Wind condition
monitoring solutions

A smarter way to operate your wind farm

bently.com/windBently Nevada
VbOnline ProWith the increasing demand for clean energy, the wind sector
continues to grow; and so do the challenges associated withachieving lower levelized cost of energy (LCOE). Wind farm owners
and operators must find ways to operate smarter and maintainprofitability by controlling operating and maintenance costs.
Bently Nevada* Wind condition monitoring solutions addresses
those very concerns by proactively detecting impending drivetrain
issues. From transducers to monitors and software, this integrated
and scalable solution enables you to intelligently manage windfarm assets, increase availability and decrease maintenanceexpenses. Bently Nevada’s wind condition solution is an integral
component of a condition based maintenance methodology which
can be applied to any turbine manufacturers’ equipment.

Bently Nevada sensors
Monitors wind turbine drivetrains

Bently Nevada’s wind power and condition monitoring expertsknow the turbines and instrumentation. We can provide a single
point of contact for the entire project. We’ll work with you to assessyour needs, design and deploy a custom solution, and help you
maintain the solution over the entire life cycle.

Why monitor?
Wind turbines can endure unpredictable conditions that negatively
impact operation. Advanced condition monitoring techniques andexperience are critical to reliably managing your assets.

VbOnline Pro condition monitoring system
Powerful continuous uptower signal processing

The gearbox is priority #1
Planetary/helical gearbox failure is a primary concern for
manufacturers and operators. As much as 25%–30% of windfarm operating and maintenance costs are associated with thegearbox alone.
A Bently Nevada integrated condition monitoring system enables
operators to understand the gearbox condition remotely.
Dependable knowledge of the gearbox condition enables
continued operation and revenue generation when a defect is not
significant, while mitigating the risk of run to failure, an unplanned
outage or catastrophic event.
Proactive condition monitoring across your fleet also helps
operators plan efficiently for and coordinate maintenanceoutages. Consolidating maintenance into one outage, andscheduling one crane, can save hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Increase availability by shifting from time-based tocondition-based maintenance. Advanced planning
helps shorten maintenance intervals and optimize
maintenance outages.
Improve reliability by establishing baseline operating
conditions for the drivetrain.
Early warning/detection can reduce crane costs byidentifying problems soon enough to perform somemaintenance up-tower.

System 1 Wind Software
Trending and diagnostic analysis

Bently Nevada windcustomers havereported annual
savings of $4000 - $6000
per turbine.

Why System 1wind software?
Understand how your unit operates from day 1Reliable continuous condition monitoring for the main bearing,gearbox, generator and tower enables you to understand issues
weeks, or even months in advance.
Global data centers24/7 follow the sun
turbine monitoring

Domain knowledge
We’ve embedded more than
60 years of Bently Nevada
condition monitoring expertise
into our solutions, gained
from having more than two
million permanently installed
transducers and monitoring
channels—the largest installedbase in the world. The Bently
Nevada wind condition
monitoring solution incorporates
the intelligence of System 1
Wind software, Bently Nevada’s
industry-leading optimizationand diagnostic software platform.
By transforming data into
knowledge, owners and operators
alike can make informed
decisions with confidence.

Advanced technology that solves
gearbox complexities
Our patented Planetary Cumulative Impulse Detection algorithm
is a set of measurements that detect and trend the passage ofdebris particles through the planetary stage of a wind turbine
gearbox. This provides greater insight into gearbox condition andhelps pinpoint problem areas. The Dynamic Energy Index (DEI)
algorithm is specifically designed for variable speed machines.
DEI spreads the variation over five bands of operation for moreaccurate spectral energy calculations and earlier fault detection.
The Sideband Energy Ratio (SER) algorithm is used to aid in thedetection of gear tooth damage where it calculates the ratio ofside band energy to gear mesh center frequency energy, thus
providing early indication of gearbox defects.

Powerful diagnostics and intuitive displays
Comprehensive alarm, diagnostic, analytic and reporting
capabilities provide a clear picture of turbine health and facilitate
maintenance with actionable recommendations. Over 300 static
variables are monitored and trended for each wind turbine
generator, and high resolution waveform data are collected for thegeneral, bearing and gear measurements. Familiar navigation andfiltering make it easy to access precisely the information you’relooking for.

User-configurable plots with advanced plotting options

Network-friendly andscalable
The powerful up-tower processor
contains all configurations andalgorithms with inputs fromaccelerometers on the main
bearing, gearbox, and generator.
The System 1 Wind software
can also be integrated withSCADA systems while minimizingcongestion on the SCADA network.
System 1 Wind software can be
deployed at each wind farmor hosted in the cloud with ourSoftware as a Service (SaaS)
offering. SCADA interface improves
overall drivetrain diagnostics
correlating process data points tovibration, commonly through OPC
DA interface.
This solution is equally applicable for one or many wind farms.
An entire wind farm can be monitored locally from the wind farm
office. You can also remotely monitor a wind farm or the entire
fleet from a central location. Centralized management enables
increased productivity.

