MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617075074 A) filed by Vestas Wind Systems As on June 17, 2026, for Leak Detection In Wind Turbines.
Inventor includes Fernandes Lima, Joao Marcelo.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: A wind turbine fluid system comprising a fluid tank having a fluid level sensor that provides a tank level signal indicative of the level of fluid in the fluid tank; and a plurality of fluid-using components fluidly coupled to the fluid tank. The fluid system further comprises a processor configured to: determining an actual fluid volume of the fluid tank based at least in part on the tank level signal; using one or more models to generate an estimated fluid volume of the fluid tank based on data relating to the plurality of fluid-using components; comparing the estimated fluid volume of the fluid tank with the determined actual fluid volume of the fluid tank; triggering an alert action in the event that the result of the comparison indicates that a leak is present in the fluid system. The invention also relates to a method of detecting leakage of fluid in a system, a wind turbine comprising such a fluid system, and a computer program product. A benefit of the invention is that it provides a more accurate determination of leakage behaviour in a fluid system by monitoring the difference between an estimated volume of the fluid, for example hydraulic fluid, in the fluid tank and a measured value of fluid volume in the tank.
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