WO2022144822A1 - Sistema de monitoreo de fallas en una línea de media y/o alta tensión - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to monitoring technologies, more specifically to monitoring technologies for electrical systems, and in particular provides a predictive monitoring system for faults in a medium and/or high voltage line.
- the teams must move according to their specific work plan, requiring that the laying of cables must also do so.
- the same equipment, or other equipment designed for it performs the movement by imparting tractive force to the cable close to it, which is mechanically transmitted to the rest, thereby producing the transfer of the laying.
- moisture and/or water is introduced inside the electrical plugs, which causes the internal connections to oxidize, preventing normal flow. of energy or in more extreme cases, producing short circuits.
- the present invention provides a predictive monitoring system for faults in a medium and/or high voltage line, characterized in that it comprises: at least one parameter sensor that correlates with a fault in a medium and/or high voltage cable of said line, operatively connected to said medium and/or high voltage line or to a medium and/or high voltage plug; an analog to digital conversion module, configured to receive as input a reading of said parameter from said at least one sensor and deliver as output a digital representation of said reading; a memory processing and management module configured to receive as input the digital representation from the analog conversion module, determine the existence of a fault from said digital representation, and, in response to determining the existence of said fault, generate representative data of said failure; a communication module configured to receive the data representative of the failure from the memory processing and management module, encode said representative data and send said encoded representative data to a communication interface; and a communication interface configured to receive encrypted data from the communication module and transmit said encrypted data to a remote terminal; A battery; one or more energy harvesting coils operatively connected to the medium and/or
- the system is characterized in that it additionally comprises: at least one light indicating a state of said medium and/or high voltage cable; and a fault status information module operatively connected to the at least one light and to the memory processing and management module and configured to receive data indicative of a fault from the memory processing and management module and to control said at least one light in response to that failure.
- the system is characterized in that said at least one lumen is positioned in a ring-shaped support and in that said ring-shaped support is positioned next, in a proximal-distal direction, from a distal end of said casing .
- the system is characterized in that it additionally comprises a wireless communication emission and reception antenna; a connection interface for a computer; a battery charging interface; and a data output interface; wherein said antenna, said connection interface, said charging interface and said data output interface are positioned on the ring-shaped support.
- said ring-shaped support includes a rotating portion, where said antenna, said connection interface, said charging interface and said data output interface are positioned on said rotating portion ; and wherein said rotating portion further comprises a weight that is positioned at a position of said rotary portion that is opposite to said antenna, said connection interface, said charging interface and said data output interface.
- the system is characterized in that it additionally comprises a connection interface for a multimeter positioned on the ring-shaped support. In an even more preferred embodiment, the system is characterized in that it additionally comprises a seal that is positioned below, proximally distally, a distal end of said ring-shaped support. In another even more preferred embodiment, the system is characterized in that it comprises a plurality of wireless communication emission and reception antennas and a plurality of satellite positioning receivers distributed equidistantly along the ring-shaped support.
- the system is characterized in that said at least one sensor is chosen from the group formed by temperature sensors, sound sensors, electromagnetic sensors, voltage sensors, current sensors, electrical resistance sensors, humidity sensors, sensors. of dust, ozone sensors and smoke sensors, as well as a combination between them.
- the system is characterized in that it additionally comprises a housing that contains said at least one sensor, the analog to digital conversion module, the memory processing and management module and the communication module; wherein said housing is fixed to a dielectric cylinder that surrounds said medium and/or high voltage cable and is positioned inside the casing.
- the system is characterized in that said medium and/or high voltage line is a three-phase line, comprising three phases, a neutral and a pilot cable, where each phase has a dielectric cylinder surrounding a corresponding cable. of said phase, and because the system comprises three housings, each one fixed to two of the dielectric cylinders of the three-phase line; wherein said three housings, together, contain said at least one sensor, the analog to digital conversion module, the memory processing and management module and the communication module; wherein said three housings are positioned inside the casing.
- the system is characterized in that the at least one sensor is positioned in a distal position of the housing that contains it.
- each housing has a prism shape which, in cross-section, has two curved concave faces and one curved convex face; wherein each of said concave curved faces has a complementary shape to a corresponding dielectric cylinder of the line.
- said communication interface additionally comprises a wireless communication interface.
