Author : Ian Kuiler
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Preventive Maintenance and Fault Detection for Wind Turbine Generators Using a Statistical Model by : Ian Kuiler
Download or read book Preventive Maintenance and Fault Detection for Wind Turbine Generators Using a Statistical Model written by Ian Kuiler and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vigilant fault diagnosis and preventive maintenance has the potential to significantly decrease costs associated with wind generators. As wind energy continues the upward growth in technology and continued worldwide adoption and implementation, the application of fault diagnosis techniques will become more imperative. Fault diagnosis and preventive maintenance techniques for wind turbine generators are still at an early stage compared to matured strategies used for generators in conventional power plants. The cost of wind energy can be further reduced if failures are predicted in advance of a major structural failure, which leads to less unplanned maintenance. High maintenance cost of wind turbines means that predictive strategies like fault diagnosis and preventive maintenance techniques are necessary to manage life cycle costs of critical components. Squirrel-Cage Induction Generators (SCIG) are the prevailing generator type and are more robust and cheaper to manufacturer compared to other generator types used in wind turbines. A statistical model was developed using SCADA data to estimate the relationships between winding temperatures and other variables. Predicting faults in stator windings are challenging because the unhealthy condition rapidly evolves into a functional failure.