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Introduction: Project 3.3

Project 3.3 Distribution Automation: Sensors and Condition Monitoring Prof Julian Meng,Prof Eduardo Castillo Guerra, U. New Brunswick. Introduction: Project 3.3. Development of smart wireless sensor networks for sub-station monitoring.

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Introduction: Project 3.3

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  1. Project 3.3Distribution Automation: Sensors and Condition MonitoringProf Julian Meng,Prof Eduardo Castillo Guerra, U. New Brunswick

  2. Introduction: Project 3.3 • Development of smart wireless sensor networks for sub-station monitoring. • Test the sensor prototype modules under realistic operating conditions. • Deployment of low-cost re-configurable wireless sensors for monitoring overall microgrid health.

  3. Wireless Sensor Platform • IEEE 802.15.4 ZigBee based sensors (ISM frequency 2.4 GHz) are initially being considered. • Impulsive noise from partial discharge and sferic radiation (e.g. high current transients) makes a sub-station particularly challenging. • Previous research has shown that ZigBee sensors “can” work in this environment.

  4. Wireless Sensor Platform • Other protocols: DigiMesh, WirelessHART, 6LoWPAN, etc. “open vs proprietary”, “flexibility”, “security”, “energy consumption” • System Access: IEEE P1451 (re: Project 3.1, Dr. Michelson) • Generic re-configurable sensors to monitor: • Channel interference hot spots • Environmental conditions • Vibration, Shock • Faults • Circuit breaker status

  5. Wireless Sensor Platform Examples Embed’s sensor prototype development platform and Libelium’sWaspmote

  6. Way Forward • Test/measurement system for evaluating sensor network performance. • ZigBee simulation analysis -> noise limiting situation. • RF radiation measurements in a sub-station environment: NB Power and Saint John Energy. • Sensor packaging for outdoor environments –> simplicity in deployment (what is commercially available ???)

  7. Way Forward • Smart sensor configuration: = microcontroller + sensor module + transducers • Connections with other projects: Project 1.3 (Dr. Xu), Project 3.1 (Dr. Michelson), Project 3.4 (Dr. Farhangi) Thank you UNB Team: Dr. Julian Meng, Dr. Eduardo Castillo Guerra, Tristan Losier, AB Kar, Yandy Perez Ramos

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