- Fig. 1 illustrates an exploded schematic side view of a connector for a medium and/or high voltage line of the state of the art.
- Fig. 2 illustrates a schematic front view of a connector of a medium and/or high voltage line of the state of the art.
- Fig. 3 illustrates a side view of a protector/connector of a three-phase line of the state of the art
- Fig. 4 illustrates an exploded schematic side view of a connector for a medium and/or high voltage line that includes an embodiment of the system that is the object of the present invention.
- Fig. 5 illustrates a first embodiment of the ring-shaped support that forms part of a preferred embodiment of the system that is the object of the present invention.
- Fig. 6 illustrates a second view of the first embodiment of the ring-shaped support of Figure 5.
- Fig. 7 illustrates a schematic block diagram of a first embodiment of the system that is the object of the present invention.
- the present invention provides a predictive monitoring system for faults in a medium and/or high voltage line that essentially comprises: at least one sensor (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 , 15) of a parameter that correlates with a fault in a medium and/or high voltage cable of said line, operatively connected to said medium and/or high voltage cable or to a medium and/or high voltage plug; an analog to digital conversion module (240), configured to receive as input a reading of said parameter from said at least one sensor (9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15) and deliver as output a digital representation of said reading ; a memory processing and management module (210) configured to receive as input the digital representation from the analog to digital conversion module (240), determining the existence of a fault from said digital representation and, in response to determining the existence of said fault, generating data representative of said fault; a communication module (230) configured to receive the data representative of the failure from the memory processing and management module (210), encode said representative data and send said encoded representative data to a communication interface (17, 8); and a communication interface (17
- Electronic or battery support plate One or several support plates made of metallic or plastic material with a metallic coating on the exposed surface, where each of them can be fixed to two of the dielectric cylinders that protect the three-phase voltage lines, depending on the the possible pairs (124 with 125, 125 with 126 and 124 with 126) and that are part of the internal structure (120) of an electrical plug, where this fixing can be done by non-invasive fixing means or anchors, that is, without the need to drill or modify the internal structure of the electrical plug.
- said fixing can be carried out by any means that allows the plate or plates to be solidly fixed to the dielectric protective cylinders of the voltage lines, so that it serves as a support for the elements that will be fixed to it.
- the fixation of the mentioned support plate(s) may or may not be removable. In the event that they are removable, they can be removed, leaving the internal structure (120) of the electrical plug in its original form again.
- the number of plates may be one, two or three and a corresponding electronic card (2) can be installed on one or two of them, on which part of the components that make up the system that is the object of the present invention are mounted.
- one or a plurality of rechargeable batteries (25) can be installed on the second and/or third plate.
- Electronic card (2) Electronic card where the different electronic circuits that make up the invention are mounted: Energy Module (200), Processing and Memory Management Module (210), Communication Module (230), Data Conversion Module Analogue to Digital (240), and one or several rechargeable batteries (25), the latter being able to also be independently on other support plates, depending on the number of them used.
- the electronic card (2) is fixed to the support plate by means of suitable fixing means.
- this electronic card may additionally comprise an Electrical Plug Failure Status Information Module (220), a Voltage Presence Information Module (260) or an inertial measurement unit, IMU, (23).
- Internal temperature sensor (4) One or more temperature sensors that can be attached to different internal points of the electrical plug and that can be used to know the temperature level that will rise in the event of a fault in the plug connectors electric. The different sensor(s) will send their information to the memory processing and management module (210), through the analog to digital data conversion module (240).
- External temperature sensor (5) One or more temperature sensors that can be attached to the external structure or casing (130) of protection of the electrical plug and that can be used to know the ambient temperature in which it is exposed, so that by means of the methods that operate the algorithms housed in the electronics installed in the electronic card (2), the real temperature of the electrical connectors installed in the electrical plug is known, for example, by means of a differential value of the temperatures measured by the sensors external temperature sensors (5) and internal temperature sensors (4). In this way, an additional method is added for the analysis of a probable fault in the electrical connectors by the mechanism to eliminate the effect that the external or environmental temperature.
- Sound sensors (6) One or more sound sensors installed in the internal structure of the electrical plug and that can permanently monitor the sounds that are generated when electrical sparks occur, when at the junction between the electrical connectors of two plugs Also, arcing occurs as a result of the separation that is created when the plugs are exposed to tensile forces.
