Cable Lifetime Enhancement via Monitoring using Advanced Thermal and electrical Infrastucture Sensing

潮汐、波浪和海上风能等海上可再生能源在英国能源供应中的地位日益重要。然而，当涉及到在离岸环境中运营时，存在挑战。电缆基础设施很容易被拖拽或磨损。安装、维修和维护操作都很昂贵。电缆传输容量可以限制从设备或设备阵列获取的能量。该项目旨在调查两种类型的传感器技术的可行性，这两种类型的传感器技术可以测量广泛的电缆参数，可以在大多数功率电缆中已经存在的光通信光纤上运行。这些系统可以实时监控电气性能以及海上布线基础设施的物理状况。该项目的预期结果是传感器子系统设计已经在实验室和合作伙伴测试地点的海洋电力电缆样本中得到验证。这将使英国团队能够与大型行业合作伙伴一起推进更大规模的开发和测试

Offshore renewable energy such as tidal, wave and offshore wind is an increasingly important part of the UK energy supply. However, there are challenges when it comes to operating in an offshore environment. Cable infrastructure can be vulnerable to being dragged or worn. Installation, repair and maintenance operations are all costly. The cable transmission capacity can limit the amount of energy taken from a device or device array.This project seeks to investigate the feasibility of two types of sensor technology measuring a wide range of cable parameters, that can operate over the optical communications fibre that is already present in mostpower cables. These systems can provide real time monitoring of electrical performance and also the physical condition of offshore cabling infrastructure. The expected outcome from the project are sensor subsystem designs that have been validated in the laboratory and in samples of marine power cable at partner test sites.This will allow the UK team to move forward to larger scale development and testing with a core of large industry partners