DocumentCode
1513618
Title
Self-Powered Wireless Corrosion Monitoring Sensors and Networks
Author
Yu, Yan ; Qiao, Guofu ; Ou, Jinping
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electron. Sci. & Technol., Dalian Univ. of Technol., Dalian, China
Volume
10
Issue
12
fYear
2010
Firstpage
1901
Lastpage
1902
Abstract
This letter introduces a kind of new idea for corrosion monitoring of reinforcing concrete structures with the techniques of electrochemical reactions and wireless sensor networks in civil engineering. The electrochemical noise generated by corrosion is used not only as sensing signal but also as energy source for a wireless sensor. The research is preliminary, the realization of the self-powered wireless corrosion monitoring sensors and networks can be considered as a milestone in the field of structural health monitoring.
Keywords
civil engineering; concrete; corrosion; monitoring; wireless sensor networks; civil engineering; electrochemical noise; electrochemical reactions; reinforcing concrete structures; self-powered wireless corrosion monitoring sensors; wireless sensor networks; Civil engineering; Concrete; Condition monitoring; Corrosion; Iron; Noise generators; Protection; Signal generators; Steel; Wireless sensor networks; Corrosion monitoring; self-powered; wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Sensors Journal, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1530-437X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JSEN.2010.2051663
Filename
5483128
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