Press Release
May 2015

Pernille Wichmann Christensen
Business Development Manager, Americas
Tel.: +45 7741 2303
E-mail: wind@bkvibro.com

White paper presented during Windpower 2015 in Orlando by Brüel & Kjær Vibro on Benefits of Monitoring Wind Turbine Nacelle Oscillation

Two vibration diagnosticians from the Brüel & Kjær Vibro Surveillance and Diagnostic Service Center in Denmark, together with two co-authors from the Technical University of Denmark, are presenting a paper at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Windpower 2015 conference in Orlando, Florida (USA), 18-21 May, 2015. The title of the paper is “Advantages of Monitoring Wind Turbine Nacelle Oscillation” (Alexandros Skrimpas, et al.).

The paper deals with the benefits of monitoring the wind turbine nacelle, for detecting abnormal behavior associated with the blades, tower and drive train components, which could jeopardize their working condition. Nacelle monitoring, using accelerometers mounted on the nacelle frame, is an essential part of a holistic condition monitoring approach for wind turbines.

The paper presents a comparison of vibration signals from wind turbines subjected to various failure modes and operating conditions, such as blade misalignment, pitch malfunction, ice accretion, damaged blade tips and yaw system defects. The theoretical analysis that results in accurate detection of the aforementioned faults is also presented. Additionally the paper discusses the employment of nacelle accelerometers for cross reference of faults in the drive train components, where other sensors are also mounted. This cross reference is normally beneficial for assessing the severity of the faults, where propagation of vibrations from a drive train component to the nacelle frame usually indicates a late stage failure.

Visit the Poster Presentation area on the exhibit floor, May 20th between 4:30pm – 6pm, to discuss the paper with one or more of the authors!

Please stop by our booth #2411 at the expo floor during the AWEA Windpower 2015 event to learn more about our condition monitoring system solutions (CMS), such as our new “CMS as a Service” offering.

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Company

Brüel & Kjær Vibro is the leading worldwide independent supplier of condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery. The comprehensive product range comprises vibration sensors (acceleration, velocity and displacement), vibration monitors, portable instruments and rack-based plant-wide integrated monitoring solutions. These products plus a suite of comprehensive services fulfil the most demanding applications for safety, condition and performance monitoring of rotating machinery. Monitoring in the power industry is a strategic focus area with numerous applications in the conventional thermal, cogeneration, nuclear, hydro and wind energy sectors.

Based on 60 years of experience and a world-wide sales and support network, Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s monitoring solutions have successfully reduced downtime and maintenance costs and increased machine reliability for our customers world-wide. For more details, please refer to www.bkvibro.com.

Brüel & Kjær Vibro is part of Spectris plc, the leading supplier of productivity enhancing instrumentation and controls.