MOSAIC (Monitoring, Scanning and Active Inspection of Cables)

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Title
MOSAIC (Monitoring, Scanning and Active Inspection of Cables)

CoPED ID
1269305b-afa2-4f48-9f65-7046007177af

Status
Closed


Value
£985,508

Start Date
Dec. 1, 2013

End Date
Nov. 30, 2016

Description

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There are 29,000km of high voltage overhead transmission cables in the UK, operating in severe conditions of heat and cold, moisture, voltage stress, wind induced vibration, overloads and structural fatigue, all of which can cause catastrophic failure. The MOSAIC project aims to prototype a novel method of combined monitoring and enhancement of the structural health of these cables, more technically effective, cost effective and safer than existing passive monitoring techniques i.e. infra-red and visual imaging using helicopters and human inspectors. In the MOSAIC technology one sensor module, in a fixed location on a cable and self-powered by inductive harvesting of energy from the cable, will permanently and in real time monitor a cable to: (1) Measure vibrations, which are a major cause of cable fatigue, and actively cancel them through automatic electromechanical means. (2) Actively detect early signs of cable fatigue and track its growth using long range guided ultrasound, which can access cable areas impossible with infrared and visual sensing. (3) Wirelessly transmit essential data including cable location to a base station, for instant maintenance decision making.

Stuart Hunter PM_PER

Subjects by relevance
  1. Cables
  2. Measuring technology
  3. Monitoring
  4. Voltage
  5. Measurement

Extracted key phrases
  1. High voltage overhead transmission cable
  2. Cable fatigue
  3. Cable location
  4. Cable area impossible
  5. MOSAIC project
  6. MOSAIC technology
  7. Passive monitoring technique
  8. Structural fatigue
  9. Active Inspection
  10. Voltage stress
  11. Structural health
  12. Major cause
  13. Measure vibration
  14. Visual imaging
  15. Automatic electromechanical mean

Related Pages

UKRI project entry

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