- Electromagnetic sensor (7) Antenna that captures the electromagnetic energy generated by the voltaic arc that is produced when an electrical fault is in process.
- the antenna is installed in the internal structure (120) of the electrical plug or in the electronic card (2) and the information captured by the antenna is analyzed by means of the methods that operate the algorithms housed in the electronics installed in the electronic card (2) .
- Communication cable for pilot cable (8) Communication cable that comes from the electronic card (2) and that is electrically connected to the terminal (122) of the existing pilot cable in the internal structure (120) of the electrical plug.
- This communication cable (8) allows the communication module (230) of the electronic card (2) to use the pilot cable as a means of communication, in order to be able to communicate with the other communication modules (230) of the other electrical outlets that are part of the cable routing.
- Capacitive voltage sensors (9, 10, 11) Capacitive type voltage sensors installed in an enveloping form on the protection structures (124, 125 and 126) of the connectors or in an enveloping form directly on the electrical insulation of installed electrical cables. in the internal structure of the electrical plug. The information captured by each of these sensors can be sent to a Voltage Presence Analysis Module (260).
- Humidity and dust sensor (13) Humidity sensor installed in the internal structure (120) of the electrical plug and used to determine the existence of humidity inside due to failures in the seals of its structure (140, 190) or due to loss of hermeticity between the union of the front cover (110) with the casing (130) of the electrical plug, which generates electrical and mechanical failures, due to short circuits or due to oxidation of internal components.
- Ozone Sensor (14) One or a plurality of ozone sensors (O3) installed in the internal area (120) of the electrical plug, close to the point where the connectors are interconnected electrical outlets with two plugs and that seeks to determine the existence of faults in development, by the method of measuring the generation of said gas that is generated when the voltaic arc occurs when there is a separation between the connectors.
- O3 ozone sensors
- Smoke Sensor one or a plurality of smoke sensors installed in the internal area (120) of the electrical plug and connected to the electronic card (2), which have the functionality of detecting the smoke that is produced when in advanced stages of failure the temperature product of an electrical failure burns the insulating material of the electrical conductors.
- Ring-shaped support or Multimedia Ring (16) Rigid volume in the form of a hollow cylinder or ring that is installed in the protective body of the electrical plug, in the area after the seal (140) and before the support ring (150) .
- a new seal (141) is installed next to it on the back to provide the degree of protection against humidity and dust.
- the ring-shaped support (16) is made of a material that allows the following components to be installed inside it: wireless communication emission/reception antenna (17); one or a plurality of lights (18) used to report the status of the voltage level detected by the capacitive voltage sensors (9, 10 and 11); one or a plurality of lights (19) used to report the existence of a fault process or the level of its severity, through the algorithms operated by the electronic card (2); connector (20) connected to the electronic card (2) that allow a computer to be connected to it, it can communicate with the electronic card (2) or with any electronic card (2) of another electrical outlet, through the cable (8) that connects with the pilot cable that in turn connects the electrical plug with the other electrical plugs, using for this the methods that the Communication Module (230); connector (21) that is used to charge the batteries (25) from the outside, in the event that they are not charged because the pick-up coil (12) has not been able to, either because it has not captured enough energy in the event that the electrical cable installed in the electrical plug (100) was not in operation or because it is defective;
- Voltage status lights (18) one or a plurality of lights (18) used to report the status of the voltage level detected by the capacitive voltage sensors (9, 10 and 11) which will be activated by a Presence Analysis Module of voltage (260). These lights can be of one or several colors.
- Fault status lights (19) one or a plurality of lights (19) used to report the existence of a fault process or the level of its severity if it were developing. These lights are activated from the Power Plug Fault Status Information Module (220). These lights can be of one or several colors.
- Communication Connector (20) Connector that is accessible by removing the protection cover (30) and that when connecting a computer to it, using the appropriate algorithms, allows it to communicate with the electronic card (2) and thus be able to be to access any information of this electronic card (2) or that, through the communication carried out by the Communication Module (230) when connected through the cable (8) to the terminal (122) of the pilot cable, it can be connected to any communication electronics of any electronic card (2) of any electrical plug available in the cable laying.
