Systems and methodologies for condition monitoring of wind turbine towers and blades
Acronym: CM Project
Funding body: Regional Growth Fund
Status: Completed
The increase of the wind turbines and their size, in combination with remote locations where off-shore farms are built, means that these maintenance costs will see an unprecedented increase in the future. The use of Conditional Monitoring allows maintenance to be scheduled, or other actions to be taken to avoid the consequences of failure, before the failure occurs. The project focusses on developing an innovative vibration and Acoustic Emission (AE) monitoring system that will allow assessment of reliability and performance of the tower and blade structures in wind turbines as well as in wind turbine rotating machinery.