SignoPhoton
Light. Signal. Precision
Project summary:
The project aims to develop a robust, reliable, and real-time fiber-optic acoustic Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system that enables continuous online monitoring of offshore wind turbine blades. The project consists of three main components.
Project key components
1. Fiber Optic System
Generates optical pulses, transmits them through the fiber, receives the backscattered signals, and converts them into electrical digital signals.
2 IoT System
•Receives the digital signals from the fiber-optic system via an IoT gateway and sends the data to the cloud for storage and analysis.
3 Engineering Model
Analyzes the cloud-based data to detect and assess structural damage in the wind turbine blade.
System’s Architect
Project Objectives
The project aims to address two major challenges that limit the widespread adoption of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems in the wind turbine industry:
1. Replacing conventional SHM systems that rely on sensors such as piezoelectric sensors, which are difficult to install on wind turbine blades.
2. Quantifying and assessing damage, a capability that conventional SHM systems often lack.