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Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis in wind energy systems

J.M.P. Pérez¹,  and F.P.G. Márquez^2     1CUNEF-Ingenium, Madrid, Spain     ²Ingenium, Ciudad Real, Spain

Abstract

Wind energy is one of the fastest growing sources of power production in the world today, and there is a constant need to reduce the costs of operating and maintaining them. Condition monitoring (CM) is used for the early detection of faults/failures of wind turbines. CM leads to minimizing the downtime and maximizing productivity. This chapter provides a review of the state of the art in CM for wind turbines, describing the different maintenance strategies and the main CM techniques.

Keywords

Condition monitoring; Wind turbines

11.1. Introduction

Wind energy is a reliable ...