Ezperimental Evaluation of Wireless Sensor Networks for Potential Applications in Nuclear Power Plants
The paper reports some experimental results of wireless sensor networks in an environment similar to a nuclear power plant. Two important aspects have been considered: one is the potential interference of the wireless system with the existing safety I&C systems and the other is the performance of the wireless systems in harsh environments. The selected test sites for the experiments include: an office building, a utility power house, and a welding site. The background electromagnetic (EM)fields are measured and the performance of the system is characterized in terms of received signal strength, packet lost rate, and the average time delay. By comparing the generated electric field strength and the safety EM limit placed by the regulatory organizations, it is concluded that using wireless devices operating at low transmission powers, such as 200 μW and 2 mW is completely safe. In fact, it is found that the maximum generated electric field is about 34 dB below the safety limit.
Wireless sensor networks Electromagnetic compatibility Harsh environment
Jin Jiang Abdullah Kadri
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London N6A 5B9, Ontario, Canada, Canadian
国际会议
ISSNP2008、CSEPC、ISOFIC2008(第二届21世纪和谐核电系统国际会议、第四届电厂控制中认知系统工程方法国际会议暨第三届未来核电厂仪表与控制国际会议)
哈尔滨
英文
512-518
2008-09-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）