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Condition monitoring system and wind power generation system comprising the same

US10047726B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2015
Grant dateAug 14, 2018
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E10/72
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A condition monitoring system for a wind turbine comprises: a sensor which senses a condition of a yaw bearing; a monitor device which generates a diagnosis parameter based on a detection result of the sensor; a sensor which senses a rotating angular velocity of a nacelle and that of a main shaft; and a data server which diagnoses a failure of the yaw bearing based on the diagnosis parameter. The data server diagnoses whether the yaw bearing has a failure, based on a variation of the diagnosis parameter from an initial value thereof when the nacelle has a rotating angular velocity within a non-zero, first prescribed range and the main shaft has a rotating angular velocity within a second prescribed range.

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