RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Fault detection of wind turbine induction generators through current signals and various signal processing techniques A1 Merizalde Zamora, Yury Humberto A1 Hernández Callejo, Luis A1 Duque Pérez, Óscar A1 López Meraz, Raúl Alberto K1 Ingeniería K1 Tecnología K1 Wind turbine K1 Electric generator K1 Fault diagnosis K1 Turbina eólica K1 Generador eléctrico K1 Diagnóstico erróneo K1 3306 Ingeniería y Tecnología Eléctricas AB In the wind industry (WI), a robust and effective maintenance system is essential. To minimize the maintenance cost, a large number of methodologies and mathematical models for predictive maintenance have been developed. Fault detection and diagnosis are carried out by processing and analyzing various types of signals, with the vibration signal predominating. In addition, most of the published proposals for wind turbine (WT) fault detection and diagnosis have used simulations and test benches. Based on previous work, this research report focuses on fault diagnosis, in this case using the electrical signal from an operating WT electric generator and applying various signal analysis and processing techniques to compare the effectiveness of each. The WT used for this research is 20 years old and works with a squirrel-cage induction generator (SCIG) which, according to the wind farm control systems, was fault-free. As a result, it has been possible to verify the feasibility of using the current signal to detect and diagnose faults through spectral analysis (SA) using a fast Fourier transform (FFT), periodogram, spectrogram, and scalogram. PB MDPI YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58735 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/58735 LA eng NO Appl. Sci. 2020, vol.10, n. 21, 7389 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 22-dic-2024