Taiwan Instrument Research Institute (TIRI), National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs), has constructed remote sensing optoelectronic instrument technology from its system design to assembly and testing. With the extensive experience gained from long-term projects focused on developing remote sensing payloads for Formosa satellites, TIRI’s technology can be applied to the real-time remote monitoring system used in wind generators as well as greatly benefit Taiwan’s wind energy industry in its development. The TIRI-developed monitoring system integrates a high-resolution infrared image sensor and a telescope optical system. This optical system is capable of taking infrared images of the wind drive generator from as far as 1.5 kilometers, focusing on the structure of the generator blade surface to pROVide damage and decline warnings in early diagnosis. The remote prototype system set up at the Miaoli Cape of Good Hope has been tested on site and confirmed to be capable of fulfilling the practical requirements for monitoring and maintaining the onshore wind turbine generators.
The TIRI-developed monitoring system integrates a high-resolution infrared image sensor and a telescope optical system: (a) Remote monitor wind turbine (b) Infrared thermal image (c) Visible image