Monitoring and diagnosis system for wind power generation based on ad-hoc networks

Abstract

On-line monitoring and diagnosis of wind power generation is not easy because of its discrete distribution. In this paper, a new monitoring and diagnosis system for this problem is presented, which is based on ad-hoc networks. The reliability and maintenance is improved dramatically and some special functions for components failure alert are also added. Finally, a small ad-hoc network for simulation of wind power generation monitoring and diagnosis is fabricated in the laboratory, and a special routing algorithm is designed. The experiments show that the monitoring and diagnosis of wind power generation based on ad-hoc networks is practical and can be used in reality.