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Patent No.:

US 8511988 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 23, 2008
Applicants:

BO Birkemose, Brande, DK;

Per Egedal, Herning, DK;

Inventors:

Bo Birkemose, Brande, DK;

Per Egedal, Herning, DK;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for monitoring blade frequencies of a wind turbine and a monitoring system for performing the method are provided. An accelerometer or G-sensor is placed into a nacelle of a wind turbine and thereby measuring the vibrations of the nacelle. To extract the vibration signals originating from each blade, the vibration signals are combined with the measuring signals from the azimuth angle sensor (rotating angle), which is normally used for pitch control. To further extract each blade frequency a Fast Fourier Transformation is used on the modulated G-sensor signals. To further monitor a severe and alarming change in each blade frequency, each blade frequency is compared to the other blade frequencies and an alarm is set when a given level is reached.


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Birkemose, Bo. (2013). Monitoring of blade frequencies of a wind turbine (U.S. Patent No. 8511988). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8511988

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