• 한국측량학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.619-627
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• 2016

Cells of a PV (photovoltaic) module can suffer defects due to various causes resulting in a loss of power output. As a malfunctioning cell has a higher temperature than adjacent normal cells, it can be easily detected with a thermal infrared sensor. A conventional method of PV cell inspection is to use a hand-held infrared sensor for visual inspection. The main disadvantages of this method, when applied to a large-scale PV power plant, are that it is time-consuming and costly. This paper presents an algorithm for automatically detecting defective PV panels using images captured with a thermal imaging camera from an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). The proposed algorithm uses statistical analysis of thermal intensity (surface temperature) characteristics of each PV module to verify the mean intensity and standard deviation of each panel as parameters for fault diagnosis. One of the characteristics of thermal infrared imaging is that the larger the distance between sensor and target, the lower the measured temperature of the object. Consequently, a global detection rule using the mean intensity of all panels in the fault detection algorithm is not applicable. Therefore, a local detection rule was applied to automatically detect defective panels using the mean intensity and standard deviation range of each panel by array. The performance of the proposed algorithm was tested on three sample images; this verified a detection accuracy of defective panels of 97% or higher. In addition, as the proposed algorithm can adjust the range of threshold values for judging malfunction at the array level, the local detection rule is considered better suited for highly sensitive fault detection compared to a global detection rule. In this study, we used a panel area extraction method that we previously developed; fault detection accuracy would be improved if panel area extraction from images was more precise. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm contributes to the development of a maintenance and repair system for large-scale PV power plants, in combination with a geo-referencing algorithm for accurate determination of panel locations using sensor-based orientation parameters and photogrammetry from ground control points.

• 한국조명전기설비학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국조명전기설비학회 2004년도 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.371-374
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• 2004

Induction motors are a critical component of many industrial processes and are frequently integrated in commercially available equipment. Safety, reliability, efficiency, and performance are some of the major concerns of induction motor applications. Preventive maintenance of induction motors has been a topic great interest to industry because of their wide range application of industry. Since the use of mechanical sensors, such as vibration probes, strain gauges, and accelerometers is often impractical, the motor current signature analysis (MACA) techniques have gained murk popularity as diagnostic tool. Fault tolerant control (FTC) strives to make the system stable and retain acceptable performance under the system faults. All present FTC method can be classified into two groups. The first group is based on fault detection and diagnostics (FDD). The second group is independent of FDD and includes methods such as integrity control, reliable stabilization and simultaneous stabilization. This paper presents the fundamental FDD-based FTC methods, which are capable of on-line detection and diagnose of the induction motors. Therefore, our group has developed the embedded distributed fault tolerant and fault diagnosis system for industrial motor. This paper presents its architecture. These mechanisms are based on two 32-bit DSPs and each TMS320F2407 DSP module is checking stator current, voltage, temperatures, vibration and speed of the motor. The DSPs share information from each sensor or DSP through DPRAM with hardware implemented semaphore. And it communicates the motor status through field bus (CAN, RS485). From the designed system, we get primitive sensors data for the case of normal condition and two abnormal conditions of 3 phase induction motor control system is implemented. This paper is the first step to drive multi-motors with serial communication which can satisfy the real time operation using CAN protocol.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.1014-1035
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• 2013

With recent advances in wireless communication and low-power miniaturized biomedical sensor and semiconductor technologies, wireless body area networks (WBAN) has become an integral part of the disaster aid system. Wearable vital sign sensors can track patients' status and location, thus enhancing disaster rescue efficiency. In the past few years, most of the literatures in the area of disaster aid system based on WBAN have focused on issues concerning wireless sensor design, sensor miniaturization, energy efficiency and communication protocols. In this paper, we will give an overview of disaster aid, discuss about the types of network communication as well as outline related issues. We will emphasize on analyzing six key issues in employing the disaster aid system. Finally, we will also highlight some of the challenges that still need to be addressed in the future in order to help the disaster aid system be truly and widely accepted by the public.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제10권12호
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• pp.5307-5327
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• 2016

Restricted by finite battery energy, traditional wireless sensor networks (WSNs) can only maintain for a limited period of time, resulting in serious performance bottleneck in long-term deployment of WSN. Fortunately, the advancement in the wireless energy transfer technology provides a potential to free WSNs from limited energy supply and remain perpetual operational. A mobile charger called wireless charging vehicle (WCV) is employed to periodically charge each sensor node and keep its energy level above the minimum threshold. Aiming at maximizing the ratio of the WCV's vocation time over the cycle time as well as guaranteeing the perpetual operation of networks, we propose a feasible and optimal solution to this issue within the context of a real-time large-scale deployed WSN. First, we develop two different types of charging cycles: initialization cycles and renewable cycles and give relevant algorithms to construct these two cycles for each sensor node. We then formulate the optimization problem into an optimal construction algorithm and prove its correctness through theoretical analysis. Finally, we conduct extensive simulations to demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed algorithms.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.492-498
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• 2016

