Most articles are available in Japanese. Where an English version is available, the link opens that version.

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Wind Turbine Diagnostics: Understanding the Drivetrain and ESANew!!

How drivetrain knowledge supports wind turbine diagnosis, and how ESA assesses electrical and mechanical conditions from one suitable measurement location.

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TRIPOD Condition Monitoring Academy Launched (Japanese)

TRIPOD Corporation has launched technical learning materials covering the foundations of equipment condition monitoring.

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DFIG Wind Turbines: Failure Modes and Detection Methods (Japanese)

An introduction to the rotor winding neutral-point ring, or wye ring, in doubly fed induction generators.

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Why “It Is Fine for Now” Delays Maintenance Decisions (Japanese)

Why apparently normal operation can delay decisions on equipment maintenance.

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LTSA Explained: How It Differs from Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring (Japanese)

Why long-term service contracts and scheduled inspections do not replace an understanding of equipment condition.

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The Air Gap: Where Electrical and Mechanical Energy Meet (Japanese)

How electromagnetic interaction across the air gap transfers energy between the stator and rotor.

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ESA Applications and Field Experience | TRIPOD Corporation

ESA diagnostic experience across industries, equipment types and detected anomalies in Japan.

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Condition Diagnostic Technology: Its Development in Kitakyushu and Yawata (Japanese)

A look at the development of condition diagnostic technology in Japan through the work of Toshio Toyota in Kitakyushu and Yawata.

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How Variable Loads Fatigue a Wind Turbine Drivetrain (Japanese)

How changes in wind speed and direction affect the loads transmitted through a wind turbine drivetrain.

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Electrical Signature Analysis: Origins and Related Techniques

The origins of ESA and its relationship to current, voltage and power quality analysis. Read in English.

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