TY - GEN
T1 - Development of a Minimalistic Smart Sensor System for Motion Measurement of Wind Turbine Towers
AU - Rupfle, Johannes
AU - Neffa, Patricio
AU - Grosse, Christian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - The accurate measurement of wind turbine tower motion is crucial for assessing structural integrity, identifying damages, and estimating remaining useful life. In this study, the development of a smart sensor system is presented, which combines acceleration measurements, real-time kinematic measurements, and SCADA data to accurately determine the motion of slender structures. The proposed setup offers a cost-effective and easily deployable solution. Installed on the top of the wind turbine nacelle, the sensor system collects data to calculate the tower motion. Real-time kinematics measurements serve as correction input for a state estimator, to enhance accuracy and reliability. Data gathering and processing occur directly on the sensor node, allowing for efficient transfer. Test measurements on a wind turbine tower have demonstrated the effectiveness of the system for accurate motion measurements. Beyond wind turbine manufacturing, this sensor system holds potential for application in several domains, including tall buildings and bridges, where the detection of vibrational movements is valuable for structural health monitoring.
AB - The accurate measurement of wind turbine tower motion is crucial for assessing structural integrity, identifying damages, and estimating remaining useful life. In this study, the development of a smart sensor system is presented, which combines acceleration measurements, real-time kinematic measurements, and SCADA data to accurately determine the motion of slender structures. The proposed setup offers a cost-effective and easily deployable solution. Installed on the top of the wind turbine nacelle, the sensor system collects data to calculate the tower motion. Real-time kinematics measurements serve as correction input for a state estimator, to enhance accuracy and reliability. Data gathering and processing occur directly on the sensor node, allowing for efficient transfer. Test measurements on a wind turbine tower have demonstrated the effectiveness of the system for accurate motion measurements. Beyond wind turbine manufacturing, this sensor system holds potential for application in several domains, including tall buildings and bridges, where the detection of vibrational movements is valuable for structural health monitoring.
KW - acceleration
KW - damage assessment
KW - industry 4.0
KW - internet of things
KW - life cycle assessment
KW - real-time kinematic
KW - remaining useful life
KW - smart sensor system
KW - structural health monitoring
KW - sustainable development
KW - sustainable manufacturing
KW - wind turbine tower motion
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85218086457&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-77429-4_86
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-77429-4_86
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85218086457
SN - 9783031774287
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 774
EP - 781
BT - Sustainable Manufacturing as a Driver for Growth - Proceedings of the 19th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing
A2 - Kohl, Holger
A2 - Seliger, Günther
A2 - Dietrich, Franz
A2 - Mur, Sebastián
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 19th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, GCSM 2023
Y2 - 4 December 2023 through 6 December 2023
ER -
