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Emerging Technologies for Wind Drivetrain Condition Monitoring
The document discusses emerging technologies for drivetrain condition monitoring in wind turbines, highlighting the importance of real-time monitoring and proven technologies from power generation applications. It details various diagnostic methods including infrared thermography, grease analysis, acoustic emission, and ultrasonic monitoring, including their advantages and challenges. The document also mentions a collaborative project among major offshore wind operators in Europe to evaluate grease sampling methods and the application of these diagnostic technologies.
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- 1. Emerging Technologies for Drivetrain Condition Monitoring RichWurzbach, MRG Labs
- 2. Emerging Technologies for DrivetrainCondition Monitoring • Wind turbines are provided with basic diagnostic systems and data delivery and archiving • Real-time monitoring has advantages in remote delivery and rapidly degrading (short P-F curve) failure modes • Proven technologies in other power generation applications can expand monitoring effectiveness for drivetrain components
- 3. Emerging Technologies: Proven inPower Generation • Infrared Thermography – electrical, mechanical and flow applications widespread in power plants • Grease Analysis—technology lags oil analysis, but new sampling and analysis techniques used in power gen, manufacturing applications • Acoustic Emission—early military applications, used in structural analysis, complement to vibration analyiss
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- 9. Retrofit and Periodicroute- based condition monitoring • Handheld and sampling-based analysis can be performed at low cost-impact during uptower maintenance activities • Route-based analysis limited by turbine access frequencies • Supplemental vibration analysis, acoustic emission, oil analysis, grease analysis, infrared thermography, ultrasonic monitoring.
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- 12. Infrared Thermography • Advantages –Infrared cameras are lower cost, lightweight and can be carried uptower on maintenance inspections – Electrical system problems can be detected early, limiting downtime and fire-risk • Disadvantages – Skill required to interpret images – Some targets might not be easily viewable
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- 14. Ultrasonic Monitoring • Advantages –Can evaluate lubrication effectiveness, turbulent flow conditions (hydraulics), electrical arcing of breakers, connections, brushes – Lightweight and portable equipment – Detect multiple issues – Sounds are intuitive, short learning curve • Disadvantages – Typically requires further analysis to pinpoint problem
- 15. Grease sampling • Oilanalysis is well-established and in widespread use • Relative ease in obtaining oil samples (existing or installed valves or fittings) based on oil’s ability to flow • Grease as a non-Newtonian fluid presents sampling challenges • Tools effective in sampling oil typically not effective for greases
- 16. Wind Turbine Sampling Photoby Steffen Bots, Oelcheck
- 17. Danish Wind ProducersMain Bearing Grease Sampling Project • Key players DONG Energy and Vattenfall major offshore wind operators in Europe • Team assemble to evaluate sampling methods and value of grease analysis • 1-dimensional and 3-dimensional sampling performed on inservice and failed bearings • Project expanded to Horns Rev 1 project, other wind farms across Europe
- 18. Main Bearing Sampling •For bearings with drain plug/access port, sample can be positioned at face of bearing • 1 gram sample is obtained from this live zone
- 19. No drain, othersamples • When direct access to grease is provided or required, spatula tool and syringe are used to compile sample • Target grease is from the active zone in the bearing or gears Photo: DONG Energy
- 20. Acoustic Emission • Testedat the USDA-ARS site in Bushland, TX • Testing both for drivetrain components and structural elements such as blades • Some bearing failure modes do not produce traditional vibration signatures until very late in failure • AE can be early detection system, can be partnered with grease analysis for fretting wear evaluation in main bearings.
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- 22. If you utilizea third-party maintenance provider, how important is the offer or use of diagnostic technologies in selecting or maintaining them as your service provider? A. No difference-we select them based on maintenance competencies B. I would consider changing to a maintenance service provider that offers or provides advanced diagnostic technologies C. I would expand my current contract to include advanced diagnostic technologies D. I do not have budget to fund activities beyond basic maintenance services.
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