Patent classifications
F03D17/001
System and method for performing external and internal inspections of wind turbine blades
Systems and methods for performing external inspections and internal inspections on wind turbine blades and correlating the external and internal inspections with one another are disclosed herein. A method of inspecting a wind turbine blade includes analyzing an exterior of the blade to produce external blade data, analyzing an interior of the blade to produce internal blade data, correlating a first position of the internal blade data with a second position of the external blade, and displaying an image including the first position and the second position.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL INSPECTIONS OF WIND TURBINE BLADES
Systems and methods for performing external inspections and internal inspections on wind turbine blades and correlating the external and internal inspections with one another are disclosed herein. A method of inspecting a wind turbine blade includes analyzing an exterior of the blade to produce external blade data, analyzing an interior of the blade to produce internal blade data, correlating a first position of the internal blade data with a second position of the external blade, and displaying an image including the first position and the second position.
METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR HANDLING PHYSICAL INTRUSION IN A WIND TURBINE
A method for handling physical intrusion in a wind turbine (1) is disclosed. An intrusion detection system (3) detects an intrusion event in the wind turbine (1), generates a first intrusion alert signal and provides the first intrusion alert signal to a control system (4) of the wind turbine (1). In response to receiving the first intrusion alert signal, the control system (4) initiates at least one safety action at the wind turbine (1), wherein the at least one safety action comprises stopping power production of the wind turbine (1) and providing a second intrusion alert signal to an intrusion monitoring system (6). The intrusion monitoring system (6) communicatively isolates the wind turbine (1).