About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2023 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Printed Electronics and Additive Manufacturing: Functional Materials, Processing Techniques, and Emerging Applications
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Presentation Title |
Functional Sensing Material Enabled Fiber Optic Sensors for Electric Grid Assets |
Author(s) |
Paul R. Ohodnicki, Yang-Duan Su, Dolendra Karki |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Paul R. Ohodnicki |
Abstract Scope |
Costly and complex sensor system configuration has been a challenge in electrical asset monitoring. Fiber optic sensors are of particular interest due to their inherent advantages relative to alternative electrical based sensing platforms, but cost has historically limited them to commercial adoption in only the most critical electric grid assets such as large power transformers and transmission line monitoring. Integration of engineered functional sensing materials can enable dramatic simplification while retaining adequate sensing capability, as required to bring the cost of fiber optic sensors to a cost in which they are commercially viable even for distribution assets. An overview of some recent progress and advances in low-cost functionalized optical fiber sensors for electric grid asset monitoring applications such as distribution transformers and battery monitoring applications will be presented. Future research activities and opportunities for high impact sensing material enabled technology innovation will also be highlighted. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
Keywords |
Electronic Materials, Thin Films and Interfaces, Nanotechnology |