- Power Connector (21) Connector that is accessible by removing the protection cover (30) and that by connecting an external battery or any other compatible power source, allows the battery (25) or the plurality of them to be charged, this configuration being used when the battery (25) or the plurality of them has not been charged because the harvester coil (12) is defective or, that there is no electrical current flowing in the electrical connectors installed in the internal structure (120) of the electric plug.
- Voltage information connector (22) Connector that is accessible by removing the protection cover (30) and that when connecting a voltage measurement device, for example a multimeter, can have an indication on said device regarding the voltage level existing in the electrical cables installed in the internal structure (120) of the electrical plug.
- Inertial Measurement Unit (23) Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) which is used to determine the degree of movements and vibrations that a plug has had so that it serves as an indicative element of mechanical work that influences and correlates with the failures in the connections between plugs, when the connectors separate and begin to generate electric arcs.
- IMU Inertial Measurement Unit
- the values delivered by this sensor are used by the methods implemented by the resident algorithms in the electronics of the electronic card (2).
- Rechargeable battery (25) A rechargeable battery or a plurality of them that are powered by the energy delivered by the energy harvesting coil (12) or by the energy delivered by the connector (21) that allows it to be fed directly from a external power source.
- This battery module is responsible for powering all sensors and to all the electronics resident in the electronic card (2), in addition to the antennas (7) and (17), as well as the information lights (18) and (19).
- Connector protection (30) Removable anti-moisture and dust protection covers for the Communication Connector (20), the Power Connector (21) and/or the Voltage Information Connector (22) that provide IP68 protection.
- Front cover (110) Removable electrical plug front cover
- Internal structure (120) Internal structure that houses the three-phase electrical cables that come from the cable and provides electrical protection through dielectric elements.
- Internal structure cut view (121) Cut view of the internal protective structure for electrical conductors (120).
- Pilot cable connection terminal (122) Connection terminal to connect the pilot cable.
- the pilot cable is a cable that accompanies the three three-phase electrical cables, which allows electrical signals to be sent throughout the laying so that when there are faults in any element of the cable, safety actuators are activated that stop the flow of energy in the cables. triphasic.
- the pilot wire is used as a communication mechanism between the different electronic cards (2) by injecting electrical signals of such intensity and frequency that they do not affect the operation of the pilot wire.
- an electronic card (2) receives information sent by another electronic card (2), it first filters the existing electrical signals in the Pilot Cable, to determine after this filtering if there are electrical signals intended for it.
- Internal structure circular piece (123) Circular structure that gives support to the protective cylinders of the electrical conductors and that allows them to form a structure that is coupled to the external structure of the electrical plug.
- This structure has three cylinders made of dielectric material (124, 125 and 126) which electrically insulate the three-phase cables that are at the ends of the cable and that have had their dielectric and electromagnetic protection removed.
- Dielectric protections (124, 125 and 126): Protective cylinder of dielectric material in which, inside, the electric cable exposes the electric conductor without the dielectric protection cover.
- Casing (130) of the electrical plug External structure of the electrical plug, which is what protects the interior of the plug.
- Seal (141) Protective anti-moisture and dust seal which, being in poor condition or having little pressure, allows water access to the interior of the electrical plug.
- Support ring (150) Cylindrical support ring for the internal structure of the electrical plug seal.
- Inner structure (160) Inner structure of the electrical plug seal. It serves as a support base for the post seal structure to anchor.
- Back Seal (190): Back seal of the electrical plug. This seal has two pieces of adaptable material inside that, when pressed on the dielectric cover of the electric cable, provides the protection against water that the electric plug needs. This seal, being damaged or having little pressure, causes water to enter the electrical plug, generating failures due to humidity.
- Processing and Memory Management Module Electronic components mounted on the electronic card (2) that receive the data collected by the different sensors and that are delivered by the Analog to Digital data conversion Module (240) and by the Voltage Presence Analysis Module (260). With these data, the module applies the different methods that comprise the algorithms it executes to analyze whether or not there is a fault process developing in the electrical plug or in the section of cables between two electrical plugs, delivering this information to the Information Module Power Plug Fault Status (220). Additionally, the memory processing and management module (210) working in coordination with the communication module (230) coordinates and determines by which available medium the information will be sent to a central server.
