scholarly journals Design and Development of a Battery Powered Electrofusion Welding System for Optical Fiber Microducts

IEEE Access ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 173024-173043
Author(s):  
Shazad Akram ◽  
Johan Siden ◽  
Jiatong Duan ◽  
Muhammad Farhan Alam ◽  
Kent Bertilsson
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Welding System

Design and development of polymeric optical fiber jacquard fabric with dynamic pattern display

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 (10) ◽  
pp. 967-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinchun Wang ◽  
Bin Yang ◽  
Baohe Huang ◽  
Zimin Jin
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Dynamic Pattern ◽  
Pattern Display

Design and development of multi-sensor based on all fiber NXN twisted plastic optical fiber

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Luis de la Cruz-González ◽  
Iván Ramírez-Águila ◽  
Héctor Santiago-Hernández ◽  
Manuel Salvador Beethoven Bravo Medina ◽  
Azael de Jesús Mora Nuñez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Plastic Optical Fiber ◽  
Design And Development

Research on the Optical Fiber Laser Cutting and Welding System Based on ABB Robot

Applied laser ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 584-588
Author(s):  
孙加强 Sun Jiaqiang ◽  
焦俊科 Jiao Junke ◽  
张文武 Zhang Wenwu ◽  
阮亮 Ruan Liang ◽  
李威宣 Li Wenxuan
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Fiber Laser ◽  
Laser Cutting ◽  
Welding System

Design and Development of Radiation Resistant Optical fiber for UV-Vis-NIR Region

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atasi Pal ◽  
Anirban Dhar ◽  
Anindya Ghosh ◽  
Abhijit Saha ◽  
Goutam Kumar Bhowmick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Radiation Resistant

Design and development of linear optical fiber array based remote position sensor

Optik ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 355-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravi Dhawan ◽  
Rushal Shah ◽  
Nitin Kawade ◽  
Biswaranjan Dikshit
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Position Sensor ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Fiber Array ◽  
Optical Fiber Array ◽  
Linear Optical

Single mode optical fiber vibration sensor: design and development

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. E. Alanis-Carranza ◽  
J. A. Alvarez-Chavez ◽  
G. G. Perez-Sanchez ◽  
A. Sierra-Calderon ◽  
J. C. Rodriguez-Novelo
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Vibration Sensor ◽  
Sensor Design ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Single Mode Optical Fiber

scholarly journals Battery Powered Inductive Welding System for Electrofusion Joints in Optical Fiber Microducts

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 743
Author(s):  
Shazad Akram ◽  
Johan Sidén ◽  
Kent Bertilsson
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Power Input ◽  
Air Pressure ◽  
Water Seepage ◽  
Mechanical Joints ◽  
Inductive Type ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Corrosion Risk ◽  
Resistive Type ◽  
Welding System

Optical fiber microducts are joined together by mechanical joints. These mechanical joints are bulky, require more space per joint, and are prone to air pressure leakage and water seepage during service. A battery powered electrofusion welding system with a resistive-type joint has been recently developed to replace mechanical joints. These resistive-type electrofusion joints require physical connectors for power input. Due to a different installation environment, the power input connectors of resistive optical fiber microduct joints may corrode over time. This corrosion of connectors will eventually cause water seepage or air pressure leakage in the long run. Moreover, due to connector corrosion, resistive-type optical fiber microduct joints cannot be re-heated in future if the need arises. In this study, an inductively coupled electrofusion-type joint was proposed and investigated. This inductive-type electrofusion joint is not prone to long-term corrosion risk, due to the absence of power connectors. Inductive-type electrofusion joints can be re-heated again for resealing or removal in the long run, as no metal part is exposed to the environment. The battery powered inductive welding system can be easily powered with a 38 volts 160 watt-hour battery. The inductive-type electrofusion joint was welded within one second, and passed a 300-newton pull strength test and a 10-bar air pressure leakage test. It was demonstrated that the power input requirement for inductive electrofusion joints is 64% higher than that of resistive electrofusion joints. However, these inductive joints are relatively easy to manufacture, inexpensive, have no air leakage, and no water seepage risk in highly corrosive environments.

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