Windfit - Model Yaw - Wind Turbine Static Misalignment Tool
Wind turbines yaw misalignment is a simple issue which happens much more often than it should: a fairly common misalignment of 8° translates to 2% AEP loss. While the problem has been known for a long time, existing solutions often fail in terms of simplicity, practicality and cost effectiveness. Windfit quickly and accurately detects yaw misalignments, without relying on SCADA measurements or expensive equipment.
- Wondering where your AEP has gone ?
- Worried about not fully exploiting your assets ?
- Tired of lugging around huge equipment to get answers ?
How can Windfit help you?
- Windfit independently measures wind speed and direction using its integrated wind sensor.
- After a few days of automatic measurements under good wind conditions, the yaw misalignment diagnosis is available online.
- The misalignment offset can then be corrected by realigning the wind vane or entering the offset in the yaw controller configuration.
- After a few more days of measurements, the alignment intervention is validated remotely.
- Windfit then keeps monitoring yaw misalignment changes every day to ensure the turbine stays aligned.
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Efficiently compare and prioritize interventions on all your wind turbines.
Monitor the state and the recent trend of each turbine.
Correlate changes with external events and improve your maintenance patterns.
The measurement system is concentrated in a single module, quickly and easily installed in less than an hour and completely independent from the SCADA.
The Windfit module integrates various sensors such as a compass, a thermometer and a barometer. It autonomously selects optimal conditions for data acquisition, processing, and transmission to the web platform.
The Windfit web platform ensures the quality, processing and secure storage of information.
- Detect slow and sudden foundation degradations
- Compare wind turbines across farms and manufacturers
- Review complete history of all past diagnosis
- Subscription with or without commitment (minimum duration: 3 months)
- Secure access with personal login and encryption
- Wireless communication included