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Appl Opt. 2014 Jun 20;53(18):3993-4001. doi: 10.1364/AO.53.003993.

Long-period gratings for selective monitoring of loads on a wind turbine blade.

Applied optics

L Glavind, S Buggy, J Canning, S Gao, K Cook, Y Luo, G D Peng, B F Skipper, M Kristensen

PMID: 24979432 DOI: 10.1364/AO.53.003993

Abstract

An optical fiber sensor based on long-period gratings (LPG) for selective measurements of flap- and edge-wise bending of a wind turbine blade is presented. Two consecutive LPGs separated by 40 mm interfere to improve resolution and reduce noise in a D-shaped fiber. The mode profile of the device was characterized experimentally to provide a model describing the mode couplings. The sensor was tested on a wind turbine blade.

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