Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring Techniques in Wind Energy

Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring Techniques in Wind Energy looks at the complex and critical components of energy assets and the importance of inspection and maintenance to ensure their high availability and uninterrupted operation. Presenting the main concepts, state-of-the-art advances and case studies, this book approaches the topic by considering it as an integral part of the overall operation of any wind energy project. Linking the essential NDT subject with its sub disciplines, the book uses computational techniques, dynamic analysis, probabilistic methods, and mathematical optimization techniques to support analysis of prognostic problems with defined constraints and requirements. This book is the first of its kind and will provide useful insights to industrial engineers and scientists, academics and students in the possibilities that NDT and condition monitoring technologies can offer. Presents advances in Non-Destructive Techniques and Condition Monitoring Systems applied in the energy industry Provides case studies in Fault Detection and Diagnosis and Prognosis for critical variability Offers technical maintenance actions for the observation and analyses of inspection, monitoring, testing, diagnosis, prognosis and active maintenance actions in wind INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. The significance of NDT and Condition Monitoring for the Wind Energy industry 3. Trends in maintenance strategies for wind energy assets 4. NDT and Condition Monitoring techniques for wind turbines 5. Online evaluation of wind turbine power converters 6. Wind turbine gearboxes: A case study 7. Onshore versus offshore wind turbines: Opportunities and operational challenges 8. Inspection and maintenance for wind farms 9. Remote condition monitoring for wind energy systems 10. General NDT techniques: A summary 11. The application of acoustic emission as an effective condition monitoring technique 12. A brief overview of vibration analysis 13. The value of Long Range Ultrasonics 14. ROV applications 15. Effective automated control and its value 16. SCADA systems and effective data management 17. Future developments in NDT and Condition Monitoring

• ISBN: 978-0-323-99666-2
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 300
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés