Fast, synchronous, reliable - these words describe the new Online Condition Monitoring system for wind turbines. VIBGUARD XP collects signals simultaneously on 20 channels and processes them, in parallel, to characteristic overall vibration values (e. g. according to VDI 3834), spectra or time waveforms. This keeps reaction times short and enables diagnosis measurements on every measurement point of the drive train if a fault is identified. The continuously measured overall vibration values are closely related to the running behavior of the wind power plant. PRÜFTECHNIK Condition Monitoring describes such an approach as Advanced Condition Monitoring. VIBGUARD XP provides a Modubus interface which is used as a standard for the data exchange between the control system and the Online Condition Monitoring System.
The GL certification process for using VIBGUARD XP on wind turbines is underway.