IPC Main Group
F03D 17/00 Monitoring or testing of wind motors, e.g. diagnostics
Introduced: January 2016
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- Subclass:
- WIND MOTORS
Scope Notes
Glossary: Monitoring or testing Overseeing or analysing the operating conditions of the wind motor mechanism, typically to identify problematic conditions. This may involve reference to wind motor sensor signals indicating e.g. wind speed and direction, pitch angle, vibration, rotary torque, blade load and strain. | Limiting references: Testing during commissioning of wind motors