Reliable equipment is needed to decrease turbine costs and downtime. Large amounts of time and resources are often spent on finding methods to reduce the risks of large components failing. Turbine gearboxes are one such example. However, more often than not, it is the small components such as seals and bolts that are central…

An early failure indicator in wind-turbine equipment is a change in its vibration level. On a typical wind turbine, bearing failure and gearbox damage are major causes of turbine downtime. Key to detecting potential failure of wind turbine equipment before it happens is a continuous monitoring of vibration levels of rotors, gearboxes, and generators. Condition-based…