Hydraulic Oil

Wind Turbine, Vestas V90-2MW, Pitch Hydraulic System

CJC™ Application Study

CUSTOMER
Application Study Customer: Arise AB, Sweden
written by: Wind Farm: OXHULT, Sweden

Jonas Rutgerson SYSTEM

C.C.JENSEN AB Turbine: Vestas V90-2MW
Sweden System Pitch Hydraulic
Manufacturer: PMC Technology
& Oil type: Texaco Rando HDZ 32
Oil volume: Approx. 300 L Vestas Wind Turbine V90, Pitch Hydraulic System
with a CJC™ HDU 15/25 PV installed
Martin Jansson
Stema Wind PROBLEM PARTICLE DEVELOPMENT
Sweden Arise was experiencing increased particle and water
contamination in the pitch hydraulic systems of their
2014 Vestas V-90 2 MW wind turbines Pitch Hydraulic System #7
40.000
2 micron
35.000
5 micron
30.000
15 micron
SOLUTION Number. of particles 25.000
Refurbished CJC™ HDU 15/25 PV - system #7 20.000
After a retrofit on the gearbox the existing CJC™ 15.000
HDU 15/25 PV was dismounted from the gearbox,
10.000
cleaned and reinstalled on the pitch hydraulic sys-
5.000
tem.
0
RESULT Before oil filtration After 9 days After 5 weeks After 4 months

After only 1 month operating with the CJC™ HDU

Fine Filter, the following results were obtained: Pitch Hydraulic System #12
140.000
2 micron
Particles: 120.000
5 micron
The contamination level in the oil was reduced by 100.000 15 micron
Number. of particles

95% from 34,631 to 1,539 of 2 µm particles per

80.000
100 ml.
60.000

Water: 40.000

The water level was reduced from 1,859 ppm to 86 20.000

ppm also 20 times better than the initial start out 0

Before oil filtration After 8 days After 5 weeks After 4 months
level.

According to industry experience and Noria Corpora- RESULT

tion, this extends the life time of the hydraulic com- Before Oil After After After
pr. 100 ml
ponents with a factor of > 2.5 times. Filtration 9 days 5 weeks 4 months
Pitch Hydraulic System #7

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS >2 micron 34,631 5,773 4,489 1,539

CJC™ Fine Filters are easy disposable and environ- >5 micron 29,503 2,887 1,285 797
mentally friendly. >15 micron 149 123 75 98

ISO Code 16/15/8 13/12/7 13/11/7 11/10/7

Water, ppm 1,859 977 89 86
Guide for Oil Cleanliness
Pitch Hydraulic System #12
Oil in wind turbine Recommended
components ISO 4406 Oil Cleanliness >2 micron 119,287 6,147 4,005 4,811

Gearbox 17/15/12 >5 micron 25,653 3,093 2,887 3,367

Pitch hydraulic 16/14/11 >15 micron 133 99 63 145

Main bearing 16/14/11 ISO Code 17/15/8 13/12/7 13/12/6 13/12/8

*) Source: Noria Corporation

Water, ppm 347 143 87 82

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