System and method for detecting anomalies in wind turbines

摘要

A device (135) for use in detecting anomalies in wind turbines is provided. The device includes a sensor interface (220) configured to receive an operating condition at a plurality of times from one or more sensors (120) associated with a first wind turbine (100), a communications interface (215) configured to receive an operating condition at a plurality of times from one or more sensors associated with a grouping of wind turbines similar to the first wind turbine, a memory device coupled in communication with the sensor interface and the communications interface and configured to store a series of performance data samples that include an operating condition. A processor (205) is coupled in communication with the memory device and is programmed to compare a performance data sample of the first wind turbine with a performance data sample of the grouping of wind turbines, produce a sensor error if the performance data sample of the first wind turbine deviates more than a predetermined amount from the performance data sample of the grouping of wind turbines, and display the results of the comparison of the performance data sample.