摘要:
An elongated member of a wind turbine is disclosed which is potentially subject to strain and which comprises a sensor unit for determining the deflection and/or strain of the elongated member between a first point and a second point, which are assigned to the same side of the elongated member, and the sensor unit comprises a proximity sensor for determining the distance between the second point and a third point, the third point being connected to the first point by an inflexible support, the distance between the first point and the third point being considerably longer than the distance between the second point and the third point, wherein the sensor unit comprises a compressible and/or stretchable element located between the second point and the third point. Moreover, a wind turbine rotor blade and a tower of a wind turbine, each comprising a previously described elongated member, are disclosed.
摘要:
A method for determining the deflection and/or strain of an elongated member of a component is provided, in which a first point (16) and a second point (17) are assigned to the same side (11, 12) of an elongated member of the component, wherein the deflection and/or strain of the elongated member is determined by determining the distance between the second point (17) and a third point (18), which is connected to the first point (16) by an inflexible support (5), whereby the distance between the first point (16) and the third point (18) is considerably longer than the distance between the second point (17) and the third point (18), and wherein the distance between the second point (17) and the third point (18) is determined in time steps and the frequency of the change of the distance is analysed to detect frequency changes. Furthermore, an elongated member of a component is disclosed which is potentially subject to strain and which comprises a sensor unit for determining the deflection and/or strain of the elongated member between a first point (16) and a second point (17), which are assigned to the same side (11, 12) of the elongated member, the sensor unit comprises a proximity sensor (4) for determining the distance between the second point (17) and a third point (18), the third point (18) being connected to the first point (16) by an inflexible support (5), the distance between the first point (16) and the third point (18) being considerably longer than the distance between the second point (17) and the third point (18), the sensor unit further comprises a frequency detecting unit for detecting the frequency of the change of the distance.
摘要:
A the rotor for a wind energy turbine includes a hub and at least one rotor blade connected to the hub. The rotor also includes comprises at least one sensor for sensing at least one physical value of the rotor, e.g. mechanical stress, and a power supply for supplying electrical power to the at least one sensor. The power supply includes an electromechanical converter for converting mechanical energy from vibrations of the rotor when subjected to wind loads, e.g. during operation of the wind energy turbine, into electrical energy for supplying to the at least one sensor.
摘要:
A method for detecting ice on a wind turbine having a rotor and one or more rotor blades each having blade roots includes monitoring meteorological conditions relating to icing conditions and monitoring one or more physical characteristics of the wind turbine in operation that vary in accordance with at least one of the mass of the one or more rotor blades or a mass imbalance between the rotor blades. The method also includes using the one or more monitored physical characteristics to determine whether a blade mass anomaly exists, determining whether the monitored meteorological conditions are consistent with blade icing; and signaling an icing-related blade mass anomaly when a blade mass anomaly is determined to exist and the monitored meteorological conditions are determined to be consistent with icing.
摘要:
The object of the invention is to provide lighting for the rotor blade tips, which is more reliable than that proposed hitherto, wherein any damage which occurs is no longer so complicated and expensive to rectify as hitherto, but can be rectified extremely swiftly. A rotor blade of a wind power installation with a rotor blade connection to a hub of the wind power installation and a rotor blade tip at the end of the rotor blade, which is in opposite relationship to the rotor blade connection, characterized in that at least one light waveguide is laid from the rotor blade connection to the rotor blade tip. The light can be modified to be on only when the blade is at the top portion of the rotation, such as between the 9:00 and 3:00 positions, or the 10:00 and 2:00 positions.
摘要:
An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind turbine includes a plurality of optical imaging sensors. A controller receives and analyzes images from the optical imaging sensors to automatically send a signal to curtail operation of the wind turbine to a predetermined risk mitigating level when the controller determines from images received from the optical imaging sensors that an airborne animal is at risk from the wind turbine.
摘要:
An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind farm. The automated system may include an array of a plurality of image capturing devices independently mounted in a wind farm. The array may include a plurality of low resolution cameras and at least one high resolution camera. The plurality of low resolution cameras may be interconnected and may detect a spherical field surrounding the wind farm. A server is in communication with the array of image capturing devices. The server may automatically analyze images to classify an airborne object captured by the array of image capturing devices in response to receiving the images.
摘要:
An optical measurement device is disclosed and includes a body configured to be mounted to at least one piston cylinder, and a compression ratio determination unit operatively connected to the body to receive optical measurement data and compute a clearance between at least two opposed pistons disposed within the at least one piston cylinder.
摘要:
A wind turbine condition monitoring system includes a light source configured to produce an emitted light beam and a plurality of optical sensors configured to be positioned on a wind turbine to receive the emitted light beam from the light source. The optical sensors are configured to generate one or more product light beams from the emitted light beam. A detector is positioned to receive the product light beams generated from the optical sensors and is configured to measure intensity values of the product light beams for the optical sensors. A computing device is coupled to the detector and includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The processor executes programmed instructions stored in the memory to determine, based on the intensity values for the product light beams for the optical sensors, at least a displacement value, a current value, and a voltage value for the wind turbine.
摘要:
An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind farm. The automated system may include an array of a plurality of image capturing devices independently mounted in a wind farm. The array may include a plurality of low resolution cameras and at least one high resolution camera. The plurality of low resolution cameras may be interconnected and may detect a spherical field surrounding the wind farm. A server is in communication with the array of image capturing devices. The server may automatically analyze images to classify an airborne object captured by the array of image capturing devices in response to receiving the images.