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Subsea cable condition monitoring with distributed optical fiber vibration sensor

Subsea cable condition monitoring with distributed optical fiber vibration sensor
Subsea cable condition monitoring with distributed optical fiber vibration sensor

A novel subsea cable condition monitoring technique based on embedded optical fiber inside the cable is demonstrated. It is shown that a distributed optical fiber vibration sensor can be used to map dynamic strains all along the cable simultaneously. It is experimentally shown that such system can fully quantify the location and strain level at each point on the cable as a function of time for both abrupt impact and cyclical loading. The sensing system demonstrated a spatial and strain resolution of 1 m and 4 μ, respectively, over a 10-km sensing range.

Cable fault monitoring, Distributed Acoustic Sensor (DAS), Distributed Vibration Sensor (DVS), Offshore wind farm, Submarine cable installation, Subsea cable monitoring
0733-8724
1352-1358
Masoudi, Ali
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Pilgrim, James A.
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Newson, Trevor P.
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Brambilla, Gilberto
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Masoudi, Ali
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Pilgrim, James A.
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Newson, Trevor P.
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Brambilla, Gilberto
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Masoudi, Ali, Pilgrim, James A., Newson, Trevor P. and Brambilla, Gilberto (2019) Subsea cable condition monitoring with distributed optical fiber vibration sensor. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 37 (4), 1352-1358, [8611347]. (doi:10.1109/JLT.2019.2893038).

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Abstract

A novel subsea cable condition monitoring technique based on embedded optical fiber inside the cable is demonstrated. It is shown that a distributed optical fiber vibration sensor can be used to map dynamic strains all along the cable simultaneously. It is experimentally shown that such system can fully quantify the location and strain level at each point on the cable as a function of time for both abrupt impact and cyclical loading. The sensing system demonstrated a spatial and strain resolution of 1 m and 4 μ, respectively, over a 10-km sensing range.

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Accepted/In Press date: 9 January 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 14 January 2019
Published date: 15 February 2019
Keywords: Cable fault monitoring, Distributed Acoustic Sensor (DAS), Distributed Vibration Sensor (DVS), Offshore wind farm, Submarine cable installation, Subsea cable monitoring

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Local EPrints ID: 430135
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/430135
ISSN: 0733-8724
PURE UUID: a2e470e5-6cc4-4fd4-839c-9d45bf6eba7d
ORCID for Ali Masoudi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0001-6080
ORCID for James A. Pilgrim: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2444-2116
ORCID for Gilberto Brambilla: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-0499

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Date deposited: 12 Apr 2019 16:30
Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:19

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Author: Ali Masoudi ORCID iD
Author: James A. Pilgrim ORCID iD
Author: Gilberto Brambilla ORCID iD

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