A CAN bus based system for monitoring and fault diagnosis in wind turbine

Electrical energy can be produced using fossil fuels and also by natural resources. The production of electrical energy using fossil fuels is costlier when compared to natural resources. Solar, wind, thermal and tidal energy are most widely used natural resources for the production of electrical energy. Presently wind energy is most widely used natural resources which could reduce the emission of carbon dioxide. The cost of the wind turbine is extremely higher and work in harsh and unattended environment. Hence the monitoring and the automation of wind turbine are necessary. This paper describes the monitoring and fault diagnosis system for wind turbine using CAN interface. The monitoring parameters and CAN interface are described in detail.