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Over several years vibration-based condition The requirements focus on the vibration-based
monitoring systems (CMS) have become well monitoring of the mechanical drive train with shafts,
established for monitoring the drive train condition bearings and gears (see image 2). In addition, the tower
of wind energy converters. vibrations and those induced by the rotor blades must be
monitored via the low-frequency sensors installed at the
As a result of the large investments required for drive train.
multi-MW and offshore turbines and the necessity
Gear Box Generator
for cost-optimized maintenance, information
pertaining to the condition of the mechanical drive
train is becoming increasingly important. Moreover,
the restricted accessibility of offshore plants
constitutes an important reason for expanding the
condition monitoring to structural components of the
wind energy converter and to refine the monitoring
of the drive train with supplementary methods. Rotor Shaft Nacelle
Main Bearing Tower (Rotor)
According to our recent survey addressed to selected Image 2: Components to be monitored according to [1]
manufacturers of CMS from Europe and U.S. more
than 23,000 condition monitoring systems have been These monitoring systems have proven themselves as
installed on wind turbines (see image 1). a tool for condition based maintenance of mechanical
drive trains. The economic benefit achieved through
In order to establish one of the first quality standards for being able to better plan maintenance measures and
CMS, the Allianz Center for Technology (AZT - Allianz through preventing expensive consequential damage
Risk Consulting GmbH) published a detailed technical has been verified in many practical instances. Therefore
catalog of requirements in 2003 [1]. These requirements vibration-based condition monitoring systems should
have proven reliable as basis for system assessments, be standard equipment for multi-MW and offshore
offered by AZT [2], and the systems have evidenced their turbines.
usefulness in practice.
Moreover, the high expectations regarding the
Accumulated number of vibration
based Drive Train CMS
availability of wind energy converters, the rising
concentration of values that goes hand in hand with
International: 23.861 CMS
Allianz Risk Consulting GmbH 2012
the size of the turbines, and the restricted accessibility,
01db - Metravib / ACOEM Bachmann Monitoring Bently Nevada particularly of offshore facilities, provide arguments for
Brel & Kjaer Vibro CMC DMT Eickhoff Antriebstechnik extending condition monitoring to other wind turbine
Thomas Gellermann GfM Gesellschaft fr
Expert for Machinery
FAG Industrial Services Flender Service
Maschinendiagnose components.
Gram & Juhl ISTEC Prftechnik
Diagnostics
Vulcan Seacom SKF Status Pro / SPM
Tel: +49.89.3800.6236
CMS manufacturer + supplier, which have taken part on the survey and provided data.
Fax 49.89.3800.86236
Thomas.Gellermann@ Image 1: Total number of delivered CMS for vibration monitoring of the
allianz.com drive train of wind turbines according to AZT survey
AZT
Requirements Extended scope of CMS
Component accord. [1]
Oil
Displace- Strain/ Tempe- Electric
Vibration Vibration particle Oil quality
ment Inclination rature parameter
counting
Rotor blades X1 l
Pitch bearings
Rotor bearing X l l3 3 l
Low Speed X
High Speed X
Pitch
Electric Drives
Azimuth
1 Requirements for Condition Monitoring Systems for Wind Turbines, AZT-Report 03.01.068 dated 27.03.2003, Allianz Zentrum fr Technik GmbH.
2 AZT-Reference list: Assessed Condition Monitoring Systems, Allianz Risk Consulting GmbH - Allianz Zentrum fr Technik
(current list available by request).