Robotics Inspection Vehicle (RIV) and Camera Control Module

旋转电机的定子铁芯由磁性钢薄片制成，通过固体绝缘隔离以防止轴向电流。如果叠片由于绝缘失效而暴露于短路条件，则由于轴向电流流动而导致的高温可能损坏定子。绝缘失效最初可以作为局部放电开始，局部放电可以随着时间的推移而传播并导致绝缘失效。因此，需要定期监测和检查每两个相邻叠片之间的绝缘完整性。首选方法是在转子就位时进行检查。为了实现转子的原位检测，IRIS Power设计、开发并销售了一种称为机器人检测车（RIV）的特殊技术，该检测车可以在转子和定子之间的狭窄间隙中移动，还可以携带小型摄像机和轻型传感器进行检测。由于原始部件的过时，现有版本的RIV装置的使用寿命即将结束。此外，摄像机和RIV控制目前作为两个独立的单元实施，不协调。本项目的目标是重新设计RIV和摄像机的控制系统，以（i）解决组件过时问题，（ii）将RIV和摄像机的控制集成到一个控制平台中，以及（iii）在RIV和摄像机功能之间提供全面协调。所设想的统一控制单元将允许测量结果的所需协调，并提高检测/检查精度。预计新控制单元和摄像头的新增功能将解决现有客户报告的所有问题，从而提高改进技术的市场销售能力。

The stator core of the rotating electric machine is made of thin laminations of magnetic steel, separated by solidinsulation to prevent axial currents. If laminations are exposed to short-circuit conditions due to the insulationfailure, the high temperatures that result due to the axial current flow can damage the stator. The insulationfailure can initially start as a partial electrical discharge which can propagate with time and result in theinsulation failure. Therefore, there is a need for regular monitoring and inspection of the insulation integritybetween each two adjacent laminations. The preferred approach is to conduct the inspection while the rotor isin place. To enable rotor-in-place inspection, IRIS Power has designed, developed and marketed a specifictechnology referred to the Robotic Inspection Vehicle (RIV) which can move in the narrow gap between therotor and the stator and also carry a small camera and light-weight transducers for inspection.The existing version of the RIV unit is near to the end of its useful life-span due to obsolescence of the originalcomponents. Furthermore, the camera and the RIV control are currently implemented as two independent unitsthat are not coordinated. The objective of this project is to redesign a control system for the RIV and thecamera to (i) address the component obsolescence, (ii) integrate the controls of the RIV and the camera in onecontrol platform, and (iii) provide full coordination between the RIV and the camera functions. The envisioned,unified, control unit will allow the desired coordination of measurement results and improvesdetection/inspection accuracy. It is expected that the added features of the new control unit and camera willaddress all issues reported by existing customers, leading to increased marketability of the improvedtechnology.