Investigation of Various Wind Turbine Drivetrain Condition Monitoring Techniques
The wind industry has experienced premature turbine component failures during the past years. With the increase in turbine size, these failures, especially those found in the major drivetrain components, i.e. main shaft, gearbox, and generator, have become extremely costly. Given that the gearbox is the most costly component in the drivetrain to fix, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) initiated the Gearbox Reliability Collaborative (GRC) to determine the causes for premature gearbox failures and subsequently, recommend improvements to gearbox design, manufacture, and operational practices. The GRC has two identical test gearboxes, which are planned for a dynamometer and a field test, respectively.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 984983
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-500-46160; TRN: US201016%%1694
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the 7th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring 2009, 9-11 September 2009, Stanford, California
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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