Wind Turbine Fault Detection based on Artificial Neural Network Analysis of SCADA Data

Jürgen Herp, Esmaeil S. Nadimi

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Abstract

Slowly developing faults in wind turbine can, when not detected and fixed on time, cause severe damage and downtime. We are proposing a fault detection method based on Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and the recordings from Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems installed in wind farms. We establish a model for the normal behaviour of a wind turbine from considered fault-free
data and test the proposed model on further data. We show that ANN can be used for early fault detection in wind turbines monitoring. Concerning vibrational levels in x and y directions we base our fault
detection upon a generalized-likelihood-test. An upper and a lower control bounds are established for x and y respectively, given a minimum false alarm probability η based on the statistical characteristics of the
data.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date2015
Number of pages1
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Artificial Neural Networks
  • Condition Monitoring
  • Fault Detection
  • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
  • Wind Turbine

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