About the project?
The wind farm consists of 70+ Vestas V112 3 MW machines and is located off the East Coast of England covering an area of approximately 35km2 and is situated in water depths of around 15m.
The work took place in late summer / autumn 2024 presenting some challenging weather conditions for the team to work around.
What was the aim of the work?
The operator asked Natural Power Inspections team to undertake 360-degree endoscope inspections on the Bosch Rexroth GPV-570 gearboxes installed at offshore wind farm.
The aim of the work was to conduct a thorough inspection and provide detailed imagery of the internal components within each gearbox.
What was the outcome?
Natural Power’s inspection team undertook a series of endoscope examinations across the wind farm. This involved taking high quality photographs of the accessible areas of the gearbox and identifying any potential defects that could affect the reliability of the component. Our team categorise defects based on severity of damage, according to ISO10825 (Gear Defects) and ISO15243 (Bearing Defects).
The information gathered during the inspection was submitted to the client to monitor the progression of defects and enable its operations and maintenance team to better plan the scheduled maintenance for damaged components and help identify future problems to prevent potential turbine breakdowns.