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Damage Monitoring for Wind Turbine Blade using Impedance Technique

임피던스 기법을 이용한 풍력 블레이드 손상 모니터링

  • Huh, Yong-Hak (Division of Industrial Metrology, Korea Research Institue of Standards and Science.) ;
  • Kim, Jongil (Division of Industrial Metrology, Korea Research Institue of Standards and Science.) ;
  • Hong, Seonggu (Division of Industrial Metrology, Korea Research Institue of Standards and Science.)
  • 허용학 (한국표준과학연구원 산업측정표준본부) ;
  • 김종일 (한국표준과학연구원 산업측정표준본부) ;
  • 홍성구 (한국표준과학연구원 산업측정표준본부)
  • Received : 2013.09.10
  • Accepted : 2013.10.28
  • Published : 2013.10.30
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Abstract

Impedance based monitoring technique was investigated to evaluate the damage occurring in wind turbine blade. In this study, PVDF film piezo sensors were patched on the 10 kW wind turbine blade, and impedance was measured over the frequency range of 1~200 MHz under fatigue loading. With applying fatigue loads on the blade, change in maximum deflection of the blade and local strain values could be obtained from the strain gages attached on the blade, and difference of the impedance signatures was also observed. From these data, it could be found that local damage or geometrical change in the blade structure happened. To quantitatively compare the impedance signature patterns, a statistical algorithm, scalar damage metric M was used. It was calculated from the impedance signatures considering fatigue loads and location of the sensors. The metric values were compared to correlate the metrics with damage in the blade.

풍력 발전 블레이드에서 손상 발생 및 진전을 모니터링하기 위한 임피던스 기법에 대한 고찰을 하였다. 본 연구에서는 PVDF 필름 피에조 센서를 제작하여 10 kW 급 풍력 발전 블레이드에 부착하여 피로하중의 부하에 따른 임피던스 신호를 1-200 MHz 주파수 영역에서 측정하였다. 피로하중을 부하함에 따라 블레이드의 처짐과 국부적인 변형률의 변화가 발생하였고, 임피던스 신호의 패턴에서의 변화를 감지할 수 있었다. 임피던스와 변형률 그리고 처짐 신호로부터 블레이드의 국부적인 손상 혹은 기하학적 변화가 발생하였음을 알 수 있었다. 임피던스 신호의 정성적인 비교를 정량적으로 비교하기 위하여 통계적인 접근으로 스칼라 손상 지수 M을 사용하였다. 피로 하중의 부하와 센서 위치에 따른 지수 M을 계산할 수 있었고, 이들 값을 비교하여 지수와 손상을 상관지을 수 있었다.

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