Envision Energy Leverages MEMS Sensor Technology by Analog Devices to Build Smarter and Safer Wind Turbines
09 March 2023 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Analog Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADI), a global semiconductor
leader, today announced that Envision Energy, the subsidiary of
Envision Group providing world-leading green technology, is
adopting ADI's MEMS sensor technology in the company’s new
generation of smart wind turbines. Initial goals for the
collaboration include enabling new levels of wind turbine safety
through enhanced real-time monitoring of vibration, tilt, and other
information that can be used to inform safer windmill operation and
design. Leveraging new capabilities offered by advanced MEMS
sensors adds intelligence at the edge for real-time monitoring,
further advancing the green energy revolution.
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Envision Energy leverages MEMS sensor
technology by Analog Devices to build smarter and safer wind
turbines. (Graphic: Business Wire)
As one of the most mature renewable energy sources, wind power
has achieved rapid growth in China in recent years. According to
China’s National Energy Administration, by the end of 2022, the
cumulative installed capacity of wind power in China reached
approximately 370 million kilowatts, ranking first in the world.
With the gradual expansion of wind power scale, wind turbine
components are undergoing rapid iteration. Higher tower barrels,
longer blades, and heavier engine rooms bring great challenges for
the safe and reliable operation of wind power systems.
Among the challenges, the tower barrel is one of the key
windmill components requiring monitoring to ensure the safety and
reliability of wind power turbines. The tower barrel extends from
the ground up to the windmill generator and blades. To promote
safety, as well as to help prevent tower collapse and other extreme
accidents, Envision Energy joins forces with ADI to introduce
predictive maintenance technology into the core control of smart
wind turbines. This is done by deploying ADI’s precision inertial
measurement unit (IMU) and low-noise, low-drift accelerometers on
different positions of the tower barrel to monitor the key states
of tower barrel in real-time. Information gathered by monitoring
tower barrel conditions is used to inform danger prevention
measures.
"In the long-term, wind power and energy storage will become the
energy of the future for the world. While we move toward that goal,
safety remains the first factor in the process of value mining,"
said Haipeng Chen, Director of Intelligent Control Division at
Envision Energy. “We are pleased to work with ADI to add its
predictive, precision, high-reliability MEMS sensors to our wind
turbines. This increases the safety of the tower barrel as well as
brings the blade diameter and tower barrel height to the next
level, continuing to lead the progress of the industry."
"ADI has decades of experience in the field of MEMS sensors,"
said Neil Zhao, Director of MEMS Technology Group Asia at ADI. “We
are committed to helping customers solve challenges in different
scenarios through high-performance solutions and all-around
support. This collaboration with Envision Energy supports the
promotion of smart distributed wind turbines."
About Envision
Envision Group is a world-leading green technology company. With
the mission of "solving the challenges for a sustainable future",
Envision designs, sells, and operates smart wind turbines, energy
storage system and green hydrogen solution through Envision Energy;
AIoT-powered batteries through Envision AESC; and the world's
largest AIoT operating system through Envision Digital. It also
manages Envision-Sequoia Capital Net Zero Fund and owns the
Envision Racing Formula E team. In 2022, Envision was ranked among
the Top 10 of the “2022 Forbes China’s Best Employers”. In 2021,
Envision was ranked second in the world on the Fortune “Change the
World” list. In 2019, Envision was ranked among the Top 10 of the
“2019 World’s 50 Smartest Companies” by the MIT Technology Review.
As an innovation powerhouse, it leverages global network of R&D
and engineering centers across China, United States, Germany,
Denmark, Singapore, Japan and etc., leading global green technology
development. For more information, please visit:
www.envision-group.com.
About Analog Devices
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor
leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable
breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog,
digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive
advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital
healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and
the world. With revenue of more than $12 billion in FY22 and
approximately 25,000 people globally working alongside 125,000
global customers, ADI ensures today’s innovators stay Ahead of
What’s Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and
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