Wind turbine gearbox fault diagnosis based on symmetrical components and freq…

The region of Adrar in Algeria is the windiest in the country; it is for this reason the lectricity and gas company “Sonelgaz” has placed a wind farm of about 10MW.Since it is a Saharan region, the wind is sandy, rich in silica that can damage the teeth of wind gearbox. The present work proposes a method which can make an early diagnosis of the broken tooth and its location in the gearbox, …