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CDIF has performed experimental measurements in Caniçada hydropower plant with the purpose of evaluating the units conversion to variable speed. The tests will be used to validate numerical models used in the study. This is part of WP8 of XFLEX Hydro european project.

CDIF has installed a monitoring system in G1 and G3 of Vogelgrun powerplant. Monitored data of both groups will help to asses the wear and tear of the different turbine components, being able to quantify the benefits of hybridising one of the units with a battery. This is part of the WP9 of the XFLEX Hydro project.

Alexandre Presas has published his latest research on the prediction of runner stress from stationary sensors. By means of vibration measurements and an Artificial Neural Network he has been able to estimate the main and alternate stresses of a larges Francis runner.

CDIF has succesfully installed an online monitoring system in Totana solar plant (Murcia, Spain) for controlling the vibration of the solar panels due to excessive wind. This is part of a task of an industrial project in collaboration with Endesa.