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www.smart- microgrid.ca Project 3.3 Distribution Automation: Sensors and Condition Monitoring Prof Julian Meng,Prof Eduardo Castillo Guerra, U. New Brunswick
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Project 3.3Distribution Automation: Sensors and Condition Monitoring
Prof Julian Meng,Prof Eduardo Castillo Guerra, U. New Brunswick
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• 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.
Introduction: Project 3.3
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• 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.
Wireless Sensor Platform
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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
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Wireless Sensor Platform ExamplesEmbed’s sensor prototype development
platform and Libelium’s Waspmote
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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 ???)
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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