- Communication Module (230) Electronic components arranged on the electronic card (2) and that are responsible for encoding the data that the memory processing and management module (210) has determined must be sent to an electronic card (2) determined.
- the means available to this communication module (230) can be sending the data to the public or private antenna using the communication antenna (17), the pilot cable through the cable (8) that connects with the terminal (122) of the referred cable when it is connected with the internal structure (120) of the electrical plug or through the communication connector (20) available in the multimedia ring (16) of the electrical plug itself or of another available in the laying of electrical cables.
- Analog to Digital Data Conversion Module Electronic components mounted on the electronic card (2) that are responsible for receiving all the analog signals captured and sent by the different sensors of the invention, which are transformed into digital format so that they can be operated according to the methods applied by the algorithms that are executed in the memory processing and management module (210).
- this module delivers a voltage signal to the voltage information connector (22), which is correlated with the real voltage level that exists in the electrical cables installed in the internal structure (120) of the electrical plug.
- the system of the present invention comprises a set of electronic elements that are installed in the internal structure of the plug (120), particularly inside the casing (130) of the plug (120).
- the system may comprise electronic elements positioned on the external structure of the electrical plug.
- the system may comprise an auxiliary computer and/or a central computer (not illustrated in the figures) that may be configured to accumulate, process and distribute the collected information for use by one or more users.
- the auxiliary computer and/or the central computer may comprise a user interface, for example a graphical user interface, GUI, to inform users of a type of developing fault.
- a fault is generated as a result of the formation of voltaic arcs in said separation.
- the following physical phenomena occur that the system of the present invention can detect to monitor the failure process: emission of an electromagnetic signal generated by each spark produced by the arc voltaic; temperature rise in the electrical connector, the cables that compose it and its dielectric insulation due to the phenomenon of heat transmission; emission of mechanical energy, since when a spark is generated part of the energy is transformed into sound; emission of light energy since when a spark is generated part of the energy generates photons; emission of ozone gas 03 product of the corona effect as a result of the ionization of the air in the separation area and emission of smoke, which is generated when the temperature reaches such a level that it begins to burn the dielectric cover of the protective covers of electrical wires.
- the at least one sensor (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15) can be chosen from the group formed by temperature sensors (4, 5), sound sensors (6), electromagnetic sensors (7), voltage sensors (9, 10, 11), current sensors, electrical resistance sensors, humidity sensors (13), dust sensors, ozone sensors (14) and smoke sensors (15), as well as a combination between them.
- the system that is the object of the present invention can determine the existence of this phenomenon by continuously measuring the voltage differential in each phase of the existing electrical plug at each end of the cable section.
- each socket includes the necessary electronic elements, implemented in the communication module (230), which allow that the data be sent to the central server directly through an antenna (17) that communicates with a receiving antenna or, in the event that the antenna (17) cannot communicate with the receiving antenna, for example due to that of the topology of the land or for another reason, the communication module (230) can be configured to transfer the data to an auxiliary computer connected to any electrical outlet of the line that incorporates the system that is the object of the present invention, by means of its corresponding communication module (230), so that from there and using the auxiliary computer, a communication antenna of the auxiliary computer can establish communication with the receiving antenna of the central server.
- a TCP/IP communication provider connector in the event that there is a TCP/IP communication provider connector
- the communication module (230) can transfer the data to the central server or the auxiliary computer by means of a communication connector (20) arranged on a support ring-shaped (16), also called, indistinctly, as a multimedia ring (16).
- the communication module (230) can use the pilot cable of the power line as the communication interface (8).
- the communication module (230) can be connected to a terminal of the pilot cable of the electrical socket in which it is installed, by means of the communication cable (8).
- any communication module (230) that is available in the layout of interest can have access to any other communication module (230) that is available on the shelf.
- a pilot cable should be understood as a safety signal cable that has the laying of cables that supply power to the equipment.
- the communication module (230) can be configured to send or receive information through the pilot cable in addition to the normal electrical signals of said pilot cable. , at a level and frequency such that they do not affect your operation.
- the communication module (230) can deliver or receive information by filtering the signals it delivers or receives so that it only knows the ones it operates, thus avoiding receiving the signals normal conditions that the pilot wire operates.
