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Very low frequency IEPE accelerometer calibration and application to a wind energy structure
Clemens Jonscher
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Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover/ForWind, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Benedikt Hofmeister
Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover/ForWind, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Tanja Grießmann
Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover/ForWind, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Raimund Rolfes
Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover/ForWind, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
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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.
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