Application of neural networks for failure detection on wind turbines

2011 IEEE PES Trondheim PowerTech: The Power of Technology for a Sustainable Society, POWERTECH 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mesquita Brandao R F ^a   Beleza Carvalho, J A ^a   Maciel Barbosa, F P ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Condition Monitoring; Control Centers; Downtime; Failures; Generator; Maintenance; Measurements; Neural Networks; Wind Energy; Wind Turbines

Indexed keywords

CONTROL CENTERS; DOWNTIME; ECONOMIC ISSUES; ELECTRICAL FAULTS; FAILURE DETECTION; GENERATOR; MAINTENANCE ACTION; MONITORING SYSTEM; OUTAGE TIME; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; WIND FARM;

CONDITION MONITORING; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); MAINTAINABILITY; MAINTENANCE; MEASUREMENTS; OUTAGES; PROFITABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 80053354215     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PTC.2011.6019229     Document Type: Conference Paper

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