- the at least one sensor (4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15), for example, the sensors: internal temperature (4); external temperature sensors (5); the sensors of sound (6); the signal captured by the electromagnetic sensor (7); humidity sensors (13); ozone sensors 03(14); the smoke sensors (15), delivers the captured data to the Analogue to Digital Data Conversion Module (240), which in turn, once the data has been converted to digital format, delivers them to the Processing and Memory Management Module (210). ) who processes them.
- the system may comprise, in parallel and without going through the Analog to Digital Data Conversion Module (240), one or more capacitive voltage sensors (9 , 10, 11), which can deliver their data to a Voltage Presence Analysis Module (260).
- the Voltage Presence Analysis Module (260) can have its own analog-to-digital conversion submodule, which analyzes the voltages captured, delivering the processed information to the Processing and Memory Management Module (210), as well as to one or more a plurality of lights (18) used to report the status of the voltage level detected by the capacitive voltage sensors (9, 10 and 11).
- the Processing and Memory Management Module (210) can process the data delivered by the Analog to Digital Data Conversion Module (240) and, in the cases where it is provided, by the Voltage Presence Analysis Module (260) and according to the methods that operate its algorithms that analyze the data captured by the different sensors, it can deliver the operating status of the electrical plug to one or a plurality of lights (19) used to report the existence of a fault process or the level of its gravity.
- the Processing and Memory Management Module (210) can organize the data collected with the required level of detail and send it to the Communication Module (230), who, as indicated above, can deliver the information to a Communication Antenna (240). ) through the wireless communication emission/reception antenna (17), or through the plug pilot wire.
- the electrical energy required for the operation of the different components that make up the system that is the object of the present invention can be provided by the Energy Module (200) who in turn is powered by one or a plurality of rechargeable batteries (25).
- the energy that is used to recharge the rechargeable batteries (25) can be delivered by the electromagnetic flux pickup coil (12), also called harvesting coil (12).
- the Power Module (200) can receive power via a connector (21), either to charge the rechargeable batteries (25) or to operate the resident circuit in the electronic card (2) or in the multimedia ring (16).
- a user in the event that a user wishes to know the status of the voltage level of the connectors installed in the electrical plug, said user can know this by the following means: Visualization of the voltage level of each phase of the conductors by means of the display of information displayed in software deployed on one or more user computers; visualization of the state of the voltage level in the activation of one or a plurality of lights (18) installed in a multimedia ring (16); by physically connecting a voltage measurement equipment to a connector (22) installed in the multimedia ring (16); visualization of the information generated by the antenna (17) by means of a mobile device, be it a smartphone or a personal computer, which, capturing the transmission that said antenna sends to the public or private antenna and using the methods contained in the algorithms that it operates, you can decipher the information to display it on your screen.
- the information captured by the sensors is sent to the users of the system by the means described in the previous paragraph.
- a user with a personal computer can connect to the communication connector (20) resident in the multimedia ring (16) and from there you can survey and analyze the state of the electronics installed on the electronic card (2) of the electrical outlet where it was connected or, by means of the methods provided by the algorithms executed by the Processing and Memory Management Module ( 210) and through the Communication Module (230) that is connected to the pilot cable through the cable (8), it can know the status of other Electrical Outlets connected to the pilot cable, in the sections in which it is operating correctly.
- one or more plates of metallic or plastic material with metallic coating on its exposed surface can be used, which can be fixed integrally to two contiguous protection cylinders (124 with 125, 125 with 126 or 124 with 126), with hooks or other means to fix it to them but without making any type of modification in its structure, such as perforations for the passage of screws.
- the electronic card (2) can be fixed, for example by using bolts or screws, and on it, a surrounding protection volume can be fixed, preferably of the same material as the plate adhered to the adjoining protection cylinders (124 with 125, 125 with 126 or 124 with 126).
- one, two or three useful volumes can be provided to position the elements that form part of the system that is the object of the present invention inside the casing (130) of the electrical plug.
- the electrical ground of the cable that is available inside the electrical plug can be connected to the ground of the electrical card (2) and also to the metallic element of the plate and volume so that the circuits of the electronic card are electromagnetically protected, for example through the Faraday cage effect.
- the corresponding fixing screws (170) can be extended to cover the new distance to be fixed.
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