sensor development for a wind turbine bearing cage
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Sensor Development for a Wind Turbine Bearing Cage. David Arseneau Research Assistant. Outline. Motivation Schematic of a Wireless Strain Telemeter Circuit Diagram Placement of Wireless Strain Telemeter on a Wind Turbine Bearing Cage Future Work. Motivation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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November 14, 2013Mechanical Engineering Tribology Laboratory (METL)
David ArseneauResearch Assistant
Sensor Development for a Wind Turbine Bearing Cage
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Outline
• Motivation• Schematic of a Wireless Strain Telemeter Circuit
Diagram• Placement of Wireless Strain Telemeter on a Wind
Turbine Bearing Cage• Future Work
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Motivation
• Costs ~$500,000 to replace each bearing in a wind turbine
• Current wind turbine bearing cage under investigation deforms 74mm
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Abaqus Results
Deformed shape plotted with the undeformed shape
Undeformed cage
Deformed cage (74mm at max point)
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Placement of Wireless Strain Telemeters
• Wireless strain telemeters will be mounted on the bearing cage– Strain gauge in the axial direction– Strain gauge in the tangential direction
• Printed Circuit Board (PCB) or Kapton will be used to populate the sensor
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Schematic of Wireless Strain Telemeter Circuit Diagram
R2= 1.5kΩ
C2= 8.2pF
Strain Gauge
C=8.2pFR4= 1.5kΩ
R5= 1.0kΩ R6= 1.0kΩ
R3= 5.0kΩ
Antenna
Transistors
Battery
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Strain Telemeter on a Wind Turbine Bearing Cage
BatteryAxial Strain Gauge
Circuit components on PCB or KaptonTangential Strain Gauge
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Future Work
• Develop new custom wireless strain telemeter • Install on wind turbine bearing cage
– Test under static condition– Evaluate in actual wind turbine