Digital Innovation Research Paper 2022

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DIGITAL INNOVATION
JULY 27, 2019
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Contents
Literature Review............................................................................................................................2
Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
Introduction to sensors.................................................................................................................2
Sensors in manufacturing.............................................................................................................2
Benefits of smart sensors.............................................................................................................3
1. Equipment as well as environmental conditions...............................................................3
2. Improving and automating logistics and asset management.............................................3
3. Controlling energy cost and meeting particular regulatory needs of industry..................4
Challenges and opportunities introduced by sensor.....................................................................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................4
Reflection.........................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................7

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Literature Review
Introduction
A sensor is device to detect and respond to certain inputs from physical atmosphere. These
particular inputs can be light, motion, moisture, heat, pressure, or any one of the countless
number of the ecological phenomena. Generally, the output is a signal that is converted to human
comprehensible display at sensor location or transmitted electronically over the network to read
and to process. Sensors are widespread in all the scientific sectors. In addition, the sensors can be
used in daily life. The sensor technology is developed constantly. The sensitivity of sensor is
always being upgraded. The sensor in energy sector is employed for collecting and transmitting
the data within real time. This paper discusses the latest developments of the sensor technologies
in the energy industry. In the following parts, role of sensors, use of sensors in energy sector and,
challenges as well as opportunities introduced by sensor in energy sector is discussed and
critically examined.
Introduction to sensors
The Sensors are complicated device. They can be used to sense as well as react to the electrical
signals or visual signals. The sensors convert the physical parameter such as speed and blood
pressure in the signal that may be measured electrically. There are different types of the sensors.
The different sensors have different characteristics. These characteristics should be taken into
consideration at the time of selecting the sensors. The characteristics of sensors include the
accuracy, environmental condition that normally has restrictions for the temperature, range to
measure limits of sensors, cost, reading as well as resolution (Iwabuchi and Motoyoshi, 2015).

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Sensors in manufacturing
The Sensors play a significant role in the production for the years, however until in recent times
they have greatly controlled by the problems like noise due to the system, signal reduction, in
addition to response dynamic. In the present days, the incorporation of local measuring powers
as well as Internet of Things (IoT) has converted the normal sensor into smart sensor to them to
have difficult calculation on calculated data close by in the sensor modle. In addition to the
advanced abilities, sensor has become amazingly small (certain are no bigger than an eraser) and
tremendously flexible, permitting them to be connected with complex-to-access and potentially
risky equipments, turning-off immense machines in high tech Intel. In addition, Tom Griffiths is
Product Manager at Honeywell Industrial. The Honeywell Industrial manufactures the smart
sensors. According to Tom Griffiths Smart, the sensor is microprocessor driven. It involves
characteristics like communication ability, on board diagnostics that provide information to a
monitoring system, and operator to increase functional competence along with decrease the
maintenance cost.
Further, there are five additional features of the smart sensor. First is that the sensor has best
signaling condition that conserve the honesty. It also makes sure the segregation in the
insensitive industrial environment. Secondly, it uses the local computing powers to process as
well as understand the data nearby, takes decision on the basis of physical parameter assessed,
and communicates accordingly. Next, it also creates border condition without the human
operators. The main characteristic is that it enables in fault alarm as well as processing
competence. In last, the sensor also complies with the varieties of communication norms like
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi (Chau, et. al, 2018).