Electric Turbine Electromechanical Test

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Reliable Quality in Every Measurement

Engineers monitoring wind turbine performance in the field

Engineers validate turbines in the lab to ensure and demonstrate operational efficiency, reliability, and safety. They use NI’s data acquisition tools to acquire, analyze, and make decisions from all electromechanical signals, without compromising on quality.

  • Hardware modularity enables scalability to meet test coverage and sensor mix
  • Data management software shortens time to insights on turbine design and operating limits
  • High-quality, synchronized measurements over distributed systems reduces errors and test reruns
  • Data acquisition quality does not degrade over larger channel counts

Reliable Quality

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With NI’s data acquisition (DAQ) and measurement solutions you can customize your test to capture synchronized, distributed measurements, and analyze them to validate and understand turbine performance and compliance:

  • Simplify wiring and save time—connect sensors and signals directly to DAQ modules with integrated signal conditioning.
  • Capture distributed signals—measure temperature, power, sound, vibration, load, strain, torque, and other relevant signals across the turbine.
  • See measurements faster—use NI FlexLogger™ software for sensor configuration and mixed-signal data logging—without programming.
  • Customize to your test plan—use the NI LabVIEW graphical environment to validate all electromechanical components and systems in the turbine.
  • Gain insights—use NI’s data management software to process, visualize, and analyze all your test data to fully understand turbine performance.

This test system ensures the structural reliability of the gearbox, and thus contributes to longer uptimes and lower turbine costs.

Rasmus Vistisen

Measurement Systems Engineer, Test & Verification

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

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Additional Resources

Variety of NI DAQ and measurement devices
Variety of NI DAQ and measurement devices

Comprehensive Guide to Building Measurement Systems

Discover the power of NI’s DAQ and measurement systems. Learn how to select the right sensors, DAQ devices, software, and more to build your optimal electromechanical test set up, regardless of the scale of your application.

Selection of NI DAQ and measurement devices
Selection of NI DAQ and measurement devices

How to Choose Between NI Data Acquisition Devices or Systems

Learn to select and configure DAQ systems to match your needs for sensor mix, channel count, timing, and synchronization. Explore software options to connect turbine inputs to on-screen visuals to make data-driven decisions.