Online platform for tracking blade defection due to wind action on wind towers

• Grant number: 17/22694-5
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: November 01, 2018
• End date: July 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Electrical, Magnetic and Electronic Measurements, Instrumentation
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Ricardo Marques de Araujo
• Grantee: Paulo Ricardo Marques de Araujo
• Company: PRM de Araújo
• CNAE: Testes e análises técnicas
• City: São Paulo
• Associated researchers: Arthur Doria Meneses de Freitas ; Romulo Gonçalves Lins
• Associated scholarship(s): 18/24163-0 - Online platform for tracking blade defection due to wind action on wind towers, BP.PIPE

Abstract

Methods for measuring with cameras based on image processing are becoming more common every day. The technological development of cameras, computers and electronic devices enables researchers to develop new systems for measuring deformation and vibration. Among the possible applications, the monitoring of blade deformation in wind power towers appears as a promising application. Therefore, the objective of the proposed project is the development of an online and independent measurement system for measuring and monitoring deformation while the system generates electric energy. From the measured deformation, the graphical interface of the system will emit alarms that will serve as the basis for a decision taken about the security of operation. In addition, the results will also be stored into a database, where the measurement history can be accessed at any time via web for an off-line evaluation of the wind power generation system. (AU)