운전 중인 유도전동기에 고장이 발생하면, 구동장치 등 전체 시스템에 2차적인 고장을 유발 시킬 수 있다. 이 경우 구동시스템의 신뢰도와 안전성이 저하되고, 경제적인 손실을 초래할 뿐만 아니라, 인명 피해의 위험 등 많은 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 유도전동기의 고장징후를 조기 감지하여 전체 시스템 고장을 방지할 수 있도록 하는 유도전동기 고장진단 방법이 필요하다. 본 논문은 유도전동기에서 고정자권선의 부분 단락과 회전자 바의 균열이 발생하는 경우, 인버터 입력전류를 분석하여 고장징후를 조기 감지하는 유도전동기 고장진단 방법을 제안한다. 제안한 고장진단 방법은 고정자 전류 3개를 모두 센싱해야 하는 기존 고장진단 방법과 달리, 인버터 입력전류 센서 한 개만으로 유도전동기 고장진단이 가능하다. 또한, 정상전류 주파수성분과 고장전류 주파수성분이 서로 분리되어 나타나는 인버터 입력전류 특성을 통해 기존 고장진단 방법보다 비교적 쉽고 확실한 고장진단이 가능하다. 시뮬레이션을 통하여 제안한 유도전동기 고장진단 방법의 우수성과 유효성을 확인한다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.965-975
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• 2005

In the case of the fault in stator windings of a high voltage motor. it facilitates certain destructive characteristics in insulations. This will result in a decreased reliability in power supplies and will prevent the generation of electricity, which will result in huge economic losses. This study simulates motor windings using normal windings and four faulty windings for an actual fault in stator winding of a high voltage motor. The partial discharge signals produced in each faulty winding were measured using an 80 PF epoxy/mica coupler sensor. In order to quantified signal waves its a way of feature extraction for each faulty signal, the signal wave of winding was quantified to measure the degree of skewness shape and kurtosis, which are both types of statistical parameters, using a discrete wavelet transformation method for each faulty type. Wave types present different types lot each faulty type, and the skewness and kurtosis also present different quantified values. The result of feature extraction was used as a preprocessing stage to identify a certain fault in stater windings. It is evident that the type of faulty signals can be classified from the test results using faulty signals that were randomly selected from the signal, which was not applied in the training after the training and learning period, by applying it to a back-propagation algorithm due to the supervising and learning method in a neural network in order to classify the faulty type. This becomes an important basis for studying diagnosis methods using the classification of faulty signals with a feature extraction algorithm, which can diagnose the fault of stator windings in the future.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제59권10호
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• pp.1776-1786
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• 2010

Intelligent distribution automation system have total monitoring and control capability. The system covers substation, distribution network, distributed generations and customers at HV system. Various intelligent distribution facilities installed at distribution systems have voltage sensor, current sensor, aging monitoring sensor. Intelligent Feeder Remote Terminal Unit (IFRTU) tied to intelligent distribution facilities process information from facilities and it checks information of fault, power quality and aging of distribution facilities. The information is transmitted to master station through communication line. The master station have remote monitoring system covers substation, distribution network, distributed generations and customers. It also have various application programs that maintain optimal network operation by using information from on-site devices.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 비정상상태 운전을 기본으로 하는 CNG 충전소를 대상으로 다변량 통계분석방법 중의 하나인 다차원의 대용량 데이터 처리에 적합한 주성분분석(PCA) 기법을 사용하여 실시간 이상감지 및 진단이 가능한 모니터링 시스템을 제안하였다. CNG 충전소로부터 매초 간격으로 수집되는 7개의 압력센서 데이터와 5개의 온도센서 데이터의 주요 경향을 나타내는 변수들의 조합으로 주성분이라 불리는 새로운 특성변수들을 산출하고, 분산의 분포를 통해 특성변수의 계산으로부터 모델을 구축하였다. 모니터링은 구축된 모델을 통해 운전 중의 실시간 데이터를 반영하여 진행된다. 시스템 검증 및 정확성을 개선하기 위해 모니터링 테스트를 수행한 결과, 정상상태의 모든 데이터를 정상으로 판단하였고, 이상 데이터의 성공적인 검출 시 관련 변수를 추적하여 비정상 원인을 찾아낼 수 있었다.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.239-248
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• 2014

Most systems used in industrial sites, actually have non-linearity and uncertainty. Therefore there are a lot of difficulties in evaluating conditions of these systems. Generally, the quantitative analysis and expression are found hard because the general public cannot easily make an accurate interpretation on the systems. Thus development of a system that utilizes an expertise from skilled analysts is required. In this research, a real-time sensor signal conditioning system and Fuzzy-expert system have been separately set up into an inference algorithm. So that it ensures a fast, accurate, objective and quantitative operational condition value provided to the manager. Therefore, FE_AFCDM is suggested in this literature, as an effective system for diagnosing the problems related to the air compressor. It can quantify the uncertain and absurd condition to operate the air compressor facilities safely and financially.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.965-970
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• 2011

본 연구를 통하여 개발하고자 하는 진단시스템은 자동차 엔진 어셈블리라인에서 발생될 수 있는 특정 조립 불량유형을 검사하는 시스템이다. 대상으로 하는 불량 유형은 엔진 고장의 유형 중 커다란 충격성신호가 발생한 후, 보상적인 작은 충격파가 주기적으로 발생되는 형태이다. 이러한 불량유형을 기존의 시간영역분석 진단, 주파수분석, 통계적분석등에 의해 진단할 경우 한계점이 존재한다. 이에 웨이블릿 잡음 제거 전처리 방법, 피크검지 알고리즘, 불순도 최소값 선택 분할 방법을 이용한 새로운 유형의 이상진단 방법을 개발하는 연구를 진행하였다.