Gamesa consolidates an own technology for the predictive maintenance of its wind turbines

01.11.08 - 18:40 ... source : Gamesa

... by means of the development of Gamesa SMP system, based on the analysis of vibrations through accelerometer-type sensors. It is a leading product in the wind power market thanks to the cutting edge technologies it is equippped with and its global integration into the wind farm communication networks, and also its economical profitability. Gamesa SMP, which incorporates specific features and functionalities for wind turbines, provides the early detection of failures in the main components and the planning of actions being to the advantage of a minor stoppage time and thus increasing both the wind turbine availability and useful life. The product is completed by an own developed powerful application for the vibration analysis, which allows the optimisation of the time devoted to the failure diagnosis and the analysis of a greater number of wind turbines. This equipment stands out ...» Next (HTML)