Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring Techniques for Renewable Energy Industrial Assets

An examination of NDT methods used to maximize performance and availability of complex renewable energy system assets and prevent unexpected failures

Mayorkinos Papaelias (Author), Fausto Pedro Garcia Marquez (Author), Alexander Karyotakis (Author)

9780081010945, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 23 August 2019

217 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.36 kg

Approx.200 pages

1. Introduction2. Significance of NDT and Condition Monitoring for Renewable Energy Industry3. Trends in maintenance strategies for renewable energy assets4. NDT and condition monitoring for wind turbines5. Online evaluation of wind turbine power converters6. Wind turbine Gearboxes7. Onshore vs. Offshore Wind Turbines8. Condition Monitoring and inspection strategies for tidal turbines9. Reliable Wave Energy Devices10. Inspection and Condition Monitoring for Concentrated Solar Power Plants11. Remote Condition Monitoring for Photovoltaic Systems12. Inspection and Condition Monitoring Requirements of Biofuel and Biomass Power Plants13. General NDT Techniques14. Application of Acoustic Emission as an Effective Condition Monitoring Technique15. Vibration Analysis Overview16. Value of Long Range Ultrasonics17. ROV applications18. Effective automated control19. SCADA Systems and Effective Data Management20. Future Developments in NDT and Condition Monitoring

Subject Areas: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX]