{"title":"Forecasting and monitoring wet-snow sleeve on overhead power lines in Italy","authors":"M. Lacavalla, P. Marcacci, A. Frigerio","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175856","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175856","url":null,"abstract":"Wet snow accretion on overhead power lines is a real problem in Italy, causing failures and several blackouts on HV and MV power lines during the winter season. To answer this harmful atmospheric phenomenon, RSE has developed a weather forecast system named WOLF -Wet snow Overload aLert and Forecasting- for the electric power grid warning. WOLF, together with wet snow load prediction, provides an estimation of the anti-icing current necessary to maintain lines free of snow sleeve formations, This information supports the TSO operators in adopting mitigation active strategies. In synergy with WOLF, an automatic station named WILD -Wet snow Ice Laboratory Detection- has been installed in the municipality of Vinadio in the west Alps, at an altitude of 950 m asl for the forecast system verification. Through innovative measurements, it is possible to analyse in detail the most critical weather conditions for the wet snow sleeve formation on conductors. WILD is the first station in Italy devoted to study the power lines behavior during wet snowfall events. The station is equipped with instruments with proven reliability in extreme weather conditions for monitoring wet snow loads and ice thickness on some samples of typical HV conductors. This experimental activity is the first step towards a real time monitoring system of sleeve accretion on operational overhead lines.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"149 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115909269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary analysis of a real time segmentation and labeling algorithm","authors":"F. Abate, V. Paciello, A. Pietrosanto, G. Monte","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175880","url":null,"abstract":"An analysis of parameters extraction algorithms, like mean, period or root mean square value, based on a real time segmentation and labeling technique is shown in this paper. This algorithm, proposed also as a recommended practice for the IEEE 21451 new family of standard for smart sensors, allows to obtain as an output only several meaningful samples, with an additional information about the shape. Results of simulations of the algorithm are shown, comparing these with implementations results for the same parameters computations on a scope.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122581620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural health monitoring for post-earthquake controls: Applications in l'Aquila","authors":"F. Lorenzoni, M. Caldon, C. Modena, T. Aoki","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175871","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175871","url":null,"abstract":"In the last decades structural health monitoring (SHM) has been increasingly applied in the study of Cultural Heritage (CH) buildings, as a key activity to improve the knowledge on their structural behavior and identify the presence/activation of possible damage mechanisms. This knowledge allows engineers to carry out with more confidence and only if necessary a strengthening intervention, and it helps to prevent the execution of intrusive repair works, if not justified by an experimentally demonstrated worsening of the structural conditions. The use of monitoring systems applied under ordinary conditions and installed on CH structures may allow to: (i) validate the functioning of the adopted structural models; (ii) identify ongoing damaging processes; (iii) validate the effectiveness of the strengthening interventions. In case of a seismic event, SHM can furthermore prove its usefulness in order to: (i) evaluate quantitatively the progression of the damage pattern, (ii) carry out effective and urgent interventions if an unsafe displacement patterns is recorded; (iii) define an early warning procedure for the safety of the workers employed in the strengthening interventions. Monitoring can also be effective when implemented on seriously damaged buildings, if the time schedule for the interventions is difficult to be a priori planned. In this framework, the authors designed and installed SHM systems on six representative and emblematic CH buildings in L'Aquila after the devastating earthquake occurred on the 6th of April 2009 in the Abruzzi Region. Two selected case studies (Spanish fortress and Civic tower) report the experience gained on the use of monitoring during the emergency activities after a seismic event. Monitoring and damage detection algorithms have been successfully applied to control the evolution of the seismic-induced damages and verify the effectiveness of the provisional interventions executed immediately after the earthquake.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122718169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Knowledge management framework for monitoring systems improving building energy efficiency","authors":"M. Kadolsky, R. Windisch, R. Scherer","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175848","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175848","url":null,"abstract":"In the last decades scarcity of resources and global warming have led to a more and more efficient building design and usage aimed to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emission. For increasing energy efficiency of buildings over the whole life cycle monitoring systems became an important technology. Thereby, monitoring systems are usually applied in combination with controlling systems for providing building automation of HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) components in the usage phase. In this paper an approach will be presented describing a generic framework for efficiently using of monitoring in the design phase as well as in the usage phase. Based on certain building criteria a) the selection for an efficient, best cost-benefit, HVAC system and b) the efficient filtering, evaluating and prioritizing of energy performance values like cooling/heating consumption values will be supported. This will be done by considering only a small set of energy indicators representing and covering complex building designs and usage scenarios. As description method for the building criteria an ontology approach is considered comprising and consolidating the different input sources and creating the base for deriving and identifying these criteria. Furthermore, intelligent filtering methods are proposed operating on the origin source models and filtering and aggregating the elements for mapping them to the ontology descriptions. Altogether is embedded in a knowledge management framework forming the mediator for external software like simulation or CAD software. The use of the knowledge management framework is intended for a company applying it throughout several projects and storing the gained experience in the building criteria and the related functionalities.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133497162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Andreetto, Matteo Pacher, D. Fontanelli, D. Macii
