Wind Turbine Inspections Using DJI Enterprise Drones
With wind power expected to contribute almost 30 percent of all renewable capacity additions through 2025, it is imperative that wind farm owners keep the turbines functioning at peak capacity and extend the viable lifespan of their three-bladed assets to maximize the ROI.
Benefits:
- Safe
- Fast
- High-quality data
- 45 Minute inspection
- One-person job
To overcome the key challenges of low efficiency, high costs, and inadequate inspection data quality, many wind farm operators across the globe have started using drones for wind turbine inspections.
Inspection Applications:
- Tower: Crack, damage, paint peeling off, corrosion
- Blade: Crack, damage, paint peeling off, deformation, lightning traces, water ingress
- Nacelle: Lightning traces, crack, damage, corrosion, oil splits, paint peeling off
- Hub: Skewness, loose connection, damage
It’s safe to say that an accurate, close-up view of potential defects and quality data that can be used to create detailed inspection reports, down to the millimeter level, can help wind farm managers to reduce efficiency losses and repair costs alike. DJI’s wind-resistant drones can be deployed in the air within minutes to collect both visual and thermal data in a dramatically short amount of time, while the technicians stay on the ground, safely. With repeated and consistent preventive drone inspections, energy production can be maximized and clean energy can be provided to humanity more reliably.
