abstract :
In this paper, a novel wireless sensing network node with 2.4 GHz communication and flood detection with 0.02 volt/mm sensitivity is presented for flood monitoring of distribution substation of electrical utilities in low-lying area. The sensor node is as compact as 8 cm × 6 cm and a low power consumption of 860 mW. When a liquid level detector detects an abnormal water level near the substation room, a signal can be transmitted in 115 kbps via a Zigbee module to a control center. It may reduce the risks of damage of the substation and subsequently ensure the power supply safety.
Keywords :
Zigbee; disasters; floods; radiotelemetry; substations; wireless sensor networks; Zigbee module; distribution substation; electrical utility; flood monitoring; frequency 2.4 GHz; liquid level detector; low-lying areas; power 860 mW; power supply safety; substation room; wireless sensor network; Detectors; Floods; Monitoring; Substations; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Zigbee; Flood detection; WSN; Zigbee;
Conference_Titel :
System Science and Engineering (ICSSE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Macao
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-351-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-472-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICSSE.2011.5961974
