AAE Südwind Strom GmbH – Reliable ice detection eologix:safe
For AAE Südwind Strom GmbH, the second wind power plant in Carinthia (Enercon type E53) was equipped with eologix:safe. The aim was to provide a reliable solution for ice detection. The eologix system works perfectly – clear recommendation.
Wind farm: Ploeckenpass, Austria
Wind turbine type: Enercon E-53
About AAE Südwind Strom GmbH
AAE invests in the development of renewable energies to protect the environment and provide an alternative to conventional fossil and nuclear power. With the implementation of various projects, the company has demonstrated its strong ecological innovative power for more than 135 years. In addition to the construction of one of the first power plants in Austria, these include the construction and operation of Europe’s first high-altitude wind turbine and the erection of Slovenia’s first wind power plant. AAE also developed the first hydro-solar energy system with an eco-electricity control centre and operates the only private storage power plants in Austria.
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eologix:safe is reliable – full recommendation
For AAE Südwind Strom GmbH, the second wind power plant in Carinthia (Enercon type E53) was equipped with eologix:safe. The aim was to provide a reliable solution for ice detection. The eologix system works perfectly – clear recommendation.
When the wind turbine was installed, a further ice detection system was officially required in addition to the power curve based system. A recommendation from another company made it clear that the eologix system, which measures directly on the rotor blade surface, has clear advantages over a nacelle-based system:
- the eologix:safe system offers more reliability
- the measurement is performed directly
on the rotor blade surface - Accurate measurement – the system is only switched off in the event of safety-relevant icing
eologix:safe was the right choice for us – Clear recommendation
By law, there is an obligation for the wind turbine on the Ploeckenpass to stop the wind turbine in case of safety-relevant ice accumulation. In the course of the new construction of this plant, a turnkey solution and an eologix:safe ice detection system was purchased. The installation and commissioning by eologix went smoothly – the necessary sensors were already installed on the ground and the mounting of the base station followed as the system was erected.
„The eologix system works perfectly and provides the best information about the condition of the blade in case of ice formation. When it comes to which system is reliable, I would definitely fully recommend the eologix system – I would choose time and again the eologix solution.“, says Mr. Ing. Gerold Katzer, Head of the AAE Power Plant Park & Energy Management and main responsible for the purchase decision.
“The eologix system works perfectly and provides the best information about the condition of the blade in case of ice formation. When it comes to which system is reliable, I would definitely fully recommend the eologix system – I would choose time and again the eologix solution.”
Ing. Gerold Katzer l Head of the AAE Power Plant Park & Energy Management
AAE Südwind Strom GmbH, Austria
Gerold Katzer is also confident that the eologix:safe solution will continue to prove its worth in the next winter. The system is reliable and measures the surface temperature and ice accurately at the appropriate points.
The process after the purchase was really very simple. As AAE, we decided on the turnkey system and everything else was handled by the manufacturer and eologix to our complete satisfaction.
AAE invests in the development of renewable energies to protect the environment and provide an alternative to conventional fossil and nuclear power. With the implementation of various projects, the company has demonstrated its strong ecological innovative power for more than 135 years. In addition to the construction of one of the first power plants in Austria, these include the construction and operation of Europe’s first high-altitude wind turbine and the erection of Slovenia’s first wind power plant. AAE also developed the first hydro-solar energy system with an eco-electricity control centre and operates the only private storage power plants in Austria.
