Apparatus and amendment of wind turbine blade impact detection and analysis
US11521083B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/72
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multisensory system provides both temporal and spatial coverage capacities for auto-detection of bird collision events. The system includes an apparatus having a first circuitry to capture and store a series of images or video of a blade of a wind turbine; and a memory to store the images from the first circuitry. The apparatus also has one or more sensors to continuously sense vibration of the blade or for acoustic recordings; and a second circuitry to analyze the sensor data stream and/or the series of images or video to identify a cause of the vibration and to trigger the camera(s). A communication interface transmits data from the second circuitry to another device, wherein the second circuitry applies artificial intelligence or machine learning to control sensitivity of the one or more sensors.
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