{"title":"Noncontact estimation of the onset of ice accretion in turbofan stators","authors":"Khalid Saleh, John Leis, David Buttsworth","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12191","DOIUrl":"10.1049/smt2.12191","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The problem of crystal ice formation inside aircraft turbine engines is well-documented, and poses a significant risk to safety. The problem is not only one of power loss in flight, but the very real possibility that a flame-out event could occur due to ice accretion on compressor stators, with potentially catastrophic outcomes. Although many instrumentation systems have been developed for wing ice detection, incipient formation of crystal ice is somewhat more difficult to detect. This is compounded by the need for a noncontact sensor which is robust to in-flight conditions. This paper proposes an approach to the detection of ice formation based on microwave transmission characteristics across the first and possibly the second stage of the compressor stator. It is shown that noncontact detection is feasible under realistic conditions. The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, the microwave transmission approach is motivated using wind tunnel measurements, and appropriate frequency bands are determined. Next, a signal processing approach involving higher-order analysis of time-frequency distribution characteristics is then put forward. Experimental results are presented to support the hypothesis that multiband detection offers a workable approach to the incipient crystal-ice detection problem.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12191","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140379516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting the coupling of HPEM waveform with a power amplifier in perforated conductive enclosure using FDDM/VF","authors":"Ali Kalantarnia, Abdollah Mirzabeigi","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12189","DOIUrl":"10.1049/smt2.12189","url":null,"abstract":"<p>One of the most common methods to protect electronic and telecommunication systems in a high-power electromagnetic (HPEM) environment is using a conductive enclosure. Amplifiers are the vital parts in transmitter and receiver systems as the main components of a telecommunication system, so investigating the effects of HPEM waveform on their performance is very important. The Presence of apertures in the body of the conductive enclosure, as well as non-linear elements such as transistors in amplifiers, adds to the complexity of examining the coupling of electromagnetic fields on the performance of amplifiers. Considering the importance of the topic, in this study, the impact of the HPEM waveform on the power amplifier inside the conductive enclosure has been investigated. By using the finite difference delay modelling (FDDM) numerical method as a stable method followed by the vector fitting (VF) method, the electromagnetic problem has become a circuit problem, which allows examining the response of the power amplifier and any circuit, including non-linear elements against the interference field. Responses of bipolar linear and non-linear components in the perforated conductive enclosure by the proposed method have been compared with the results obtained by computer simulation technology microwave studio (CST-MWS) for verification.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12189","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140239206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hanwen Ren, Siyang Zhao, Jian Mu, Haoyu Gao, Tianrun Qi, Zhiyun Han, Zhihui Li, Qingmin Li
{"title":"Front Cover: Equivalent transmission line characterization and multi-layer material measurement analysis of the signal conversion process in the pulsed electro-acoustic method","authors":"Hanwen Ren, Siyang Zhao, Jian Mu, Haoyu Gao, Tianrun Qi, Zhiyun Han, Zhihui Li, Qingmin Li","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/smt2.12188","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The cover image is based on the Original Research <i>Equivalent transmission line characterization and multi-layer material measurement analysis of the signal conversion process in the pulsed electro-acoustic method</i> by Hanwen Ren et al., https://doi.org/10.1049/smt2.12168.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12188","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140114249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abderrzak Laib, Mohamed Chelabi, Yacine Terriche, Mohammed Melit, Hamza Boudjefdjouf, Hafiz Ahmed, Zakaria Chedjara
{"title":"Enhanced complex wire fault diagnosis via integration of time domain reflectometry and particle swarm optimization with least square support vector machine","authors":"Abderrzak Laib, Mohamed Chelabi, Yacine Terriche, Mohammed Melit, Hamza Boudjefdjouf, Hafiz Ahmed, Zakaria Chedjara","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/smt2.12187","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Urban power systems rely on intricate wire networks, known as the power grid, which form the essential electric infrastructure in cities. While these networks transmit electricity from power plants to consumers, they are vulnerable to faults caused by manufacturing errors and improper installation, posing risks to system integrity. Thus, accurate identification and assessment of these faults are crucial to prevent damage and maintain system reliability. The