Above: A system to visually monitor the nacelle of a 2.3 MW Siemens wind turbine in order to save time and money on operation and maintenance.
Top Image: Team members from left to right: Dade McMorris, Ryan Henley, Jay Neal, Rachel Adelberg, Jock Tuttle, Patrick Sherman, Ryan Duever.
The team has developed and designed a system to visually monitor the nacelle of a 2.3 MW Siemens wind turbine in order to save time and money on operation and maintenance. The system consists of 10 custom cameras, six rotating and four fixed, in order to monitor 18 critical components within the nacelle. A Raspberry Pi 4 computer supports the Central Control Unit as it manages the entire system.
Sponsorship
Sponsored by Siemens Gamesa
Director
Gage Froelich