Detection of rotor imbalance, including root cause, severity and location

S. Cacciola, I. Munduate Agud, C. L. Bottasso

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Abstract

This paper presents a new way of detecting imbalances on wind turbine rotors, by using a harmonic analysis of the rotor response in the fixed frame. The method is capable of distinguishing among different root causes of the imbalance. In addition, the imbalance severity and location, i.e. the affected blade, can be identified. The automatic classification of the imbalance problem is obtained by using a neural network. The performance of the method is illustrated with the help of different fault scenarios, within a high-fidelity simulation environment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number072003
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume753
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Oct 2016
EventScience of Making Torque from Wind, TORQUE 2016 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 5 Oct 20167 Oct 2016

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