Sophisticated rolling bearing technology for the wind power industry
The task
Develop rolling bearings with monitoring sensor technology for wind turbines
Our solution
Condition monitoring, the monitoring of the condition of machines, is common practice in many fields. This is also the case in the wind power industry. We developed special rolling bearings for a manufacturer of wind turbines, that were to ensure the safety and efficiency of the wind turbines using monitoring sensors.
We equipped our rolling bearings with a variety of sensor elements. These made it possible to continuously monitor various factors such as temperature, speed, vibration amplitudes and shaft displacement. The data collected was used to make long-term trend forecasts. Also, in the event of an overload, the entire system could be shut down immediately or put into an emergency run phase.
