Continuous monitoring of a capacitor bank

We have developed a prototype system for safety assurance of a capacitor bank by combining application-specific and off-the-shelf surveillance technology for remote monitoring. Traditional surveillance technology passively records facility operations, waiting for an event to trigger a physical audit...

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Published in:IEEE instrumentation & measurement magazine 2001-12, Vol.4 (4), p.14-19
Main Authors: Mielke, A.M., Boyle, C.M., Buenafe, C.A., Dreicer, J.S., Gattiker, J.R., Martinez, B.J., Smith, D.A.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Capacitor banks
Capacitors
Computer science
control theory
systems
Control theory. Systems
Direct energy conversion and energy accumulation
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Electrical power engineering
Electronics
Energy accumulation
Energy storage systems, including capacitor banks
Exact sciences and technology
Failure
General equipment and techniques
Instrumentation
Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Laboratories
Miscellaneous
Personnel
Physics
Prototypes
Remote monitoring
Safety
Sensor systems
Sensors
Sensors (chemical, optical, electrical, movement, gas, etc.)
remote sensing
Streaming media
Surveillance
Testing
Testing, measurement, noise and reliability
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Summary:We have developed a prototype system for safety assurance of a capacitor bank by combining application-specific and off-the-shelf surveillance technology for remote monitoring. Traditional surveillance technology passively records facility operations, waiting for an event to trigger a physical audit of the collected information. We have implemented a more active approach to remote monitoring and used the Pulsed Field Laboratory as a test bed. We had various sensors continuously collect information about the state of the laboratory and send it to Guardian, a reasoning system developed at LANL. The detection of an anomalous event begins the recording and analysis of the streams of data from the sensors; the system then presents the results to the laboratory personnel in a Web-based multimedia format for immediate interrogation. This facility provides a unique environment for evaluating, developing, and deploying technology that ensures personnel safety and identifies precursor cues to catastrophic equipment failures.
ISSN:1094-6969
1941-0123
DOI:10.1109/5289.975460