Our sensors are installed all along the blade surface up to the tip (incl. leading edge), directly detecting icing and measuring the surface temperature.
Ensure safety at all times and comply with local regulations
Measure where icing starts: Smart sensor system for ice detection directly on the rotor blade surface – safe and highly available
- Safety ensured even during turbine stop and idling
- Only system with 100% availability*
- No 3rd party data needed in order to let the system work
- Ensures continous safety for service technicians and any trepasser
*according to Meteotest (2021), Comparison of four detection systems of rotor icing installed on the same turbine, VGB Research Foundation, project 401
Why eologix
Reliable detection anywhere on the blade
Safety ensured even during turbine stop or idling
No third party data (SCADA data) needed in order to work
Fully automated operation
What you can do with eologix sensor systems
Measuring directly on the blade surface
eologix sensor systems prevent the risk of ice throw by detecting ice directly on the rotor blade surface – the product signals a safety relevant stop at icing. Depending on the used system, we also offer an automatic restart system eologix:restart, which restarts the turbine after an “ice-free” signal. With eologix:heat we do also offer measures for the realisation of preventive heating solutions (i.e. rotor blade heating during operation to avoid icing of the blades at all).
Independent from 3rd party data
eologix ice detection only requires to interface the turbine controller with standard signals to work. No information from the controller are necessary for a reliable ice detection service
Works in any turbine operation mode
eologix reliably detects ice in any site condition and at any turbine operation mode, even below 3m/s while idling or when the turbines are stopped (e.g. locked rotor state). This enables full safety during any operation in icing conditions. This enables safety against ice throw (e.g. by stopping the turbine) and also ice fall (as all our systems detect icing also when the turbine is idling or stopped, e.g. by switching on warning lights).
How eologix systems ensure against ice fall and ice throw
eologix offers (retrofittable) sensor systems for early and exact detection of ice accumulation and pitch misalignment based on wireless, flexible, smart and energy-self-sufficient sensors installed directly on the surface of rotor blades
“[…] the eologix system was most often
the first IDS to detect the presence of light icing […]” *
Example of an ice event (VGB research project 401; Excerpt presented at Winterwind 2021) – Public report to be published soon (Source: Comparison of four blade-based ice detection systems installed on the same turbine, Paul Froidevaux, Meteotest AG, Winterwind 2021, April 20, 2021)
*according to Meteotest (2021), Comparison of four detection systems of rotor icing installed on the same turbine, VGB Research Foundation, project 401
How does it work
What others say about us
Ing. Fotios Chitzios l Technical Operation Manager STAWAG Energie GmbH, Germany
“The eologix system is uncomplicated and easy to install. The technology is simple but of good quality and does a very good job. The system reacts quickly and very precisely. An additional positive effect was the good project cooperation with eologix the support was very good.“
Daniel Nagel l Technical Operations Manager GLS Beteiligungs AG
“We have chosen the eologix sensor system because it measures directly on the rotor blade and therefore ice detection is faster and more accurate than with other comparable systems.“
Christian Herwig l Project Manager Renewable Energies Mainova AG, Germany
“Technically, it is an exciting product, as eologix is the only supplier that measures directly on the blade surface and can thus determine the icing condition. The more accurate and sensitive the ice detection system is, the higher the optimization potential of the individual plants is.”
Meteotest (2021), Comparison of four detection systems of rotor icing installed on the same turbine, VGB Research Foundation, project 401
“[…] eologix would have stopped the turbine approximately 2.5 times less than the VBS.” (Vibration-Based Systems)
Meteotest (2021), Comparison of four detection systems of rotor icing installed on the same turbine, VGB Research Foundation, project 401
“[…] the eologix system was most often the first IDS to detect the presence of light icing, it would have been the last to stop the turbine.”
Ing. Gerold Katzer l Head of the AAE Power Plant Park & Energy Management AAE Südwind Strom GmbH
“The eologix system works perfectly and provides the best information about the condition of the blade in case of ice formation. When it comes to which system is reliable, I would definitely fully recommend the eologix system – I would choose time and again the eologix solution.”
Robert Lotter | Managing director Viktor Kaplan Muerz GmbH
“In short: we are very satisfied with eologix.”
Dr. Thomas Burchhart | Digitalisation and Innovation Manager VERBUND Green Power GmbH
“Each company has to decide for itself whether to measure based on vibrations or directly on the rotor blade surface. However, it is nice that eologix carries out a precise measurement and also measures the thickness of the ice layer accurately.“
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