US 12,234,808 B2
System and method for scheduling preventative maintenance actions based on operational usage
Edward Lee McGrath, Greer, SC (US); Brian J. Theilemann, Ballston Lake, NY (US); Michael James Rizzo, Glenville, SC (US); Robert Randall Waara, Simpsonville, SC (US); Brian Scott Geist, Ballston Spa, NY (US); and Kyle Edward Thompson, Rotterdam, NY (US)
Assigned to GE Infrastructure Technology LLC, Greenville, SC (US)
Appl. No. 17/767,166
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 11, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/055875
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/071515, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0364549 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. F03D 80/50 (2016.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01); G01M 13/00 (2019.01); G05B 23/02 (2006.01); G06Q 10/20 (2023.01)
CPC F03D 80/50 (2016.05) [F03D 9/257 (2017.02); G01M 13/00 (2013.01); G05B 23/0283 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for operating and maintaining a wind farm comprising a plurality of wind turbines, the method comprising:
determining an odometer for one or more components of at least one of the plurality of wind turbines in the wind farm, the odometer representing operational usage of the one or more components;
tracking the operational usage for the one or more components using the odometer and a usage threshold;
predicting an expected time frame for one or more preventative maintenance actions based on a comparison of the tracked operational usage and the usage threshold;
triggering scheduling of the one or more preventative maintenance actions when the prediction indicates that the tracked operational usage will exceed the usage threshold; and,
shutting down the wind turbine or idling the wind turbine once the one or more preventative maintenance actions are scheduled.