Measurement of strain and bending deflection of a wind turbine tower using arrayed FBG sensors

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2121-2126

  Bang, Hyung Joon ^a   Kim, Hong Il ^b   Lee, Kang Su ^c  

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

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^c Green and Industrial Technology Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating; Optical fiber sensor; Shape estimation; Structural health monitoring; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

BENDING (FORMING); DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; TOWERS; WIND TURBINES;

BENDING DEFLECTION; FBG INTERROGATOR; FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; MW WIND TURBINE; SHAPE ESTIMATION; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIORS; STRUCTURAL MONITORING; WIND TURBINE TOWERS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 84876566874     PISSN: 22347593     EISSN: 20054602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12541-012-0281-2     Document Type: Article

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