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原文传递 GAS MAIN SENSOR AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SYSTEM

题名：	GAS MAIN SENSOR AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK SYSTEM
作者：	Hagen Schempf;
关键词：	36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 03 NATURAL GAS; CAST IRON; COMMUNICATIONS; CONFIGURATION; DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY; MONITORING; NATURAL GAS; STEELS
摘要：	Automatika, Inc. was contracted by the Department of Energy (DOE) and with co-funding from the New York Gas Group (NYGAS), to develop an in-pipe natural gas prototype measurement and wireless communications system for assessing and monitoring distribution networks. In Phase II of this three-phase program, an improved prototype system was built for low-pressure cast-iron and high-pressure steel (including a no-blow installation system) mains and tested in a serial-network configuration in a live network in Long Island with the support of Keyspan Energy, Inc. The experiment was carried out in several open-hole excavations over a multi-day period. The prototype units (3 total) combined sensors capable of monitoring pressure, flow, humidity, temperature and vibration, which were sampled and combined in data-packages in an in-pipe master-repeater-slave configuration in serial or ladder-network arrangements. It was verified that the system was capable of performing all data-sampling, data-storage and collection as expected, yielding interesting results as to flow-dynamics and vibration-detection. Wireless in-pipe communications were shown to be feasible and the system was demonstrated to run off in-ground battery- and above-ground solar power. The remote datalogger access and storage-card features were demonstrated and used to log and post-process system data. Real-time data-display on an updated Phase-I GUI was used for in-field demonstration and troubleshooting.
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