JF SME Testing supplies full scale structural monitoring systems for all wind turbine designs, providing structural feedback on the condition of the asset. Data from accelerometers, corrosion sensors, inclinometers, strain gauges, load cells, fatigue sensors and displacement sensors, is collected alongside weather information, wave data, motion and position, ballast levels and other third party systems, through high speed dynamic data acquisition units.

This data is then stored and processed locally on the turbine and shared to the shoreside via existing network cables. At the shoreside control centre the data is either integrated into the clients existing software solution or managed and displayed through JF SME Testing's data management software. The software provides real-time data displays dashboards with interactive graphing features, automated reports and user configurable threshold limits and alarm functions.

This data provides both the technology designers and project developer insights into future improvements both to reduce cost and improve safety for the next generation of turbines, as well real-time feedback on the condition of the instrumented turbines, to help plan maintenance and ensure assets are safe for operatives to enter.

JF SME Testing also supplies Condition Monitoring Systems (CMS), a larger solution designed to integrate a number of monitoring channels into one single data acquisition system. Data from structural sensors and moorings will be collected alongside weather information, wave data, motion and position, ballast levels, WTG interfaces and export cable condition.

This data is then stored and processed locally on the turbine and shared to the shoreside for review.

This data provides both the technology designers and project developer insights into future improvements both to reduce cost and improve safety for the next generation of turbines.