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Automated Wind Turbine Pitch Fault Prognosis using ANFIS (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Chen, B., Matthews, P., & Tavner, P. (2013). Automated Wind Turbine Pitch Fault Prognosis using ANFIS.

Many current wind turbine (WT) studies focus on improving their reliability and reducing the cost of energy, particularly when WTs are operated offshore. WT Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems contain alarms and signals that prov... Read More about Automated Wind Turbine Pitch Fault Prognosis using ANFIS.

Detecting incipient wind turbine gearbox failure: a signal analysis method for on-line condition monitoring (2010)
Conference Proceeding
Crabtree, C., Feng, Y., & Tavner, P. (2010). Detecting incipient wind turbine gearbox failure: a signal analysis method for on-line condition monitoring.

Condition monitoring of wind turbines is gaining importance as turbines become larger and move to more inaccessible locations, such as offshore. Condition monitoring based on methods conventionally used in the power generation industry have been demo... Read More about Detecting incipient wind turbine gearbox failure: a signal analysis method for on-line condition monitoring.

Wind Turbine Reliability, How Does it Compare with other Embedded Generation Sources (2005)
Conference Proceeding
Tavner, P., & Xiang, J. (2005). Wind Turbine Reliability, How Does it Compare with other Embedded Generation Sources. In 3rd IEE international conference on reliability of transmission and distribution networks (RTDN 2005) : 15-17 February 2005 (243-248). https://doi.org/10.1049/cp%3A20050046

Wind turbines are being introduced into the distribution and transmission networks of Europe in increasing numbers. Their reliability has become a factor in network reliability. This has been exemplified by a report from Germany about the reserve nec... Read More about Wind Turbine Reliability, How Does it Compare with other Embedded Generation Sources.