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Development of Thermal Monitoring System for Inspection of Railway Components

철도차량 하부부품 열화상 모니터링 시스템 개발

  • Seo, Jung-Won (Testing and Certification Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Kwon, Seok Jin (High-speed Railway Systems Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Hyeong-Jin (High-speed Railway Systems Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Chan-Woo (High-speed Railway Systems Research Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Kim, Min-Su (Testing and Certification Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute) ;
  • Ham, Young-Sam (Testing and Certification Center, Korea Railroad Research Institute)
  • 서정원 (한국철도기술연구원 시험인증안전센터) ;
  • 권석진 (한국철도기술연구원 고속철도연구본부) ;
  • 김형진 (한국철도기술연구원 고속철도연구본부) ;
  • 이찬우 (한국철도기술연구원 고속철도연구본부) ;
  • 김민수 (한국철도기술연구원 시험인증안전센터) ;
  • 함영삼 (한국철도기술연구원 시험인증안전센터)
  • Received : 2013.04.08
  • Accepted : 2013.06.17
  • Published : 2013.07.01
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Abstract

The service conditions of railway cars have become more difficult in recent years due to increased speed. Faulty components in the railcars may result in service interruption, or in extreme cases, derailment. Thus, it is important to diagnose and monitor the main components of railcars. Temperature monitoring is one of the basic methods used to diagnose abnormal conditions in the main components of railway cars, such as in bearings, reduction gears, and traction motors. In this study, we developed a monitoring system for the main components, using an infrared thermography technique. This technique has the advantage of infrared thermal camera imaging of temperature contours in the components. Various hardware and software components of the monitoring system are used to acquire the sensor data, to identify potential problems in railcar operation.

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