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Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2018
Applicant:

Ørsted Wind Power A/s, Fredericia, DK;

Inventor:

Birit Buhr Jensen, Gentofte, DK;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 17/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/208 (2019.01); G01N 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 17/04 (2013.01); G01N 27/04 (2013.01); G01N 33/208 (2019.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a method for estimating deterioration of a steel support structure () supporting an offshore wind turbine (). The steel support structure () being made of a first type of steel, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first sensor () having one or more sensor elements, wherein a first sensor element of the one or more sensor elements is made of a type of steel corresponding to the first type of steel; (b) arranging the first sensor () in connection with said steel support structure (); (c) inducing an electrical current through at least one of the one or more sensor elements; (d) monitoring the deterioration of a part of the first sensor () by in a first time interval measuring electrical properties of the first sensor () and storing the measurements as first data; (e) estimating the deterioration of the steel support structure () from the first data.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Jensen, Birit. (2022). Monitoring steel support structures for offshore wind turbines (U.S. Patent No. 11346766). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11346766

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