Smart energy harvesting and transmission for a reliable European electricity grid based on dynamic line rating (DLR) model for high temperature low sag (HTLS) power lines

Europe’s race to reach net-zero is putting enormous pressure on its power grids. As demand for electricity rises and is expected to double in the coming decades, renewable energy from wind and solar is flooding the system. Unlike fossil fuels, Read More …

Fiber-Optic Sensors for Measurements of Torsion, Twist and Rotation: A Review

Optical measurement of mechanical parameters is gaining significant commercial interest in different industry sectors. Torsion, twist and rotation are among the very frequently measured mechanical parameters. Recently, twist/torsion/rotation sensors have become a topic of intense fiber-optic sensor research. Various sensing Read More …

High-Order Fiber Bragg Grating Corrosion Sensor Based on the Detection of a Local Surface Expansion

This paper presents a fiber optic sensor for the detection of corrosion processes that occur on metal surfaces. In the proposed sensor design, a sensing fiber with an inscribed high-order Bragg grating is attached to the observed metal surface. A Read More …

An All-Fiber Fabry–Pérot Sensor for Emulsion Concentration Measurements

This paper describes a Fabry–Pérot sensor-based measuring system for measuring fluid composition in demanding industrial applications. The design of the sensor is based on a two-parametric sensor, which enables the simultaneous measurement of temperature and refractive index (RI). The system Read More …

A Microfluidic, Flow-Through, Liquid Reagent Fluorescence Sensor Applied to Oxygen Concentration Measurement

A concept of a microfluidic fluorescent chemical sensing system is presented and demonstrated as a sensor for measurement of dissolved oxygen in water. The system utilizes on-line mixing of a fluorescent reagent with the analyzed sample, while it measures the Read More …