A survey of health monitoring systems for wind turbines. (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wymore, Mathew L.; Van Dam, Jeremy E.; Ceylan, Halil; Qiao, Daji
• Is Part Of: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews. Volume 52(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 976
• Page End: 990
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Wind energy -- Health monitoring -- Sensing systems; AE acoustic emissions -- AWEA American Wind Energy Association -- CBM condition-based maintenance -- CFRP carbon fiber reinforced polymer -- CM condition monitoring -- CWIF Caithness Windfarm Information Forum -- DAU data acquisition unit -- EWEA European Wind Energy Association -- FBG fiber Bragg grating -- FEM finite element model -- FFT fast Fourier transform -- FRP fiber reinforced polymer -- FTIR Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy -- GFRP glass fiber reinforced polymer -- HAWT horizontal axis wind turbine -- HM health monitoring -- LIDAR light detection and ranging -- MCSA motor current signature analysis -- MEMS microelectromechanical system -- MFC macro-fiber composite -- NDE/T nondestructive evaluation and testing -- NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory -- NSET nonlinear state estimation technique -- OMA operational modal analysis -- OWI-Lab Offshore Wind Infrastructure Lab -- O&M operations and maintenance -- RES Renewable Energy Systems -- RF radio frequency -- RFID radio-frequency identification -- RM reactive maintenance -- RPS renewable portfolio standard -- SCADA supervisory control and data acquisition -- SHM structural health monitoring -- SM scheduled maintenance -- SNL Sandia National Laboratories -- VBDD vibration-based damage detection -- WSN wireless sensor network; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; Power resources -- Periodicals; Énergies renouvelables -- Périodiques; Ressources énergétiques -- Périodiques; 333.794
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.07.110
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-0321

Abstract

Abstract: Wind energy has played an increasingly vital role in renewable power generation, driving the need for more cost-effective wind energy solutions. Health monitoring of turbines could provide a variety of economic and other benefits to aid in wind growth. A number of commercial and research health monitoring systems have been implemented for wind turbines. This paper surveys these systems, providing an analysis of the current state of turbine health monitoring and the challenges associated with monitoring each of the major turbine components. This paper also contextualizes the survey with the various potential benefits of health monitoring for turbines.