Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors

Safety of infrastructures represents one of the most significant concerns for governments and service providers to preserve people's well-being. One of the main ways to keep in safe facilities (buildings, bridges, railways, etc.) involves the use of monitoring sensor systems in charge of measu...

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Autores principales:	Erwin Ciro Zuleta, Carla Lupi, Ferdinando Felli, Claudio Paris, Cristian Vendittozzi
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2021
Materias:	FBG OCW Embedded Sensory System Electrodeposited metal coating Strain measuring Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Structural engineering (General) TA630-695
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/c0460f27464e44e7a3c3b5bc58167bc3
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c0460f27464e44e7a3c3b5bc58167bc32021-11-26T10:55:52ZRailway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors1971-8993https://doaj.org/article/c0460f27464e44e7a3c3b5bc58167bc32021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/3117https://doaj.org/toc/1971-8993 Safety of infrastructures represents one of the most significant concerns for governments and service providers to preserve people's well-being. One of the main ways to keep in safe facilities (buildings, bridges, railways, etc.) involves the use of monitoring sensor systems in charge of measuring critical operating conditions. Those measurements together with periodical maintenance, contribute to minimize potential risks that the infrastructure faces. The paper aims at designing, developing, and testing a monitoring system for mechanical stresses acting on the overhead contact wire (OCW) to ensure the operational safety of the railway network. In this regard, the paper proposes two Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors-based solutions, relying on the ability of these sensors to allow real-time and continuous data acquisition. The first one consists in a polyimide-coated sensor bonded on an OCW clamp, the second one is a copper-coated sensor hanging between the two separated halves of an OCW clamp. Significant results have been obtained mechanically testing both solutions, trying to simulate the operative conditions. Erwin Ciro ZuletaCarla LupiFerdinando FelliClaudio ParisCristian Vendittozzi Gruppo Italiano FratturaarticleFBGOCWEmbedded Sensory SystemElectrodeposited metal coatingStrain measuringMechanical engineering and machineryTJ1-1570Structural engineering (General)TA630-695ENFrattura ed Integrità Strutturale, Vol 15, Iss 57 (2021)
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topic	FBG OCW Embedded Sensory System Electrodeposited metal coating Strain measuring Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Structural engineering (General) TA630-695
spellingShingle	FBG OCW Embedded Sensory System Electrodeposited metal coating Strain measuring Mechanical engineering and machinery TJ1-1570 Structural engineering (General) TA630-695 Erwin Ciro Zuleta Carla Lupi Ferdinando Felli Claudio Paris Cristian Vendittozzi Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors
description	Safety of infrastructures represents one of the most significant concerns for governments and service providers to preserve people's well-being. One of the main ways to keep in safe facilities (buildings, bridges, railways, etc.) involves the use of monitoring sensor systems in charge of measuring critical operating conditions. Those measurements together with periodical maintenance, contribute to minimize potential risks that the infrastructure faces. The paper aims at designing, developing, and testing a monitoring system for mechanical stresses acting on the overhead contact wire (OCW) to ensure the operational safety of the railway network. In this regard, the paper proposes two Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors-based solutions, relying on the ability of these sensors to allow real-time and continuous data acquisition. The first one consists in a polyimide-coated sensor bonded on an OCW clamp, the second one is a copper-coated sensor hanging between the two separated halves of an OCW clamp. Significant results have been obtained mechanically testing both solutions, trying to simulate the operative conditions.
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author	Erwin Ciro Zuleta Carla Lupi Ferdinando Felli Claudio Paris Cristian Vendittozzi
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title	Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors
title_short	Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors
title_full	Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors
title_fullStr	Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors
title_full_unstemmed	Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors
title_sort	railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of fbg sensors
publisher	Gruppo Italiano Frattura
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/c0460f27464e44e7a3c3b5bc58167bc3
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Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors

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