Ice detection for wind turbines
Ice detection for wind turbines - A wireless sensor system for all types of wind turbines, which detects ice on the blades and automatically stops and restarts the turbine.
For early and precise detection and quantification of ice accretion, Eologix offers smart sensor systems which are wireless, mechanically flexible and energy-autonomous, directly stackable onto the blade surface, ideal for both new and existing wind turbines.
Wind turbines in cold climate regions are affected by severe icing that damages the rotor blades and is considered a safety hazard. Each time an icing event occurs, the turbine must be shut down until the blades are no longer subject to a dangerous ice load resulting in revenue and energy shortage. To meet this challenge, the eologix solar system is measuring the ice using a capacitive measurement method instead of vibration and identifies the actual ice thickness. In addition, the eologix system is able to control heating systems to prevent ice from forming on the rotor blades. By giving automatic ice-free signal, the eologix solution helps the turbine operator save time and money without any manual interaction. While being DNV-GL certified and officially accepted by OEMs and authorities, this solution is very versatile and can be installed on new or existing wind turbines.
Key features
- •The sensors are 100% solar-powered
- •Reduces downtime up to 90%, representing 150 hours of energy production per year per wind turbine
Profitability
- •Payback time between 1 to 3 years
- •Increases AEP up to 3%
Categories of Application
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Maturity Stage
- Medium and large scale commercialization
- Small scale commercialization
- Initial market commercialization
- Prototype testing in the real world
- Prototype testing 1:1 in the lab
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Europe
San Marino, Slovakia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Slovenia, Sweden, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Portugal, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Malta, Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, Monaco, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Jersey, Italy, Iceland, Isle of Man, Ireland, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Gibraltar, Guernsey, United Kingdom, France, Faroe Islands, Finland, Spain, Estonia, Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Switzerland, Belarus, Bulgaria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Åland, Austria, Albania, Andorra, Kosovo, Vatican City, Ukraine,
Asia
Taiwan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, East Timor, Tajikistan, Thailand, Syria, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, State of Palestine, Pakistan, Philippines, Oman, Nepal, Malaysia, Maldives, Macao SAR, Mongolia, Myanmar [Burma], Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Laos, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, South Korea, North Korea, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, Jordan, Iran, Iraq, India, Israel, Indonesia, Hong Kong SAR, Georgia, Cyprus, China (Mainland), Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Vietnam, Uzbekistan,
Africa
Tunisia, Togo, French Southern Territories, Chad, Swaziland, Ṣo Tom̩ and Pr?_ncipe, South Sudan, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Saint Helena, Sudan, Seychelles, Rwanda, R̩union, Nigeria, Niger, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mali, Madagascar, Morocco, Libya, Lesotho, Liberia, Comoros, Kenya, British Indian Ocean Territory, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Gabon, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Western Sahara, Egypt, Algeria, Djibouti, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Botswana, Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Mayotte, Uganda, Tanzania,
North america
Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Sint Maarten, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Panama, Nicaragua, Mexico, Montserrat, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Lucia, Cayman Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, Haiti, Honduras, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Greenland, Grenada, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Curacao, Cuba, Costa Rica, Canada, Belize, Bahamas, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bermuda, Saint Barth̩lemy, Barbados, Aruba, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, U.S. Virgin Islands, British Virgin Islands, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, United States,
South america
Suriname, Paraguay, Peru, Guyana, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, French Guiana, Falkland Islands, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay,
Australia
Tuvalu, Tonga, Tokelau, Solomon Islands, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Niue, Nauru, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Guam, Micronesia, Fiji, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Cocos [Keeling] Islands, Australia, American Samoa, Samoa, Wallis and Futuna, Vanuatu, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands,
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