Technology company SKF has developed a cloud-based data collection, analysis and support system for operations and maintenance in the global wind energy industry.
The company said SKF Enlight mobile is designed to improve inspection efficiency and reduce costs for maintenance teams, and to provide operators with real time data on turbine performance and reliability.
The system uses an iOS or Android app running on a standard mobile device and connects wirelessly to the SKF cloud.
All inspection data is uploaded and securely stored for review and analysis, the company said.
It allows wind energy companies to take “paper-based maintenance processes” online and create “data collection forms that follow a step-by-step through standard inspection activities, aided by images and online manuals”, SKF said.
The system can connect to several sensors, allowing photographs and video to be collected and uploaded together with data on temperature, humidity, vibration and a host of other operating parameters.
SKF global sales manager wind operations and maintenance Hannes Leopoldseder said: “The user-friendly SKF Enlight system allows our wind energy customers to engage more of their staff in inspection and maintenance activities.
“The system is easily scalable as companies expand their infrastructure, and safely storing inspection data in the cloud in a secure, standardised way has significant advantages for companies looking for a high level, real time view of equipment performance.”
Image: SKF Enlight working inside a turbine (SKF)
