SKF has been awarded a contract by Guohua Energy Investment Co Ltd, a major energy company based in China, to supply 180 SKF WindCon systems for monitoring wind turbines.
These systems will be used to improve reliability maintenance for existing turbines. Guohua Investment is also preparing for a new wind farm in Beijing and SKF has supplied 58 SKF WindCon systems to SEC, a major Chinese manufacturer that will supply the wind turbines.
Guohua wanted to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs at its existing wind farm. SKF says that the WindCon systems will enable maintenance decisions to be based on the actual machine conditions - providing the opportunity to perform necessary inspection and repair work during a planned, turbine stoppage.
During 2009, SKF participated in a pilot project run by Guohua Energy Investment. It supplied WindCon on-line condition monitoring systems for three of its planned wind farms. Having been successful in that project, the company continued to work with SKF to make its maintenance strategy more effective.
“We are pleased to sign this contract with Guohua Energy Investment since the wind industry is an important market for us and a growing segment in China. SKF has, over the years, developed well defined remote diagnostic processes for many industries, such as wind energy, which enable us to reduce operating costs for our customers,” said Vartan Vartanian, President, SKF Service Division.
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