The new centre is scheduled for completion in autumn 2014 and the 1,400 square metre facility will be one of the most advanced wind turbine remote diagnostics service (RDS) centres in the world. It will host advanced diagnostic operations and monitoring services for more than 7,500 installed Siemens wind turbines worldwide to proactively keep the units operating at their optimum levels of performance.
“As a global leader in the operation and maintenance of wind power plants, it is important for us to continue to advance our services and innovations to meet our customers' needs” said Torben Bang, Head of Siemens Wind Power Service. “Our highly advanced, industry-leading RDS operations enable us to support those efforts by monitoring our global Siemens fleet 24/7/365 and flagging potential issues before they become serious. Remote diagnostics is a key component of a smarter and integrated service approach that helps our customers lower the overall cost of energy.”
Remote diagnostics is an important part of Siemens' portfolio of value-added services. Monitoring experts can solve more than 85 percent of all alarms remotely without a service team doing trouble-shooting onsite. This reduces downtime and lowers the number of required turbine visits thereby resulting in higher energy output. Vibration diagnostics enables the company to find even the smallest indicator that something may be going wrong, resulting in the provision of appropriate recommendations to solve the problem before it becomes more serious. Data on individual turbines, in addition to the whole fleet, contributes to enhanced design and improves existing turbine performance over the long term.
Siemens installed the first condition monitoring system for wind turbines in 2000 and has developed the technology ever since. The new centre will enable the company to further advance its monitoring and diagnostic capabilities and will also help to centralise expert knowledge in one location.
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