As per the deal, Timken will deliver 134 of its online intelligence systems (OIS) for the 1.5MW wind turbines at the facility.
The initial agreement includes two years of condition monitoring and on-going analysis services.
Timken’s OIS allows condition monitoring/data collection and reporting system for low-speed wind turbine applications.
It also analyses a combination of vibration, high-definition shock pulses and analog/digital inputs to identify main-shaft bearing, gearbox, and generator problems before they develop into life-limiting conditions.
The NSP-Minnesota system is permanently mounted for real-time data retrieval, and the technology can also be packaged as a portable system for trouble-shooting turbines without online systems during normal service intervals.
Xcel Energy serves 3.4 million electricity customers and 1.9 million natural gas customers.
