Chapters authored
Smart Monitoring Based on Novelty Detection and Artificial Intelligence Applied to the Condition Assessment of Rotating Machinery in the Industry 4.0
The application of condition monitoring strategies for detecting and assessing unexpected events during the operation of rotating machines is still nowadays the most important equipment used in industrial processes; thus, their appropriate working condition must be ensured, aiming to avoid unexpected breakdowns that could represent important economical loses. In this regard, smart monitoring approaches are currently playing an important role for the condition assessment of industrial machinery. Hence, in this work an application is presented based on a novelty detection approach and artificial intelligence techniques for monitoring and assessing the working condition of gearbox-based machinery used in processes of the Industry 4.0. The main contribution of this work lies in modeling the normal working condition of such gearbox-based industrial process and then identifying the occurrence of faulty conditions under a novelty detection framework.
Part of the book: New Trends in the Use of Artificial Intelligence for the Industry 4.0
Novelty Detection Methodology Based on Self-Organizing Maps for Power Quality Monitoring
The inclusion of intelligent systems in the modern industry is demanding the development of the automatic monitoring and continuous analysis of the data related to entire processes, this is a challenge of the industry 4.0 for the energy management. In this regard, this chapter proposes a novelty detection methodology based on Self-Organizing Maps (SOM) for Power Quality Monitoring. The contribution and originality of this proposed method consider the characterization of synthetic electric power signals by estimating a meaningful set of statistical time-domain based features. Subsequently, the modeling of the data distribution through a collaborative SOM’s neuron grid models facilitates the detection of novel events related to the occurrence of power disturbances. The performance of the proposed method is validated by analyzing and assessing four different conditions such as normal, sag, swell, and fluctuations. The obtained results make the proposed method suitable for being implemented in embedded systems for online monitoring.
Part of the book: Artificial Intelligence
Analysis of the Effects Produced by Pure Sine and Modified Sine Inverters in an Induction Motor
Most of the industrial applications are supported by complex machinery, which in turn are supported by electrical motors to perform specific tasks in multiple processes. Certainly, induction motors are the most widely used electrical machines in a majority of industrial machineries; in this sense, their operating condition plays an important role to ensure the machinery availability and to avoid unwanted stoppages. On the other hand, several sources may lead to producing faults in induction motors, but most of the common faults are produced by electrical or mechanical stresses, where the mechanical stresses are usually produced by unbalances or misalignments and the electrical stresses are generated by fluctuations or variations in the power supply. Thereby, when the induction motors are fed through inverters due to renewable energy, their operation may present slight variations since the sine wave has no perfect generation. In this regard, this work presents an analysis of the effects produced by pure sine and modified sine inverters in an induction motor. Such analysis consists of studying the characteristic patterns, reflected as percentage variations in some metrics, such as ranges, rms values, and harmonic distortion, that induction motors produce over vibration signals, electrical signals (stator current and fed voltages), and rotating speed.
Part of the book: New Trends in Electric Machines
New Trends and Challenges in Condition Monitoring Strategies for Assessing the State-of-charge in Batteries
Condition monitoring strategies play an important key role to ensure the proper operation and/or working conditions in electrical, mechanical, and electronic systems; in this sense, condition monitoring methods are commonly implemented aiming to avoid undesired breakdowns and are also implemented to extend the useful life of the evaluated elements as much as possible. Therefore, the objective of this work is to report the new trends and challenges related to condition monitoring strategies for assessing the state-of-charge in batteries under the Industry 4.0 framework. Specifically, this work is focused on the analysis of those signal processing and artificial intelligence techniques that are implemented in experimental and model-based assessing approaches. With this work, important aspects may be highlighted as well as the conclusions and prospects may be included for the development trend of condition monitoring strategies to assess and ensure the state-of-charge in batteries.
Part of the book: Industry 4.0