Spotting the onset of damage to turbine blades quickly allows for fast decision-making in a wind farm’s maintenance planning efforts. Using sensor technology to remotely monitor turbines can help avoid severe damage and reduce the need for turbine shutdowns that pause energy production and revenue generation. Having heard about a new solution from MISTRAS Group, PES spoke with Obdulia Ley, Technical Support Manager and Subject Matter Expert, Acoustic Emission and a Sensoria™ expert, to learn more about this innovative new wind blade monitor.
PES: Hi Obdulia, it’s great to welcome you to PES Wind and to get to know a little bit more about MISTRAS Group. It would be good to focus on your new solution, Sensoria™, as this is relevant for our readers, isn’t it?
Obdulia Ley: It’s a pleasure to be here. As you know, MISTRAS Group is one of the world’s largest suppliers of integrity and inspection services, specialising in providing asset integrity solutions. These include asset monitoring, engineering services, advanced and conventional non-destructive testing (NDT).
