Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00604, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Iravani, Reza (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The stator core of the rotating electric machine is made of thin laminations of magnetic steel, separated by solid_x000D_
insulation to prevent axial currents. If laminations are exposed to short-circuit conditions due to the insulation_x000D_
failure, the high temperatures that result due to the axial current flow can damage the stator. The insulation_x000D_
failure can initially start as a partial electrical discharge which can propagate with time and result in the_x000D_
insulation failure. Therefore, there is a need for regular monitoring and inspection of the insulation integrity_x000D_
between each two adjacent laminations. The preferred approach is to conduct the inspection while the rotor is_x000D_
in place. To enable rotor-in-place inspection, IRIS Power has designed, developed and marketed a specific_x000D_
technology referred to the Robotic Inspection Vehicle (RIV) which can move in the narrow gap between the_x000D_
rotor and the stator and also carry a small camera and light-weight transducers for inspection._x000D_
The existing version of the RIV unit is near to the end of its useful life-span due to obsolescence of the original_x000D_
components. Furthermore, the camera and the RIV control are currently implemented as two independent units_x000D_
that are not coordinated. The objective of this project is to redesign a control system for the RIV and the_x000D_
camera to (i) address the component obsolescence, (ii) integrate the controls of the RIV and the camera in one_x000D_
control platform, and (iii) provide full coordination between the RIV and the camera functions. The envisioned,_x000D_
unified, control unit will allow the desired coordination of measurement results and improves_x000D_
detection/inspection accuracy. It is expected that the added features of the new control unit and camera will_x000D_
address all issues reported by existing customers, leading to increased marketability of the improved_x000D_
technology., program purpose french : The stator core of the rotating electric machine is made of thin laminations of magnetic steel, separated by solid_x000D_
insulation to prevent axial currents. If laminations are exposed to short-circuit conditions due to the insulation_x000D_
failure, the high temperatures that result due to the axial current flow can damage the stator. The insulation_x000D_
failure can initially start as a partial electrical discharge which can propagate with time and result in the_x000D_
insulation failure. Therefore, there is a need for regular monitoring and inspection of the insulation integrity_x000D_
between each two adjacent laminations. The preferred approach is to conduct the inspection while the rotor is_x000D_
in place. To enable rotor-in-place inspection, IRIS Power has designed, developed and marketed a specific_x000D_
technology referred to the Robotic Inspection Vehicle (RIV) which can move in the narrow gap between the_x000D_
rotor and the stator and also carry a small camera and light-weight transducers for inspection._x000D_
The existing version of the RIV unit is near to the end of its useful life-span due to obsolescence of the original_x000D_
components. Furthermore, the camera and the RIV control are currently implemented as two independent units_x000D_
that are not coordinated. The objective of this project is to redesign a control system for the RIV and the_x000D_
camera to (i) address the component obsolescence, (ii) integrate the controls of the RIV and the camera in one_x000D_
control platform, and (iii) provide full coordination between the RIV and the camera functions. The envisioned,_x000D_
unified, control unit will allow the desired coordination of measurement results and improves_x000D_
detection/inspection accuracy. It is expected that the added features of the new control unit and camera will_x000D_
address all issues reported by existing customers, leading to increased marketability of the improved_x000D_
technology., agreement title english : Robotics Inspection Vehicle (RIV) and Camera Control Module, agreement title french : Robotics Inspection Vehicle (RIV) and Camera Control Module, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada