Very low frequency IEPE accelerometer calibration  and application to a wind energy structure

Jonscher, Clemens; Hofmeister, Benedikt; Grießmann, Tanja; Rolfes, Raimund

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1053-2022

Articles | Volume 7, issue 3

Wind Energ. Sci., 7, 1053–1067, 2022

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1053-2022

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Wind Energ. Sci., 7, 1053–1067, 2022

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1053-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 3

Research article

24 May 2022

Research article | 24 May 2022

Very low frequency IEPE accelerometer calibration and application to a wind energy structure

Clemens Jonscher et al.

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Final revised paper (published on 24 May 2022)
Preprint (discussion started on 13 Sep 2021)

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

RC1:
'Comment on wes-2021-89', Anonymous Referee #1, 03 Mar 2022

This study presented a calibration method for very low frequency IEPE accelerometers and demonstrated using wind energy structure as a sample case. The presentation is detailed with convincing results. One piece needing more discussion is IEPE simulator, and its design, parameter determination, and potential impacts on the overall calibration approach will be interesting to the audience. However, the approach appears needing a lot of customization and hard to have huge impact on wind or sensing industry. On the other hand, the contents appear more appropriate to be released through a publication venue with more sensing elements than wind.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2021-89-RC1
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Clemens Jonscher, 19 Apr 2022
  
  Responses to reviewer comments can be found in the attached PDF document.
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2021-89-AC1
RC2:
'Comment on wes-2021-89', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Apr 2022

Paper is well structured and well written.

In introduction section please extend the literature review about the sensors used today in the wind industry sector

Fig. 13: please elaborate more on the physics or reasons behind the differences seen in this figure

It would be nice if the authors can provide a table in section 6 providing suggestions for selecting suitable sensors for different range of frequencies in different wind turbine components

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2021-89-RC2
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Clemens Jonscher, 19 Apr 2022
  
  Paper is well structured and well written.
  
  In introduction section please extend the literature review about the sensors used today in the wind industry sector
  
  Fig. 13: please elaborate more on the physics or reasons behind the differences seen in this figure
  
  It would be nice if the authors can provide a table in section 6 providing suggestions for selecting suitable sensors for different range of frequencies in different wind turbine components
  
  Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2021-89-AC1

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Clemens Jonscher on behalf of the Authors (19 Apr 2022) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (03 May 2022) by Amir R. Nejad

ED: Publish as is (05 May 2022) by Paul Veers(Chief Editor)

Short summary

This work presents a method to use low-noise IEPE sensors in the low-frequency range down to 0.05 Hz. In order to achieve phase and amplitude accuracy with this type of sensor in the low-frequency range, a new calibration procedure for this frequency range was developed. The calibration enables the use of the low-noise IEPE sensors for large structures, such as wind turbines. The calibrated sensors can be used for wind turbine monitoring, such as fatigue monitoring.