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Goubau Ice Sensor Transitions for Electric Power Lines

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In this paper, 50 Ohm coaxial line transitions required for sensing dielectric (or ice) coatings on power transmission lines (Goubau lines) at microwave frequencies (below 10 GHz) are proposed, designed and simulated. Two different types of transitions are needed: uni- and bi-directional. Computer simulations are performed using finite element methods (FEM). Good performance results using both types of microwave transitions are obtained. Design and simulation results show that Goubau line type transitions can be realized for various applications including detection of ice layers and microwave communications on electric power transmission lines.

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The authors are grateful to Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) for financial support and to J. S. Decarie for assistance in providing numerical programs such as HFSS.

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  1. Centre de recherches avancées en microondes et en electronique spatiale (POLY-GRAMES) Département de génie électrique, École Polytechnique de Montréal, C. P. 6079, succursalle “centre-ville”, Montréal, QC, Canada, H3C 3A7

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Xu, Y., Bosisio, R.G. Goubau Ice Sensor Transitions for Electric Power Lines. Sens Imaging 10, 31–40 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11220-009-0044-z

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