{"title":"A cooperative monitoring technique using visually servoed drones","authors":"M. Andreetto, Matteo Pacher, D. Fontanelli, D. Macii","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175885","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175885","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a distributed control and estimation technique aimed at optimizing the ability of a team of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to detect and to locate a given target. The proposed algorithm relies on both visual servoing and a consensus scheme. Due to its flexibility, it can be potentially used in a variety of environmental, energy or structural monitoring applications. The general idea has been validated through simulations based on realistic parameter values.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129592259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Beltempo, C. Cappello, D. Zonta, A. Bonelli, O. Bursi, C. Costa, W. Pardatscher
{"title":"Structural health monitoring of the Colle Isarco Viaduct","authors":"A. Beltempo, C. Cappello, D. Zonta, A. Bonelli, O. Bursi, C. Costa, W. Pardatscher","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175843","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a monitoring system, partially installed on the Colle Isarco Viaduct, and a finite element model used to explain past behaviour and predict future behaviour. The whole monitoring system consists of: a topographic network to measure displacements, thermocouples to detect temperature, fibre optic sensors to measure strains, and, lastly, load cells to check the tension magnitude in new post-tensioning cables. The use of such a monitoring system leads to have a complete history of deflections, providing all the necessary data for an accurate interpretation of results. Furthermore, a finite element model, based on an energetic formulation for linear viscoelastic problems, is adopted to reproduce the observed time profile and, mainly, to predict the future behaviour.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133991950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural health monitoring of a historic masonry tower","authors":"C. Gentile, Marco Guidobaldi, A. Saisi","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175872","url":null,"abstract":"The paper summarizes the results of the first 15 months of continuous dynamic monitoring of the Gabbia tower in Mantua. After the Italian seismic events of May 2012 a wide investigation program was performed on the tower, suggesting the installation of a dynamic monitoring system in the upper region of the building. The continuously recorded signals allowed the automated identification of the natural frequencies of the key vibration modes of the structure and the clear detection of the effects of temperature on the natural frequencies. The study of the correlation between frequencies and temperature also revealed the non-reversible structural effects determined by a far-field earthquake, proving the effectiveness of damage detection techniques based on frequency shifts.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114860711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monitoring of a concentrating solar thermal field: Energy measurements and uncertainty analysis","authors":"M. Cozzini, Mauro Pipiciello, R. Fedrizzi","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175877","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175877","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the monitoring of a solar thermal field setup with concentrating linear Fresnel collectors. This work describes types of sensors installed in the field and energy performance measurements, presenting a detailed analysis about uncertainty propagation. The results are critically discussed taking into account the different perspectives of detailed performance assessment and the industrial needs of real installations.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124845663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and implementation of a diagnostic device for fuel cell systems based on an application web server","authors":"Navid Torabpourshiraz, M. Wenske, R. Vidoni","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175876","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175876","url":null,"abstract":"One of the significant components in the fuel cell power systems is the appropriate monitoring, instrumentation and data acquisition of system operational parameters. The cell temperature influences the efficiency of the low temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (LTPEMFC). Additionally, the output power of fuel cell plant must be measured and monitored to enhance the condition of fuel cell plant with respect to efficiency and reliability. At the meanwhile, by employing web servers, accessing to these acquired data through the standard in a real-time web browser has been possible recently. The web server with Atmel processor is defined to be the embedded web server. The embedded web server in this project will be developed to allow operators to monitor the embedded web application serving LTPEMFC in real-time using any standard web browser in a high-performance manner. The embedded web server application is able to correspond to the HTTP requests made by the web browser client. The operator can use a web browser and by typing the specified URL of the website into browser can download the web page in the local area network. This web server does not require dedicated high configuration computer. It is a cheap and smart solution. Firstly, in this paper the proposed stand-alone unit that embodies two (2) Atmel microcontrollers, an Ethernet Controller ENC28J60, hardware components, and sensing circuits is presented. The system design complies with the requirements of a portable fuel cell based application. Furthermore, the simulation and practical results obtained during experimental tests are demonstrated. Finally, this embedded web application is verified in a real-world network environment. The experiment results have demonstrated that the system is able to fulfill canonical network communication with good level of accuracy in terms of the acquired parameters.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131773091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Maes, G. De Roeck, G. Lombaert, A. Iliopoulos, D. Van Hemelrijck, C. Devriendt, P. Guillaume
{"title":"Continuous strain prediction for fatigue assessment of an offshore wind turbine using Kalman filtering techniques","authors":"K. Maes, G. De Roeck, G. Lombaert, A. Iliopoulos, D. Van Hemelrijck, C. Devriendt, P. Guillaume","doi":"10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EESMS.2015.7175850","url":null,"abstract":"Offshore wind turbines are exposed to continuous wind and wave excitation. The continuous monitoring of high periodic strains at critical locations is important to assess the remaining lifetime of the structure. Some of the critical locations are not accessible for direct strain measurements, e.g. at the mud-line, 30 meter below the water level. Response estimation techniques can then be used to estimate the response at unmeasured locations from a limited set of response measurements and a system model. This paper shows the application of a Kalman filtering algorithm for the estimation of strains in the tower of an offshore monopile wind turbine in the Belgian North Sea. The algorithm makes use of a model of the structure and a limited number of response measurements for the prediction of the strain responses. It is shown that the Kalman filter algorithm is able to account for the different types of excitation acting on the structure in operational conditions, in this way yielding accurate strain estimates that can be used for continuous fatigue assessment of the wind turbine.","PeriodicalId":346259,"journal":{"name":"2015 IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems (EESMS) Proceedings","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132156316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}