Patent ID: 9249781
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A wind turbine condition monitoring system for at least one wind turbine, each of the at least one wind turbine comprising a tower, a gearbox supported by the tower and a plurality of turbine blades coupled to the gearbox, the condition monitoring system comprising: a plurality of blade sensors configured to provide blade sensor readings associated with an associated one of the plurality of turbine blades, each of the plurality of blade sensors coupled to the associated one of the plurality of turbine blades; at least one hub node, each of the at least one hub nodes supported by the gearbox of a respective one of the at least one wind turbine; and a controller in communication with the at least one hub node and the plurality of blade sensors; wherein the controller determines the position of each turbine blade of the plurality of turbine blades based on the blade sensor readings.