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Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 Solar photovoltaic (PV) performance is affected by increased panel temperature. Maintaining an optimal PV panel temperature is essential for sustaining performance and maximizing the productive life of solar PV panels. Current temperature sensors possess
Samiappan Dhanalakshmi +6 more
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Sensors, 2018 In this paper perfluorinated graded-index polymer optical fibers are characterized with respect to the influence of relative humidity changes on spectral transmission absorption and Rayleigh backscattering.
Andy Schreier +3 more
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Sewerage tunnel leakage detection using a fibre optic moisture-detecting sensor system [PDF]
, 2014 The design and development of a new fibre optic sensor system for the optical detection of leakages in sewerage tunnels is reported. The system developed overcomes the disadvantages of the usually employed camera based inspection systems which are ...
Bremer, K. +6 more
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In-sewer field-evaluation of an optical fibre-based condition monitoring system [PDF]
, 2020 A Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) based monitoring system for continuous humidity and temperature measurement has been designed and evaluated experimentally in a sewer environment with high corrosion rates, humidity and the presence of gaseous hydrogen sulfide.
Bustamante, H. +6 more
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The Present and Future Status of Fibre Optic Sensors in Industry
Measurement + Control, 1987 The applicational requirements of sensors for the industrial market are discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of fibre optic industrial sensors are reviewed against these requirements and against the competitive advantages of electronic sensors. It
R S Medlock
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Humidity Sensing by Chitosan-Coated Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBG)
Sensors, 2021 In this work, we report novel relative humidity sensors realized by functionalising fibre Bragg gratings with chitosan, a moisture-sensitive biopolymer never used before for this kind of fibre optic sensor.
Rosaria D’Amato +3 more
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Nature Communications, 2022 Here, the authors demonstrate a blind and sparse near-field array signal processing approach to enhance the measurement quality of fibre-optic distributed acoustic sensors. It further enables the accurate estimation of the spatial coordinates of acoustic
Felipe Muñoz, Marcelo A. Soto
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RTM production monitoring of the A380 hinge arm droop nose mechanism: a multi-sensor approach [PDF]
, 2016 his research presents a case study of production monitoring on an aerospace composite component: the hinge arm of the droop nose mechanism on the Airbus A380 wing leading edge.
Chiesura, Gabriele +7 more
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Development of low cost packaged fibre optic sensors for use in reinforced concrete structures [PDF]
, 2019 There is an ongoing need to measure strains in reinforced concrete structures more reliably and under a range of circumstances e.g. long term durability (such as effects of cracking and reinforcement corrosion), response to normal working loads and ...
Banerji, P. +6 more
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Advances in fibre optic based geotechnical monitoring systems for underground excavations
International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 2019 Geotechnical stability is a major concern for the long-term safety and integrity of underground infrastructures such as tunnels, railway stations, mine shafts and hydraulic power chambers.
Hongkui Gong +5 more
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