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LUBRICANTS
EXTENDING WIND TURBINE LIFE WITH CONDITION BASED LUBRICATION
Actively combining Lubrication and Condition Monitoring Systems (CMS), SKF Condition Based Lubrication automatically adds additional lubricant to wind turbine bearings, extending their life.
The system enables remote and automatic lubrication of a wind turbine’s hard to access bearing system, eliminating the need for an on-site service engineer to perform extra manual lubrication.
INTERFACE The system is an interface enabling a connection between the Condition Monitoring (SKF WindCon) and SKF or Lincoln Lubrication systems. Reacting to the problems detected by the CMS, SKF Condition Based Lubrication allows a lubrication pump to initiate additional lubrication cycles to the existing time-based cycle. A condition monitoring specialist can set the proper alarm settings to trigger additional lubrication cycles.
SKF Condition Based Lubrication allows the CMS system to monitor lubrication pumps and components, including pump status and grease levels. If failures such as empty or blocked pumps or torn feed lines are detected, operators are notified immediately.
ADD-ON
“As an inclusion to an already planned investment in lubrication systems and CMS, our Condition Based Lubrication is a very cost effective add-on,” says Harry Timmerman, Product Manager. “As such it brings the two systems together to create new and unique features, allowing the lubrication regime to react to the SKF WindCon CMS’s measurements.”
UNNECESSARY OPERATIONS SAVINGS This early detection of lubrication failures working in combination with automatic lubrication will naturally avoid unnecessary and inconvenient maintenance operations,
VESTAS & CASTROL SIGN GLOBAL 3 YEAR DEAL
Global lubricants specialist Castrol has signed a global three year deal with Denmark-based Vestas Wind Systems, the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, to deliver first and service fills for all of its new builds and existing turbines with more than 57 GW of installed capacity worldwide.
1.5 MILLION LITRES A YEAR It is projected that Castrol will deliver in excess of 1.5 million litres a year under this deal. The agreement follows the full product approval for global use, which came after a three-year trial.
CLOSE COLLABORATION John Carey, Vice-President, Castrol Lubricants business for Aviation, Industrial, Marine and Energy said: “This agreement is the result of a close collaboration with Vestas using our extensive expertise to deliver the best result for the company. At Castrol, working alongside our customers is key to developing solutions that are able to meet their needs, and Castrol Optigear Synthetic CT gear oil has been formulated specifically for use in wind turbine gear box applications. Designed to perform in some of the most challenging environments and with a very good thermal stability, Castrol Optigear Synthetic CT gear oil high viscosity index makes the product
which is particularly important for offshore applications. It will also save on downtime and loss of production while waiting for intervention, lengthen the wind turbine’s life time, and reduce the risk of cascading failures.
SKF
VESTAS’ CIRCA 50,000 WIND TURBINES WORLDWIDE
Vestas is dedicated exclusively to wind energy and one of the clear leaders in its development. It delivers cost-effective wind technologies, products and services with almost 50,000 wind turbines installed worldwide.
suitable for operations in a wide range of temperatures. Castrol global footprint allows us to work with the Vestas team and support them worldwide.”
Castrol
www.windenergynetwork.co.uk
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