Structures for Energy Production and Transmission
Structures for Energy Production and Transmission
Crisis management support through a method for the precise detection and localization of incidents: in collaboration with the SDEL-CC project (Vinci Energies Group), a system of intelligent wireless sensors with a highly accurate time base (approximately 10 nanoseconds UT) is being developed to detect and locate lightning strikes on high-voltage (HV) power lines with an accuracy of a few meters, enabling emergency response teams to be dispatched more efficiently.
Smart Wind Energy: In 2017, an operational wind turbine in Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons was instrumented. This enabled the validation of innovative algorithms that take into account the rotational movements of the structure. Following a request from GE, the preliminary design of an eddy-current vibration damper was carried out using simulations based on nonlinear damping models, leading to the development of an innovative Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) system for wind turbines. The use of Morphosense (CEA Tech) will help pave the way for an instrumentation system providing direct access to the shape of the foundations and towers.