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• • • CASE STUDY •
Background and challengesIn order to do so, the solution had to be able to monitor
the impact of both external forces on a static wind
turbine structure, and the vibrations caused by wear
of the dynamic parts, such as the main shaft, blades,
gearbox and generator. In this way, accurate and
effective preventive maintenance could be conducted to
avoid failures or defects. Several requirements had to be
met for the system to achieve this purpose:
• It had to be able to overcome test and measurement
challenges for vibration logging, acoustic signal
acquisition, structural health monitoring and machine
condition monitoring.
• It had to be portable, so it could be used both on- and
offshore.
• Since more data increases the efficiency of preventive
maintenance, the solution had to be scalable as well.
EFFICIENT DATA LOGGING FOR ACCURATE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
Located in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, the
Offshore Wind Infrastructure Application
(OWI-Lab) is an R&D initiative dedicated to
initiating and supporting wind energy projects.
To help increase the reliability and efficiency of
on- and offshore wind farms, OWI-Lab invests
heavily in test and monitoring equipment.
Recently, the organization teamed up with Test
& Measurement Solutions (T&M Solutions) to
minimize its operation and maintenance costs.
Antwerp, Belgium
“T&M Solutions proved to be a reliable partner for going offshore: with the T&M Logger, we can now guarantee 100% uptime of our monitoring system.”
Pieter Jan Jordaens, at OWI-Lab.
FARMING THE WIND: EFFECTIVE WIND TURBINE MONITORING SOLUTION FOR OWI-LAB
The T&M solutionTo monitor the forces acting on a static wind turbine structure,
the tower is equipped with strain and vibration sensors. These
are then connected to the T&M Signal Logger: an off-the-
shelf, highly customizable product built around the National
Instruments LabVIEW software. This logger, which together
with the T&M Signal Studio forms the T&M Signal Suite, consists
of a standalone signal scope and recorder with synchronization
abilities.
In addition, the Signal Logger monitors the dynamic components
of the wind turbine, such as the main shaft, blades, gearbox and
generator. Located 80 meters above sea level, these parts are
subject to wear and tear which will, in turn, result in increased
vibrations.
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ResultsBy connecting the logger to a host PC with a T&M Data Server,
the logging happens continuously. Data fi les are then stored
in confi gurable packages and imported into Microsoft Excel,
MATLAB Mathworks or directly into National Instruments
LabVIEW.
The main advantage of this ceaseless and effi cient monitoring?
Accurate planning of effective preventive maintenance and
repairs which, in turn, reduces the cost of regular interventions
and increases the uptime and service life of the wind turbines.
Whichever way you look at it, that’s an important asset in
today’s fi ercely competitive global economy.
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