Asset health viewComponent tree
Drivetrain builder

Kinematics configurator

OEM agnostic turbine capability
As part of the Bently Nevada team’s effort to make life easier forwind farm operators, Bently Nevada hardware and software can
now be deployed on any kind of wind turbine, regardless of themanufacturer.

Flexible configuration
With our most recent release, we’ve also given you the flexibility ofplacing a speed sensor wherever it is most convenient for you. If you
have a once-per-turn sensor in the high speed shaft, just tell thesoftware “1 event per revolution” and “high speed shaft.” If you wantto tap off a 2048-pulse-per-revolution encoder on the low speed
shaft, no problem! Just configure that as well. We can even handle
speed sensors on intermediate stage shafts within the gearbox.
At Bently Nevada, we understand your turbines, and we understandthat you may have hundreds of turbines to operate and an endlesslist of other tasks to complete on a daily basis. Vibration is thefoundation of what we do. Let us handle all the legwork to get yourCMS system up and running with the best diagnostics available on
the market.

Integrated oil particle sensor
The Wind software offers the most advanced and powerfulvibration diagnostics available on the market today. Additionally,
there are other complimentary technologies available to help
monitor your turbine. Notably, oil particle detectors can provide a
confirmation of suspected damage detected by the VbOnline Pro
vibration system.
To provide a single, simple interface to all of your condition
monitoring data, whether it is vibration or oil particle, the VbOnline
Pro system now provides support for direct integration of theleading oil particle sensors.
You can directly connect either a GasTOPS MetalSCAN sensor
or a Macom to the VbOnline Pro wind condition monitor.
There is no longer a need to have an additional monitoring systemassociated with these sensors. Simply connect the pulse output
from these sensors to the VbOnline Pro, configure the system toinclude the sensor, and you will instantly see trending data forparticle counts and rates in the System 1 software interface. The
system will automatically fire alarms if those particle counts or rates
exceed the preconfigured (and user-configurable) thresholds.

Service and expertise…delivered
To ensure your continued success, Bently Nevada offers custom
service solutions from 24/7 remote monitoring to on-demand
technical support. We’ll work with you to craft a solution thatdelivers precisely the level of support you need.
Engineered by wind turbine and condition monitoring experts andbacked by trusted services, the Bently Nevada VbOnline Pro andSystem 1 solution is a smart investment that pays dividends acrossyour fleet.

Design and installation
Let our experts help retrofit or modify your existingmachinery (such as turbines, compressors, andfans) for the installation of monitoring systems
or transducers. By combining our services with
our hardware and software, BHGE delivers fully
installed, fully engineered solutions tailored to yourspecific requirements. We have completed morethan 1,000 design and installation project retrofits
to rotating and reciprocating machinery.
Maintenance and support agreements
A one-year renewable Maintenance andSupport Agreements (M&S Agreements) is
automatically included with every product we sell.
Its structure consolidates all products installedat your site under a single agreement for ease ofadministration and entitles you to phone, email,and Web-based support from our global networkof experienced support experts.
Supporting services agreements
A supporting services agreement (SSA) is acustom-tailored combination of individual remoteand site-based service offerings that addresses
the unique needs of your site and your installation.
We work with you to help your instrumentation toperform well and to provide hands-on assistancethat allows you to realize the full potential of yourcondition monitoring system.
Your SSA can include remote monitoring anddiagnostic (RM&D) services to help your facility
managers and operators recognize problems
before they occur. Our dedicated team of global
engineers is available 24/7 in our Remote Monitoring
Centers to provide timely machine healthinformation, analysis, and collaborative resolutions
that help you realize lower project costs, reduce
your outage costs, and improve your bottom line.
Remote monitoring and machinery
diagnostics services
Our more than 160 machinery diagnostic engineers
around the world are recognized globally for
their expertise in gathering and analyzing data todocument baseline conditions and troubleshooteven the most complex machinery problems.
They can work onsite, offsite, and in our Remote
Monitoring Centers.
Training
Our customers routinely praise our in-depth
technical training for its highly effective “learnby doing” labs coupled with classroom-style
instruction. A comprehensive suite of producttraining courses is augmented by coursework in
the fundamentals of rotating machinery behavior
and diagnostic techniques. Our courses can beprovided at any of our 50 global training centers oreven brought to your site.

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