On Demand Webinar

This webinar is designed to inform our audience of Lapp’s latest cabling and system solutions being provided in today’s wind industry aftermarket.

We are going to talk about electro-mechanical sub-assemblies designed for the next generation of advanced wind turbines, as well as products and retro-fits for aging legacy fleets. After a brief intro of the company we will cover some of the environments cables are exposed to. Based on this we will dive deeper into cable and cable assembly design considerations in general and then proceed to build the bridge to some real life applications and the cable requirements for these environments. We will also talk about some failure scenarios and a short wrap up.

Watch to learn:

• What is a major corrective issue
• What is a minor corrective issue
• How to realize the true value and reliability impact of some minor correction upgrade programs
• Understand why simply repairing a component with known design inefficiencies is a poor alternative

Speakers

James Moorman
Wind & Energy Business Manager
Lapp USA

Paul Dvorak
Editorial Director
Windpower Engineering & Development

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Determining the true performance of each wind farm turbine is extremely difficult if not impossible. Nowadays performance measurements in wind farms are limited to single turbines with free wind sectors, defined flat areas and using dedicated met masts. Although lidars have the potential to replace met masts they are limited to the same constraints. Hence the only wind measurement source available on each turbine is the nacelle anemometry, which provides neither meaningful nor trustworthy input for a performance measurement. Here the spinner anemometer technology iSpin can change the game and provide more transparency and insights in turbine performance. Due to its unique position and measurement principle in front of the rotor it is possible to overcome the limitations of conventional nacelle anemometry in two ways:

First of all it is possible to measure the main aspects which define the wind input. Secondly the iSpin measurements show high robustness for local flow conditions, different from those of e.g. a reference measurement on a prototype site. Based on the iSpin technology an approach is presented using these capabilities for performance monitoring and performance comparisons of wind farm turbines. Contrary to conventional nacelle anemometry iSpin allows the usage of 360° inflow data even in wake of other turbines or behind obstacles. This enables a holistic overview of the performance of individual turbines and the wind farm itself.

Attend this webinar to learn:

• Understand the limitations of conventional nacelle anemometry and the capabilities and advantages of the spinner-anemometry
• Get an idea about the advantages based on the spinner anemometer technology based on a field example
• Understand how the spinner anemometer technology can provide more transparency and insights in wind farm turbine behavior

Speaker

Dr.-Ing. Harald Hohlen, Senior Wind Measurement Specialist, ROMO Wind Deutschland GmbH
After his PhD at the Technical University Berlin in Germany, Harald Hohlen started his career with the turbine manufacturer DeWind as a technical specialist with a particular focus in measurements and loads. With his expertise in condition monitoring, loads and simulation of wind turbines he became Head of Development in the Measurement, Simulation & Control group of DeWind. In July 2015 Harald started with ROMO Wind as a Senior Wind Measurement Specialist and heads all scientific research & development projects. During his career Harald authored several papers with respect to wind turbine load conditions and measurements in wind turbines.

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Pitch bearings spend long periods in a fixed position. When they do move, the motions are small in amplitude and low in speed. These conditions present challenges in developing lubricant films in the bearing, which can result in premature failure. Other issues include insufficient system stiffness and manufacturing quality defects. What can an owner do to prevent pitch bearing failures?

In this webinar, Rob Budny from RBB Engineering, along with Dave Johnson and Dave VanLangevelde from Kaydon will discuss why pitch bearings fail, and what steps owners can take to extend the life of their pitch bearings.

Featured Speaker

Rob Budny, President, RBB Engineering
Rob Budny is president of RBB Engineering, a consultancy providing services to the wind turbine industry. He is a mechanical engineer, with 20 years of total experience and 11 years in the wind industry. Rob spent 8 years at a large wind turbine OEM where he led the mechanical engineering function. He is the co-author of a scientific paper on wind turbine bearing axial crack failures that won the 2015 STLE Bisson award for best published paper in the previous year.

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