Title :
Optical communication networks for industrial applications
Author :
Rawat, Banmali S. ; Thangaraj, Sanathanan V. ; Pistora, Jaromir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA
Abstract :
Basic concept, analysis, design, and deployment of an optical communication network in the context of power industry application have been presented. Its main focus is the temperature monitoring of electrical power transformers in a network from a central location. Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) are used as temperature monitoring sensors. Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) technique is applied to separate the reflected signals carrying temperature information from each transformer.The transformer temperatures ranging from 30°C to 90°C have been measured with an accuracy of about 0.010C and a resolution of 0.14pm/°C has been achieved.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; electricity supply industry; monitoring; optical fibre networks; optical sensors; power transformers; source separation; temperature sensors; time division multiplexing; FBG; TDM technique; electrical power transformer; fiber Bragg grating; industrial application; optical communication network; power industry application; signal separation; temperature monitoring sensor; time division multiplexing technique; Holographic optical components; Holography; Integrated optics; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical variables measurement; Fiber Bragg Grating; Temperature monitoring; bus bar; link budget; optical network; optical sensors; reflected wavelength; star network; time division multiplexing; transformers;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing and Communication (ICSC), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Noida
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1605-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICSPCom.2013.6719755
