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Siemens breaks ground on new remote diagnostics center
for wind
turbines in Denmark
2014-02-03 + + + Siemens Energy Service has broken
ground on a new, highly-advanced remote diagnostics center for wind
turbines, located at the company's wind service headquarters in
Brande, Denmark.
 Upon completion, scheduled for autumn 2014, the
1,400 square-meter facility will be one of the most advanced wind turbine
remote diagnostics service (RDS) centers in the world.
It will host
advanced diagnostic operations and monitoring services for more than
7,500 installed Siemens wind turbines worldwide to proactively keep the
units operating at their optimum levels of performance.
"As a
global leader in the operation and maintenance of wind power plants, it is
important for us to continue to advance our services and innovations
to meet our customers' needs," said Torben Bang, Head of Siemens Wind
Power Service. "Our highly advanced, industry-leading RDS operations
enable us to support those efforts by monitoring our global Siemens fleet
24/7/365 and flagging potential issues before they become serious.
Remote diagnostics is a key component of a smarter and integrated
service approach that helps our customers lower the overall cost of
energy.
Remote diagnostics is an important part of Siemens'
portfolio of value-added services. Monitoring experts can solve more than
85 percent of all alarms remotely without a service team doing
trouble-shooting onsite. Reduced downtime and lower number of turbine
visits result in a higher energy output. With vibration diagnostics
Siemens can find even the smallest indicator that something may not be
operating normally and follow up by recommending proactive solutions
before the issue becomes serious. Furthermore, we are able to analyze
the data collected to draw trends on individual turbines as well as the
overall fleet. The results contribute to enhanced current and future
designs and improves existing turbine performance over the long term,
thereby lowering the cost of energy.
After testing in 1998, Siemens
installed the first condition monitoring system for wind turbines in 2000.
Since then the company's expert team in Brande has continuously
developed the technology. In establishing the new remote diagnostics
center, Siemens further advances its monitoring and diagnostic
capabilities and bundles expert knowledge in one place. The new
building will also include a dedicated customer area. "We want to create
an environment that fosters a collaborative process when it comes to
decisions about the performance of our customers' equipment," added Bang.
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Wind power service is part of Siemens' Environmental Portfolio. Around
43 percent of its total revenue stems from green products and
solutions. That makes Siemens one of the world's leading providers of
eco-friendly technology. www.siemens.com
Source: Amy Pempel,
Siemens Energy Sector
Website:
Wind Power Services -
Remote Diagnostics
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