Industry: Wind power Region: Austria Price: US $1,000,000 Method of transaction: Equity investment
The Austrian SME is active in sensor technology, specializing in the development of innovative monitoring solutions for wind power operators over the past 4 years.
Details: The company that developed the wind turbine blades to monitor an innovative wireless solutions, is composed of multiple independent sensors, thin and flexible, can be carried out on the blade ice detection and accurate temperature measurement, through 360 DHS view real-time remote assess the state of the turbine blades, achieve the best wind turbine maintenance, increase the energy utilization in wind turbines, And to ensure their safe and optimal operation, improve efficiency, reduce on-site inspections, reduce costs, and increase the overall profitability of wind farm power generation worldwide. The innovative monitoring solution provided eliminates the need for routine inspections by suggesting when to perform visual inspections and identifying potential failures early and planning repairs.
Technical advantages
A series of flat, flexible wireless sensors, each containing a small solar cell to collect energy, an energy storage device and wireless communications hardware. These sensors (254 x356x2mm) device is similar to the patch, can be targeted placed in any position of the surface outside blade (mainly on the key components), and will not affect the aerodynamic characteristics, measuring temperature, ice thickness, and blade vibration, for example, the measurement data wireless transmission to the base station for processing, and to establish contact with the blade structural health.
The base station (one per turbine) is basically a computer that is connected to the turbine control system via two antennas. The base station receives all vibration data (24 hours a day). The tailor-made intelligent software, with specially developed algorithms, continuously analyzes all the information received and monitors it to detect deviations and diagnose the status of the blades. The software provides plant operators with status outputs that alert them to damaged blades or situations that need to be checked, allowing maintenance personnel to intervene before small cracks become a major problem. The system can anticipate situations where structural failures may pose risks, enabling predictive maintenance approaches.
Cooperation mode
The company is looking for partners interested in purchasing the technology to address its sensor and measurement requirements.
The company is also interested in technical assistance and commercial agreements to further develop the product's capabilities in ice detection, temperature measurement or SHM (structural health monitoring) in collaboration with partners with extensive experience in rail and aviation technology as well as power and renewable energy.