Intelligent System for Electrical Heating Control based on Optical Precipitation Sensor
Energy Procedia
2018
Aleksejs Tatarinovs,
Vladimir Nikulenkov,
Paulis Kikusts,
Anton Kochubey
The paper presents testing results of the SCADA system IntelHeat introduced at the Latvian Railways for automated heating
control of railway points during winters with the purpose of electricity saving by optimized real-time assignment of heating
levels. The system is based on innovative optical sensors of precipitation detecting rain and snow particles using diffuse and
specular reflection channels. The results of trial exploitation demonstrated the ability of the IntelHeat system to manage points
heating flexibly in accordance with changes of weather conditions and correspondence with archived meteorological data.
Keywords
Precipitation monitoring; optical sensor; electrical heating; railway points
DOI
10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.066
Hyperlink
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610218302236
Tatarinovs, A., Nikulenkov, V., Kikusts, P., Kochubey, A. Intelligent System for Electrical Heating Control based on Optical Precipitation Sensor. Energy Procedia, 2018, Vol. 147, pp.525-530. ISSN 1876-6102. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.07.066
Publication language
English (en)