Investigating wind turbine dynamic transient loads using contactless shaft torque measurements
- Author(s): Donatella Zappalá 1 ; Christopher J. Crabtree 1 ; Simon Hogg 1
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Department of Engineering , Durham University , Durham , UK
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Department of Engineering , Durham University , Durham , UK
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Volume 2019, Issue 18,
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2019,
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4975 – 4979
DOI: 10.1049/joe.2018.9361 , Online ISSN 2051-3305

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Inspec keywords: torque measurement; wind turbines; torque control; velocity measurement; condition monitoring; wind; torsion; torque; shafts
Other keywords: drive train loads; torque measurement; condition monitoring capabilities; contactless shaft torque measurements; intrusive specialised equipment; wind turbine dynamics; average torque; wind industry; important measurement; dynamic transient loads; contactless torque meter; size 0.53 nm; proactive solutions; reference measurements; costly equipment; torsional effects; shaft dynamic transient load; extreme load mitigation; invasive torque transducer; long-term direct shaft mechanical torque measurements; inaccessible machines; real-time measurements; applied loads; low-cost torque meter; speed measurements
Subjects: Wind power plants; Sensing devices and transducers; Mechanical variables control; Testing; Mechanical components; Winds and their effects in the lower atmosphere; Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics (mechanical engineering)
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