objective of this research is to present an innovative and efficient methodology for diagnosing complex wire networks through the application of time domain reflectometry (TDR) combined with the particle swarm optimization (PSO) and least squares support vector machine (LSSVM) algorithm. This research addresses the imperative need to accurately locate and assess breakage faults within wire networks, emphasizing their role in both power transmission and communication infrastructure. To model the TDR answer of a specific complex wire network, a forward model is established utilizing resistance, inductance, capacitance and conductance (RLCG) parameters and the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method. Subsequently, the PSO-LSSVM approach is used to solve the inverse problem of localizing faults in complex wire networks. The experimental results validate the practicality of this approach in real-world systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12187","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142429289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mirco Raffetto, Mario Rene Clemente Vargas, Kirill Zeyde
{"title":"A new born-approximation approach to compute the effects of motion on the solution of electromagnetic problems involving moving materials with stationary boundaries","authors":"Mirco Raffetto, Mario Rene Clemente Vargas, Kirill Zeyde","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12184","DOIUrl":"10.1049/smt2.12184","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The non-relativistic motion of media induces very weak effects on electromagnetic fields. For this reason, it is extremely difficult to compute such effects with traditional techniques. To overcome this difficulty, a novel approach is introduced in this work. It is based on the Born approximation of the solution of electromagnetic problems involving media in motion. The formulation of these problems makes use of equivalent field sources and is specifically tailored to find the effects of motion on the electromagnetic field. The new methodology exploits traditional simulators able to deal with media at rest. The motion of the materials has to be managed by specific programs performing simple algebraic calculations. The simplest of the methods proposed does not present any additional complexity with respect to more traditional approaches to the same problems. All methods deal with time-harmonic electromagnetic fields and, for this reason, they can manage materials in motion with stationary boundaries. A complete set of simulations for cylinders moving in the axial direction show that the new methods outperform traditional numerical approaches and, in some significant cases, traditional approaches based on semi-analytical techniques. The good features of the new methodology are shown to hold true for a range of velocity values spanning 11 decades; such a range covers most of the applications of practical interest.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12184","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140259509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A low-cost method for testing and analyzing the cervical range of motion","authors":"Xun Zhang, Guanghua Xu, Zejin Li, Zhicheng Teng, Xin Zhang, Sicong Zhang","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12186","DOIUrl":"10.1049/smt2.12186","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Measurement of the cervical range of motion (CROM) is significant for early diagnosis of cervical spondylosis and determination of the severity of the disease. Aiming at the problem of convenient and continuous measurement of CROM and the reduction of the impact of data fluctuations, this paper proposes a low-cost method for testing and analyzing CROM. This paper analyzes the correspondence between smartphone orientation sensor angle and CROM, obtains smartphone orientation sensing data, and uses the extreme-point symmetric mode decomposition method by calculating the energy of the difference value to extract the adaptive global mean curve of the CROM data, and calculates the cervical ROM. The statistical analysis of the CROM test results is carried out. Results show that the method proposed can obtain the CROM including flexion and extension, lateral flexion, and rotation in a single measurement, which has the advantages of continuous measurement and low cost.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12186","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140266405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriel Kiarie, Ciira wa Maina, Kumbirayi Nyachionjeka
{"title":"A low-cost Raspberry Pi based time domain reflectometer for fault detection in electric fences","authors":"Gabriel Kiarie, Ciira wa Maina, Kumbirayi Nyachionjeka","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12183","DOIUrl":"10.1049/smt2.12183","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Electric fences used to create protected areas (PAs) are prone to faults that affect their operation. The conventional method of measuring the voltage of the fence periodically to detect faults and walking along the fence to locate the faults is inefficient and time consuming. This paper presents a low-cost Raspberry Pi time domain reflectometer (TDR) for fault detection and localisation in electric fences. The system is designed using cheap off-the-shelf components. It uses time domain reflectometry to detect hard (open and short circuit) faults in electric fences. Time domain reflectometry is a method of detecting and locating faults in electrical cables. The Raspberry Pi TDR is evaluated and it has successfully detected and located open circuit and short circuit faults in electric fences with a mean absolute error of 1.52 m. The Raspberry Pi TDR offers the potential to remotely monitor electric fences autonomously, hence improving their effectiveness.