• Creating the most from wind – discover the value of digitalization” the Siemens slogan on its booth at Husum Wind 2017
• Digitalization and engineering efficiency in focus
• New wind converter portfolio, specifically for wind turbines up to ten megawatts
Under the slogan “Creating the most from wind – discover the value of digitalization”, digitalization and engineering efficiency are main themes of this year’s Siemens presentation at Husum Wind. The digitalization focuses on the Simatic WinCC Open Architecture Scada System, the cloud-based MindSphere open IoT operating system, and industrial communication: for efficient storage and analysis of large quantities of data, from condition monitoring to the operational optimization of wind energy plants. The company is exhibiting a wide range of tools for engineering efficiency, for example: libraries for controlling a wide range of turbine types, simulation tools for creating prototypes and models, planning tools with extensive CAx data, and engineering tools for the efficient automation of wind turbines. The focus on engineering efficiency also includes a busway system for safe, efficient power transmission, compact, gas-insulated medium voltage switchgear, components and solutions for the pitch and yaw system, and a new series of compact wind converters, specifically for wind turbines up to ten megawatts.
In the field of digitalization Siemens shows how the Siplus CMS Condition Monitoring System and the cloud-based MindSphere open IoT operating system enable mechanical damage to a wind turbine to be detected at an early stage. New software upgrades the Simatic WinCC Open Architecture Scada system (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) to a Smart Scada System. Data analyses to optimize the operation of a wind power plant can now be made without any special statistical expertise. For example, the plant is evaluated by means of key figures and the subsequent optimization by statistical methods. The self-diagnostics also detect fault states. Future-proof communication networks form the basis for digitalization in the wind industry. The industry-standard, rugged components for switching, routing, remote access, WLAN and security from Siemens fulfill all the communication requirements in the wind sector.
