Study of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Tower Bending Deformations Using FBG Sensors

[en] This paper presents experimental results of FBG sensors used for SHM of a vertical axis wind turbine tower. Thanks to power spectral density computations, three deformation types are detected, each characterized by a specific frequency.

Disciplines :

Electrical & electronics engineering
Mechanical engineering

Author, co-author :

Van esbeen, Bastien ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Recherche > Service ERC Unit - Advanced Photonic

Manto, Valentin

Kinet, Damien ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté Polytechnique > Service d'Electromagnétisme et Télécommunications

Caucheteur, Christophe ; Université de Mons - UMONS > Faculté Polytechniqu > Service d'Electromagnétisme et Télécommunications

Language :

English

Title :

Study of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Tower Bending Deformations Using FBG Sensors

Publication date :

2023

Event name :

Optica Sensing Congress

Event place :

Munich, Germany

Event date :

du 30 juillet 2023 au 03 aout 2023

Audience :

International

Main work title :

Technical Digest Series

Publisher :

Optica

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

Additional URL :

https://opg.optica.org/viewmedia.cfm?URI=Sensors-2023-SW4D.4&seq=0

Research unit :

Electromagnetism and Telecommunications

Research institute :

Matériaux

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