Ice sensors for wind turbines

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-131

  Homola, Matthew C ^a   Nicklasson, Per J ^a   Sundsbø, Per A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atmospheric ice; Glaze; Ice; Ice accretion; Icing; Rime; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ICE; ICE ACCRETION; ICE SENSORS; ICING DETECTION;

CAPACITANCE; DIAPHRAGMS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ICE; INDUCTANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL CABLES; SENSOR DATA FUSION; ULTRASONICS;

WIND TURBINES;

ICE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; RIME; SENSOR; ULTRASONICS; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 33749665179     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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