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12183","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140425139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new differential magnetic-field probe with high detection sensitivity for near-field scanning","authors":"Duan Nie, Ruiqi Wang, Lei Wang","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12173","DOIUrl":"10.1049/smt2.12173","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this article, a new differential magnetic-field probe with high detection sensitivity for near-field scanning is proposed. The proposed probe consists of a U-shaped differential loop as a driven element, a pair of asymmetric inverted U-shaped differential loops as a parasitic element, two transmission line, two connected vias, two shorted vias, and two output ports. Connected and shorted vias are used to form the sensing structure with high sensitivity. Some shield vias are used to reject the unwanted electric–field coupling. The proposed probe is simulated, fabricated, and measured to demonstrate the design rationality. The measured results reveal that the presented probe has a higher detection sensitivity and a high electric-field suppression ratio greater than −35 dB in the range of 0.01 to 20 GHz.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12173","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140426280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuehan Qu, Hongshan Zhao, Shice Zhao, Libo Ma, Zengqiang Mi
{"title":"Evaluation method for insulation degradation of power transformer windings based on incomplete internet of things sensing data","authors":"Yuehan Qu, Hongshan Zhao, Shice Zhao, Libo Ma, Zengqiang Mi","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12174","DOIUrl":"10.1049/smt2.12174","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper proposes a novel evaluation method to address the challenge of evaluating insulation degradation in power transformer windings based on incomplete online Internet of Things (IoT) sensing data. The method leverages the Wasserstein Slim Generative Adversarial Imputation Network with Gradient Penalty algorithm to fill the irregularly missing power transformer IoT perception data, including voltage, current, temperature, and partial discharge. Subsequently, electrical, thermal, and mechanical performance degradation damage indicators for transformer winding insulation are constructed using the filled and complete IoT perception data. By applying the tensor fusion algorithm, the characteristics of these degradation damage indicators are fused, leading to the development of a comprehensive degradation evaluation index for the winding insulation. The evaluation of the winding insulation degradation state is achieved through the minimum quantization error method. The proposed method is validated using the real-world transformer IoT perception data, and the experimental results demonstrate its ability to accurately assess the degree of winding insulation degradation, regardless of the presence of random or continuous irregularities in IoT sensing data.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12174","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139807932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bo Hou, Rui Ding, Weiheng Shao, Siyang Liu, Liwei Wang
{"title":"Pattern clustering method of magnetic near-field radiation emissions based on DBSCAN algorithm","authors":"Bo Hou, Rui Ding, Weiheng Shao, Siyang Liu, Liwei Wang","doi":"10.1049/smt2.12182","DOIUrl":"10.1049/smt2.12182","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The analysis of magnetic near-field radiation emissions (MNRE) has recently raised more attention in device-level electromagnetic compatibility testing. Pattern clustering of MNRE for integrated circuits manually is very time-consuming because of the multi-dimensional characteristics of MNRE, such as frequency, spatial position, emission intensity, etc. This paper proposes a novel pattern clustering method of MNRE, including strong emission frequency extraction, feature extraction, and density-based clustering. Ring oscillator and five working states are designed on a Field Programmable Gate Array with 256 Ball Grid Array package, which are used to create a complex multi-source emission case for verifying the effectiveness of the clustering method. The verification results show that the proposed method can correctly cluster the multi-source emission patterns. Further, the method is also applied to a Microcontroller Unit with unknown operating states; the results show that the proposed method also can effectively distinguish the unknown emission patterns and locate the unknown interference source. The accuracy of the interference source location is proven by 3D X-ray microscope inspection.</p>","PeriodicalId":54999,"journal":{"name":"Iet Science Measurement & Technology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/smt2.12182","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140477071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}