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#40C Webinar
#40C Webinar
Speakers:
Larry Jacobs - Senior Marketing Engineer
Owen Clay - Director of Engineering
Overview
• Chronology and Problem Definition
• Findings
• Current Status
• Next Steps
• Questions and Answers
Chronology of Events
• February 2007
NRG Systems received customer report of sensor dragging and
requested return of sensors
• November 2007
Received sensors from field and began in-depth analysis
• Early 2008
Identified and corrected epoxy manufacturing issue
• May 2008
Issued Technical Service Bulletin 008 (TSB008)
Chronology of Events
• July 2008
Analysis of data from sensors indicated:
• Epoxy on shaft not root cause therefore…
• Conclusions identified in TSB008 not valid
• Sept 2008
Identified vibratory mode as the mechanism for sensor dragging
Chronology of Events
• Sept 2008
Presentation given at AWEA Workshop
• Sept 2008
Established round table of industry experts
• To review and validate our process and results
• To exchange ideas on data analysis