The analysis of the dynamic behavior of wind turbines is a complex task. These structures present diverse configurations, dependent on the wind conditions. Consequently, the dynamic behavior is highly dependent on their operating conditions. This paper analyzes the dynamic behavior of a 2.0 MW wind turbine during 1 year of operation. In that sense, post-processing tools aiming to decompose the measured vibratio...
Civil engineering structures are generally supposed to have long operation life spans during which they are submitted to many factors, both environmentally and human-induced, that degrade their condition and performance, gradually leading to the occurrence of damages and malfunctions. Therefore, systems capable of monitoring and assessing structural performance automatically are highly desirable.& nbsp; In this...
The Laboratory of Vibrations and Structural Monitoring (ViBest, www.fe.up.pt/vibest ) of CONSTRUCT/FEUP has been implementing, since 2007, a significant set of long-term dynamic monitoring systems in large Civil structures with different typologies (e.g. roadway, railway and pedestrian bridges, stadia suspension roofs, wind turbines, concrete dams or high voltage transmission lines). This paper briefly describe...
In the context of the WindFarmSHM project a quite extensive experimental campaign is being performed in Tocha wind farm, an onshore wind farm located in Portugal. This includes the instrumentation of at least two wind turbines aiming the development, validation and optimization of monitoring strategies at the level of the wind farm for damage detection and fatigue analysis, using the response to operation loads...