Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of monitoring the structural integrity of the supporting structure of a wind turbine
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Application No.: US16868580Application Date: 2020-05-07
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Publication No.: US11714023B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Gustav Hoegh , Dennis Stachniuk Jensen
- Applicant: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Applicant Address: DK Brande
- Assignee: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Current Assignee: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S
- Current Assignee Address: DK Brande
- Agency: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts LLP
- Priority: EP 174859 2019.05.16
- Main IPC: G01M5/00
- IPC: G01M5/00 ; F03D17/00 ; G01P15/18 ; G08B21/18

Abstract:
Provided is a method of monitoring the structural integrity of a supporting structure of a wind turbine, which method includes the steps of determining a fore-aft tower oscillation frequency; determining a side-to-side tower oscillation frequency; computing a working structural indicator value from the fore-aft tower oscillation frequency and the side-to-side tower oscillation frequency; comparing the working structural indicator value to a reference working structural indicator value; and issuing an alarm if the difference between the working structural indicator value and the reference structural indicator value exceeds a predefined threshold. Also provided is a system for monitoring the structural integrity of a supporting structure of a wind turbine, a wind turbine, and a computer program product for carrying out the steps of the inventive method.
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