Abstract
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has teamed up with Zond Systems, Inc., to provide a rugged, low-cost, advanced data-acquisition system (ADAS) for use in field test projects. The ADAS simplifies the process of making accurate measurements on mechanical equipment exposed to harsh environments. It provides synchronized, time-series measurement data from multiple, independent sources.The ADAS is currently being used to acquire data from large wind turbines in operational wind-plant environments. ADAS modules are mounted on rotating blades, turbine towers, nacelles, control modules, meteorological towers, and electrical stations. The ADAS has the potential to meet the testing and monitoring needs of many other technologies as well, including vehicles, heavy equipment, pipingand power transmission networks, and building energy systems.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 11 |
State | Published - 1993 |
Bibliographical note
Work performed by NREL and Zond Systems, Tehachapi, CaliforniaNREL Publication Number
- NREL/TP-442-5617
Keywords
- a/d conversion
- data acquisition
- distributed source telemetry
- rugged environment test measurement