SKF releases WindCon 2.0

SKF WindCon 2.0 is an expanded version of the company’s wind turbine monitoring system. The new system features WebCon, SKF developed software enabling internet access with the following benefits:
·        access to the monitored data via Internet Explorer
·        no special software needed to analyse turbine machinery
·        no need for a user developed and maintained database (the database is managed and maintained by the SKF system)
·        machine trends can be checked daily by many field personnel, instead of a single machine park supervisor
·        the system offers Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) data and trend analysis that can be acted upon by field personnel.

SKF WindCon 2.0 can monitor an unlimited number of turbines and turbine data points. The system can monitor any of the following:
·        unbalanced condition of the propeller blades
·        misalignment
·        shaft deflections
·        mechanical looseness
·        bearing condition
·        gear damage
·        generator rotor/stator problems
·        resonance problems
·        poor lubrication conditions.
SKF WindCon 2.0 is certified by Germanischer Lloyd and approved by Allianz.