Structural health monitoring for a wind turbine system: A review of damage detection methods

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Ciang, Chia Chen ^a   Lee, Jung Ryul ^a   Bang, Hyung Joon ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Damage detection; Non destructive testing; Sensors and actuators; Structural health monitoring; Wind power generation system

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; MONITORING; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; REPAIR; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TEST; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING (SHM); WIND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS;

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING;

EID: 63849321051     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/12/122001     Document Type: Article

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