A fibre Bragg grating sensor system monitors operational load in a wind turbine rotor blade

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1167-1172

  Schroeder, Kerstin ^a   Ecke, Wolfgang ^a   Apitz, Jörg ^b   Lembke, Elfrun ^b   Lenschow, Gerhard ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PHOTONIC TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JENOPTIK Laser Optik Systeme GmbH   (Germany)

^c ENERCON GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuous operation alternating load monitoring; Fibre Bragg grating sensor system; Fibre optic sensor; Health monitoring; Strain monitoring; Wind turbine blade monitoring

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CONDITION MONITORING; MACHINE DESIGN; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

CONTINUOUS-OPERATION ALTERNATING-LOAD MONITORING; FIBRE BRAGG GRATING SENSOR SYSTEM; HEALTH MONITORING; STRAIN MONITORING; WIND TURBINE BLADE MONITORING;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CONDITION MONITORING; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; MACHINE DESIGN; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

EID: 33646194807     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/5/S39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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