Bibliographic citations
Segama, F., (2021). Diseño y construcción de una plataforma móvil operada a distancia para la inspección del interior de tuberías forzadas metálicas de centrales hidroeléctricas [Tesis, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/22366
Segama, F., Diseño y construcción de una plataforma móvil operada a distancia para la inspección del interior de tuberías forzadas metálicas de centrales hidroeléctricas [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14076/22366
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title = "Diseño y construcción de una plataforma móvil operada a distancia para la inspección del interior de tuberías forzadas metálicas de centrales hidroeléctricas",
author = "Segama Salvatierra, Fredy Abel",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería",
year = "2021"
}
The penstock is one of the main components of a hydroelectric power plant, the function is to lead the water towards the turbine making the generator coupled to it produce electrical energy, this penstock is susceptible to erosion and calcination that can sometimes be severe, with a high cost of repair or replacement. This presents the need to inspect the penstock for these defects, the robots that are used to detect erosion, calcination, ovalization, etc. into a penstock does not exist in the country. The typical inspection that is carried out is with specialized personnel, these traditional methods are costly due to logistics, interrupt power generation and have a limited inspection range. In addition, there is a fatal risk to people doing this type of work due to falling and harmful gases. The present work is based on a quantitative approach to models of pipeline inspection platforms, the electrical and electronic study proposes a type of wireless communication where the penstock behaves like a wave guide for which the frequency range is calculated for efficient communication, a DC motor controller, lighting system and camera are designed to obtain video and photographs in real time inside a penstock. For remote operation an interface is designed with LabView software on a laptop. Regarding the mechanics of the mobile platform, the traction is of the Skid Steer type, it has a method of adhesion using truncated cone type wheels with neodymium magnets, the design of the mobile platform is done with AutoCAD 3D software. The prototype developed in this thesis project provides the base for implementing a penstock inspection platform with higher performance. It also has the potential to inspect pipes eliminating occupational risk, in less time and saving logistics resources.
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