
El Cortijo Wind Farm, Tamaulipas
The 158MW El Cortijo windfarm is being constructed approximately 40km south of Reynosa in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Detecting blade defects and monitoring the ageing of wind turbines are major concerns for the wind power industry. Cornis is an innovative start-up created by holders of two PhDs of CNES (the French space agency) and of ESA (the European Space Agency) to offer the market efficient monitoring and inspection techniques for wind turbine blades.
Detecting blade defects and monitoring the ageing of wind turbines are major concerns for the wind power industry. Cornis is an innovative start-up created by holders of two PhDs of CNES (the French space agency) and of ESA (the European Space Agency) to offer the market efficient monitoring and inspection techniques for wind turbine blades.
Cornis also pursues high level research and devolpment (R&D) for the aerospace industry and other industries (oil and gas, naval, etc.)
With a user-friendly photographic scanning system, Cornis enables its clients to obtain a complete high-resolution image of their turbine blades in less than two hours. Images are enhanced and integrated into an online inspection interface where Cornis or clients’ experts can examine defects, similar to using Google Maps.
The system simplifies the inspection process, allowing for a low-cost high-quality operation. Clients can arrange frequent inspections with even smaller budgets. As a result, turbines’ availability and efficiency are increased.
Images of the turbines are taken in a simple three-step process:
Unlike traditional techniques, such as rope access and crane operation, which require the direct intervention of third parties, Cornis blade inspection solution empowers our clients or their general maintenance contractor to conduct the field work autonomously.
Clients can assess blade damage after a sandstorm, hailstorm or lightning strike or see the outcome of a previous renovation and then decide if a repair is really necessary. Blade inspection is made more frequent and cheaper, reducing maintenance costs and risks.
Advantages of a Cornis blade inspection include:
Due to its advantages, Cornis blade inspection is already used by prestigious clients such as ENEL, EDP-R, GDF-FE and WPD Wind manager for onshore turbines. Tests on offshore turbines will start in early 2014.
Besides its advance in blade inspection, Cornis has been using its vibration and image-processing techniques to serve industrial clients in many occasions thanks to its R&D consultancy services. Cornis has worked on numerous industrial projects, including turbine-monitoring solutions.
Cornis devotes its expertise to solve industrial challenges such as analysing vibration problem, accelerating signal and image processing, and developing new data analysis tools. Cornis always adapts to clients’ needs, either on short or long-term projects.
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