Ahead of the Times
Technology – a bridge to a remote future
More than twenty years of experience make Bachmann electronic the most sought-after supplier of integrated automation solutions for wind turbines. The figures speak for themselves: Bachmann know-how is present in over 120,000 turbines - one in three of every installation worldwide. Market-confirmed technological leadership and maximum availability guarantees turbine operation, optimal productivity, and minimal maintenance costs far into the future.
Wind turbines are production systems: they only generate revenue when they're running. And the quicker, more constantly and longer they are connected to the grid, the sooner initial investments can be amortized, and profit generated.
Achieving this goal demands a systematic and coordinated overall solution that integrates turbine automation, operational control and monitoring, exact knowledge of turbine condition, and safe integration into the power grid, as well as data acquisition and operator intervention options. Bachmann offers just such a solution: for onshore and offshore, for the development of new installations, and for retrofits, significantly extending productive lifetimes.
The power of automation
When it comes to performance, robustness and safety, Bachmann's M1 automation system has been the number one choice for decades. With a proven availability of 99.96%, the M1 ensures the smooth operation of modern wind turbines.
Next-generation multicore processors deliver the necessary computing power to implement detailed monitoring functions directly on the controller, alongside the regular machine automation tasks. This reduces complexity and allows the cross-checking of selected sensor data directly with the turbine's condition parameters. As a result, targeted damage limitation measures can be promptly initiated during critical operating situations.
Predictive maintenance with integrated Condition Monitoring
Bachmann's Condition Monitoring portfolio provides a modular, future-proof, and all-inclusive package. Individual functions can be flexibly combined to allow the step-by-step integration of Condition Monitoring into single turbines or entire wind farms.
Advanced technologies and sensors enable seamless monitoring of the drivetrain, tower structure, and rotor blades. The WebLog
Condition Monitoring software suite consolidates the configuration, acquisition and processing of data from all monitoring
systems installed in machinery and structures, providing state-of the- art predictive maintenance tools and methodology. Available as an ongoing subscription service or for on-demand, in-depth analysis, the specialist Bachmann Remote Monitoring Service monitors the turbine and reports on its condition.
The advantages are self-evident: wind turbines are always safely operated under ideal conditions, and they stay connected to the
grid for as long as possible. Early error detection significantly reduces operating and maintenance costs. Downtimes are reduced,
and the economic efficiency of the plant is enhanced.
Fully protected on the Smart Grid
Bachmann grid metering and protection modules integrate operational control, grid metering, voltage quality monitoring, protection and fault logging in a single unit. They ensure that critical grid states are detected as early as possible, whilst maintaining full compliance with modern grid connection standards.
The Bachmann Smart Power Plant Controller (SPPC) permits the regulated integration and monitoring of all power generators and components interlinked at the grid connection point to form a master power plant. The SPPC fully complies with the requirements of VDE-AR-N 4120:2018 as well as VDE-AR-N 4110. All grid performance and quality management system components have been tested by TÜV Nord and are certified according to the international grid codes set out in BDEW, FGW T3 & TR, ENA ER G59/3 or IEEE C37.90. Operators can be certain of meeting the high standards imposed on the grid compatibility of wind turbines.
Wind Power SCADA: Transparent mosaic
The Bachmann Wind Power SCADA solution (WPS) provides operators with an overview ranging from complete wind farms down to the smallest detail of each individual turbine. The multi-device software is built on pure web technology and supports standard protocols such as OPC UA and IEC 61400-25. It significantly shortens development and commissioning times for visualization systems. All kinds of display devices, such as smartphones, tablets, terminals or PCs, can be easily and simultaneously connected via a web browser.
WPS also complements the Bachmann Wind Turbine Template software control platform (WTT), which provides tested, reusable software modules for standardized tasks in accordance with the IEC 61400-25 turbine automation structures. WTT enhances turbine safety and availability and, thanks to prefabricated components, significantly shortens the development lead times of operations management, reducing the time to market for new turbines.
Retrofit: New life for old turbines
Retrofits enable legacy wind turbines to remain operational at a
fraction of the investment cost of repowering.
Obsolete control components are replaced by state-of-the-art
components that are far superior to the previous designs in performance
and operational reliability, even under the harshest
environmental conditions. Software upgrades enable wide-ranging
access to data on relevant operating functions, with security
according to the latest standards, and provide interfaces to current
SCADA platforms.
Operators can optimize the performance of their turbines at all
times and monitor every aspect of their condition. And last, but not
least, a retrofit establishes the groundwork to implement state-ofthe-
art sensor technologies, comprehensive Condition Monitoring,
as well as meeting key grid technology demands.
All for One
The intelligent combination of powerful hardware components and advanced software applications minimizes the risk of production downtimes and optimizes yields - for both new turbine installations and retrofits. Bachmann electronic's single-source technologies and systems provide the basis for the future-proof power generation of renewable energy.
