Lifetime Extension of Wind Farms by a Low-Cost Energy-Autonomous IoT-Based Structural Health Monitoring System
Abstract
The latest results of a research project pursuing an energy-autonomous Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system for wind farms are presented. The SHM system is based on the development of low-power IoT wireless nodes and electromagnetic harvesters to capture energy from low-frequency vibrations of wind towers. Computationally efficient operational modal analysis methods suited to the low-cost IoT edge nodes are also explored. The work carried out aims to extend the lifetime of existing wind farms by properly monitoring their structural integrity. Key words. Wind farms, Structural Health Monitoring, IoT.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies
Wind Energy Research and Development
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Renewable Energies Environment and Power Quality Journal
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 419–423
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026