Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles
$25,000.00
Make Blade Intelligence Smarter: Improvement of a dedicated rotor ice detection solution for wind turbine
EF 2020-21
Résumé
Only for wind farms in Canada, financial losses due to cold climate are estimated at 113 million dollars per year. Moreover, icing reduces the lifetime of the wind turbine by increasing the mechanical loads and creating rotor imbalance. To address these challenges, wind farm operators want to be informed about icing severity on the wind turbine rotor and if there is any degradation of the blade structure.
In that context, Phoenix Contact Ltd., an experienced leader in the manufacturing of industrial automation solutions, wants to improve its ice detection and structural monitoring products for wind turbines and validate their performance for the Canadian market. In this project, Nergica will support Phoenix Contact with the installation of their load monitoring system on one of Nergica's wind turbine, the collection and analysis of data, and the improvement of their ice detection system. Ultimately, this will allow Phoenix Contact to develop a unified and non-intrusive ice detection and load monitoring system for wind turbines tailored to the Canadian wind farm operators' need.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
549726-2019
Name nom
Larrivée, Marie-Lyne
Department département
Siège social
Organization id
23017
Institution établissement
Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
300
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)
Area of application fr
Ressources d'énergie (production, exploration, traitement, distribution et utilisation de l'énergie)
Research subject code
2303
Research subject group en
Fuel and energy technology
Research subject group fr
Combustibles et technologie de l'énergie
Research subject en
Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
Research subject fr
Autres sources d'énergie (combustibles solaire, éolien, etc).
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Make Blade Intelligence Smarter: Improvement of a dedicated rotor ice detection solution for wind turbine
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Only for wind farms in Canada, financial losses due to cold climate are estimated at 113 million dollars per year. Moreover, icing reduces the lifetime of the wind turbine by increasing the mechanical loads and creating rotor imbalance. To address these challenges, wind farm operators want to be informed about icing severity on the wind turbine rotor and if there is any degradation of the blade structure.
In that context, Phoenix Contact Ltd., an experienced leader in the manufacturing of industrial automation solutions, wants to improve its ice detection and structural monitoring products for wind turbines and validate their performance for the Canadian market. In this project, Nergica will support Phoenix Contact with the installation of their load monitoring system on one of Nergica's wind turbine, the collection and analysis of data, and the improvement of their ice detection system. Ultimately, this will allow Phoenix Contact to develop a unified and non-intrusive ice detection and load monitoring system for wind turbines tailored to the Canadian wind farm operators' need.
