Vestas V90-3.0 MW Gearbox courseGet an understanding of the gearbox working conditions

Danish Wind Power Academy is an independent training provider, who gives you the opportunity to join the success-ful V90-3.0 MW Gearbox Maintenance & Inspection training

DO YOU RECOGNIZE? ■ Bearings wearing out? ■ Long lead time on OEM spare parts? ■ Short gearbox lifetime?

We know how to prevent these challenges and will gladly share our knowledge with you. Join the 4 days of training and let us upgrade your knowledge and competences. You will also get input from lectures from SKF, Olympus and Hydra-Grene.

Afterwards you will be able to:

Certification:

Target group:

Danish Wind Power Academy • Stensgaardvej 6 • DK-5500 MiddelfartTel. +45 6347 4849 • mail@danishwpa.com • www.danishwpa.com

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■ The training leads into a final examination rewarding you with our CERTIFICATE.

■ Operating Managers

■ Service Technicians

■ Surveillance teams

■ Inspect gearboxes with endoscope

■ Asses various failures

■ Be aware of what effects the lifetime of the gearbox

Benefits for your company:

■ 20% increased lifetime of the gearbox

■ Be pro-active on gear exchange

■ Ownership of the talior made inspection report for this V90-3.0 MW turbine

OPEN COURSE for individuals►►►Location at ZF Wind Power, BE

When your team has completed this training we can offer you additional trainings:

Hands-on in the turbine: Support of gearbox exchangeOnline training: Technical and operational support

What is an open course?

An open course means that people from several companies are participating, and the location is at ZF Wind Power in Lommel, Belgium. During the days lectures from SKF, Olympus and Hydra-Grene will contribute specia-list knowl-edge related to their core business.The course is continuously developed and is based on experiences from our own instructors (former technicians), but also on feedback from our clients.

Benefits:

Price:

Among others these clients have already joined this open V90-3.0 MW Gearbox course:

About this course Wind Turbine Technician at Romor Ocean Solutions, CA, said:“It was an advantage that the instructors were Technicians with real life experiences in the field understanding vari-ous designs of turbines, both their good points and limitations. The topics were very much relevant to me, and as a Technician the experience has developed my skill sets. The training material was excellent take-aways with some great information, and the net working abilities and interaction between disaplines and nationalities made the course just perfect and recommendable”.

■ Romor Ocean Solutions, CA

■ TeSuCon BV, NL

■ Nuon / NoordseeWind,

■ ESB International, IE

■ CC Jensen, DK

■ Raedthuys Services BV, NL

■ WTG Partners, DK

■ EDF, FR

■ Brüel & Kjaer Vibro, DK

■ €4,900 per participant excl. VAT. The price includes food & drink during the 4 days, training material and certificate.

■ You will be able to make qualified demands on your O&M provider.

■ While a few employees are upgrading their competances, you can still maintain your daily operation.

■ Your network of Owner & Operators, supply chain on spare parts and sparring partners within wind technology will expand.

You get 50% hands-on and 50% theo-retical training with plenty of time to dis-cussions and dialog.

Conduct a complete gearbox inspection with an endoscope and work hands-on on a the gearbox avail-able in the workshop.

Date & Location:

Please find dates and locations for this training on our on-line course calendar at our web page:

■ www.danishwpa.com/course-calendar.aspx

TAILOR-MADE TRAINING ►►►►►►►►►►►► at your own location

When your team has completed this training we can offer you additional trainings:

Hands-on in the turbine: Support of gearbox exchangeOnline training: Technical and operational support

What is a tailor-made course?

A tailor-made course is based on the program for our open course, but is tailored to your specific needs for training. This means that we develop the program in cooperation with you.The training will be conducted on a gearbox or in a turbine provided by you at your location. The training will last 3 days and not 4 as the open training, as the external lectures only participate in Belgium. But you will still get the full training material for the 4 days.

Benefits:

Price:

Return of Investment:

These clients have already joined a tailor-made Gearbox course:

About this course the attending Technicians at Meridian Energy, NZ, said:

“The best part was working hands-on with the gearbox and using the endoscope”

“It was great to be working as a group within the company, and I found the course all well prepared and very well presented”

“The instructor had a very good knowledge and was great at teach-ing”

■ Vattenfall, DK

■ Eurowind Energy, DK

■ Dong Energy, DK

■ Corr Na Gaoithe Teo, IE

■ Meridian Energy, NZ

■ €20,000 excl. VAT + travel and lodging expenses for our instructor. The price includes 3 days of training, training material and certificate for up to 6 people.

■ Price: Save up to 50% compared to an open course

■ Wind Farm availability: We focus on your Top 5 downtime errors caused by the gearbox

■ Improved gearbox maintenance strategy

Ask for an analysis of your Wind Farm.By this we will among other things be able to inform you of your:

■ Return of investment ■ Return of invested capital

Changing attitude towards Generation Mindset.

The training is based on English, but we also conduct the training in other lan-guages. If you have other needs, please let’s find out.

Specific information about the program!

Your instructor:

■ Karl J Nors is educated as an Construction & Agriculture Engineer by trade and has over the years worked with a big variety and mechanical issues.

■ At Vestas he started in nacelle production, came to service and became instal-lation supervisor, before he ended as Master Instructor.

■ Karl joined Danish Wind Power Academy in 2010 as instructor, specialized in Vestas turbines and gearboxes. The participants have evaluated Karl’s per-formance as instructor on this course to 5.7 out of 6.0

The full open course program showing which topics we will go deeply into:

Registration and information:

Please send an email to Head of Training & Chief Instructor Lars N. Thomsen on LNT@danishwpa.com or reach us by phone +45 63 47 48 49.For further information you are welcome to visit our webpage www.danishwpa.com

TheoryGeneral for the 901 gearbox Personal safety Specification and naming parts How does it work History, experience, updates and O&M challenges

Wind turbine environment The “Wind picture” and IEC classification

General working conditions Cooling system and failure possibilities Lubrication system, Normal VS. Emergency Flow sensors, magnets and particle counters History Retrofits

Controller information Errors related to/effecting the gearbox Factory settings and Min/max values Sensors which can help you trouble shooting

Guest instructors: Hydra-Grene: Oil quality, analyses and filtration SKF: Bearing types, loads and failures Olympus: Latest technology in endoscopes

Factory tour at ZF Wind Power Service centre, Onsite & In-house repair Grinding temper process and heat treatment Measuring room and Pre- & Assembly Test rig: 13.2 MW

Hands-on in workshopPreparation PPE, needed tools and preparing for inspection Endoscope navigation by drawings Inspection sequence in the field

Inspection Matching serial number and documentation Follow up on last inspection Drivetrain alignment Sealing’s Cooling and lubrication system Oil sampling and filter change

Planetary stage 1 Ring gear, gear wheels and bearings Sun pinion and bearing

Planetary stage 2 Ring gear, gear wheels and bearings Sun pinion and bearing

Helical stage LSS: Pinion, gears and bearings HSS: Pinion, gears and bearings

Reporting The DWPA 901 inspection report, and how to use it Writing a valuable report Delivering facts: History, status and actions needed

Certification test and evaluation

Homework 1 hour per day