RFID TAGS USED IN PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME FOR MOTORS AND GENERATORS
Tracy Aleong1,* and Kit Fai Pun2
1,2 Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies
1Email: tracy.aleong1@gmail.com; tracy.aleong@my.uwi.edu
2Email: KitFai.Pun@sta.uwi.edu
Abstract:
In modern plant operations, a well-planned preventive maintenance programme is vital to reliable and long-life operation of motors and generators. Many companies lack such a programme due to the high cost and intricacy associated with employing major sensing techniques for monitoring live equipment status. This paper presents the findings of a pilot project that was to design a low cost Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based system paired with the Internet of Things (IoT) communications to create a preventive maintenance programme that could provide real-time updates for installed motors and generators at a particular site. The basic system would incorporate ultra-high frequency RFID sensor tags for monitoring vibration and temperature, fixed RFID readers with antennas, and a based unit (built around a personal computer) with access to the internet. This is an on-line RFID-based monitoring system. The RFID tags would allow the connection of the physical assets to the digital world having a direct effect to a company’s business drivers such as cost savings, greater operational efficiency, and increased productivity. Installing the basic system on a trial basis is recommended. It is anticipated that, the RFID based system could provide a long-term solution to the current problems of complex and expensive data collection
Keywords: RFID, Internet of Things, sensors, maintenance, productivity.
https://doi.org/10.47412/NCPE8453
