Wind Energy 5.0 – Bachmann shows the digital future of wind turbine automation.
New: AIC214 condition monitoring module; CMS extension for imbalance detection and GMP232/x grid measuring module.
Feldkirch, 7 January 2019 – Bachmann Electronic, the leading manufacturer of automation solutions for wind turbines is dedicating its appearance at the trade show, to the digital revolution. With its Wind Energy 5.0 concept, the Austrian company is in tune with technological evolution. Nowadays wind turbines must be seen as part of a wind farm, and wind farms as part of a complex, interconnected energy system. In the energy system of the future, both CAPEX and OPEX costs will be reduced, when the five components – turbine control, big data portal, smart grid, SCADA and condition monitoring system – can work together in harmony in a comprehensive automation solution. “With a good CMS alone, downtimes can be cut by 80 per cent. With Wind Energy 5.0 and the knowledge gained from the resulting data, the costs can be reduced even more”, says Gabriel Schwanzer, head of Bachmann Electronic’s wind energy business unit.
Three new products
Bachmann Electronic will be using AWEA Windpower to introduce three new products to the US wind community: the new AIC214 condition monitoring module that has been developed on the basis of experience acquired over recent years; the Blade Unbalance Calculator, which is the first CMS plug-in that estimates rotor unbalance with no need to fit trial masses, and the new GMP232/x grid measurement module family, which have the latest component certificates of grid code conformity and can identify even the smallest frequency changes with an absolute accuracy of one millihertz.
About Bachmann Electronic GmbH in the wind energy sector
Bachmann electronic, founded in 1970, is an internationally operating high-tech company based in Feldkirch (Vorarlberg, Austria), which provides complete system solutions in the field of automation technology. The company has 451 employees worldwide and is the market leader in the automation of wind turbines, with over 100,000 installed systems and a market share of over 50 percent.
About Bachmann Monitoring GmbH
Bachmann Monitoring GmbH is based in Rudolstadt (Thuringia, Germany) and was established in 1998 with the name µ-Sen. The 50-employee company developed the world’s first condition monitoring system integrated into the control systems of wind turbines. A team of specialist data analysts monitors the condition of about 9000 turbines and detects complex fault patterns at an early stage. Its customers include operational management companies, energy producers and turbine manufacturers.