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Germany: New bearing test rig in operation
The hexapode configuration enables wind turbine specific load conditions for the bearings. (Image: Fraunhofer IWES/Ulrich Perrey)Official Press Release Fraunhofer IWES:
Fraunhofer IWES puts further bearing test rig into operation
The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES has put the new BEAT1.1 (Bearing Endurance and Acceptance Test) facility into operation now.
As part of the iBAC (Intelligent Bearing Amplitude Control) research project, funded with €2.15 million by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Fraunhofer IWES is testing 100 small-scale rotor blade bearings together with the project partners ENERCON, Dataletics, and IMO. The test results will be employed to create a database that can be used to develop methods for advanced pitch control and a condition monitoring system for blade bearings assisted by artificial intelligence (AI). This should make it possible not only to achieve an optimal energy yield, but also to increase the system service life... ... More: Official Press Release Fraunhofer IWES
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