This paper proposes a solution for the development of microclimate monitoring for Low Voltage/High Voltage switchgear using the PRTG Internet of Things (IoT) platform. This IoT-based real time monitoring system can enable predictive maintenance to reduce the risk of electrical station malfunctions due to unfavorable environmental conditions. The combination of humidity and dust can lead to unplanned electrical discharges along the isolators inside a low or medium voltage electric table. If no predictive measures are taken, the situation may deteriorate and lead to significant damage inside and outside the switchgear cell. Thus, the mentioned situation can lead to unprogrammed maintenance interventions that can conduct to the change of the entire affected switchgear cell. Using a low-cost and efficient system, the climate conditions inside and outside the switchgear are monitored and transmitted remotely to a monitoring center. From the results obtained using a 365-day time interval, we can conclude that the proposed system is integrated successfully in the switchgear maintaining process, having as result the reduction of maintenance costs.

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This paper proposes a solution for the development of microclimate monitoring for Low Voltage / High Voltage switchgear using the PRTG Internet of Things (IoT) platform. This IoT-based real time monitoring system can enable predictive maintenance to reduce the risk of electrical station malfunctions due to unfavorable environmental conditions. The combination of humidity and dust can lead to unplanned electrical discharges along the isolators inside a low or medium voltage electric table. If no predictive measures are taken, the situation may deteriorate and lead to significant damage inside and outside the switchgear cell. Thus, the mentioned situation can lead to unprogrammed maintenance interventions that can conduct to the change of the entire affected switchgear cell. Using a low-cost and efficient system, the climate conditions inside and outside the switchgear is monitored and transmitted remotely to a monitoring center. From the results obtained using a 365-day time interval, we can conclude that the proposed system is integrated successfully in the switchgear maintaining process, having as result the reducing of maintenance costs.

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The present research aimed to electrodeposit and characterize Ni-W alloys for different technological parameters, being an example of “induced co-deposition”, in which a certain metal (for example: Mo, W) can be co-deposited as an alloy, but it cannot be measured in its pure state. The investigated characteristics were the efficiency current, the average thickness, and the structural properties of the obtained deposits. The current efficiency decreases with an increased applied current density, and the tungsten content remains constant at around 11% for different current densities (10 mA·cm−2 and 16 mA·cm−2, respectively). An increase in the temperature of the electrolyte leads to the inclusion of more tungsten. The deposit tungsten content and the current efficiency are directly related to pH. The deposit hardness directly relates to the alloy composition, deposit morphology, and coating thickness. The higher hardness, approximatively 100 HV were measured and the optimal brightness were observed for the alloys obtained at increased current density (i = 16 mA·cm−2, T = 50°C, pH = 8), or to a basic pH (i = 10 mA·cm−2, T = 50°C, pH = 9.23). The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique was used to analyze the surface morphology, and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis was carried out to determine the composition of the alloys. The metallic surface brightness (%) was evaluated using the miniature spectrometer, based on the reflection property of the electrodeposited metallic layer, scanning the all-wavelength range between 200-1100 nm.