In order to increase reliability, uptime and operation of wind turbines, the Association of German Engineers – Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI) – in collaboration with manufacturers, has developed the VDI 3834 vibration and evaluation standard for wind power plants, according to LUDECA.
‘Manufacturers and plant operators can now benefit from utilizing the vibration threshold values of drivetrain components,’ says Edwin Becker, head of the service and diagnostic center of PRUEFTECHNIK. ‘Consequently, they can deal with the challenge of maintaining these components in well-running conditions.’
The VDI 3834 standard will allow vibration signals of wind power to be measured and evaluated when using a vibration analyzer such as VIBXPERT and its OMNITREND PC software, which both feature built-in VDI measurement standards, according to LUDECA.
SOURCE: LUDECA Inc.
