Zhang, W. and Webb, D.J. (2016). PMMA based optical fiber Bragg grating for measuring moisture in transformer oil. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 28 (21), pp. 2427-2430.
Abstract
Water contamination can cause serious problems that compromise in transformer's safe operation and reduce its lifetime. Online monitoring of moisture concentration in transformer oil would permit the control of moisture buildup. This letter presents a direct optical measurement of moisture concentration in transformer oil using a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based optical fiber Bragg grating (POFBG). The refractive index and volume of PMMA-based optical fiber vary with the moisture in the surrounding transformer oil, changing the reflecting wavelength of the grating. A sensitivity of POFBG wavelength change to moisture content of 29 pm/ppm is demonstrated in this letter, indicating detectable water content better than 0.05 ppm.
| Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2016.2598145 |
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| Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT) Aston University (General) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | equilibrium relative humidity,Fiber Bragg gratings,moisture control,polymer optical fiber,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Publication ISSN: | 1941-0174 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2024 08:08 |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2016 15:10 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
| Published Date: | 2016-11-01 |
| Published Online Date: | 2016-08-04 |
| Accepted Date: | 2016-08-01 |
| Submitted Date: | 2016-06-02 |
| Authors: |
Zhang, W.
(
0000-0002-3584-8541)
Webb, D.J. (
0000-0002-5495-1296)
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