ISO 16079-1:2026

ISO 16079-1:2026 / Guidelines condition monitoring of wind turbines (2a Ed.)

ID 26491 | 19 Giugno 2026 / Preview attached

ISO 16079-1:2026
Condition monitoring and diagnostics of wind turbines - Part 1: General guidelines

This document establishes basic guidelines for choosing condition monitoring methods for failure mode detection, diagnostics and prognostics of wind power plant components. This document does not specify IT systems used for condition monitoring of wind turbines.

This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 108, Mechanical vibration, shock and condition monitoring, Subcommittee SC 5, Condition monitoring and diagnostics of machine systems.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 16079-1:2017), which has been editorially revised.

The main changes are as follows: 

- editorial changes throughout the document.

A list of all parts in the ISO 16079 series can be found on the ISO website.

Introduction

0.1 General
Power production from wind turbines represents a significant and growing part of the global energy market. As a consequence, predictability of the power production from wind power plants has become as crucial as the predictability of power production from conventional power plants. As for conventional power plants, an efficient maintenance programme for wind power plants adds significant value to the reliability and predictability of the supply of energy. This document is the first in a series of International Standards addressing the application of condition monitoring to wind turbines. It is an application of the recommendations and best practices described in the generic standards developed under ISO/TC 108.

0.2 Aims of the ISO 16079 series
This document and subsequent documents in the ISO 16079 enable manufacturers and operators of wind turbines, as well as developers of condition monitoring systems for these turbines to adopt shared concepts and terminology. Additionally, these provide a methodology enabling users of this document to prioritize and select which components to be monitored and which failure modes to be detected. This is intended to implement the most efficient condition monitoring system, taking into account cost, detection capability, complexity of the condition monitoring system and methods, as well as the available resources and qualification levels of the monitoring personnel.
It is not the intention of this document or subsequent documents in the ISO 16079 series to cover any aspects of safety monitoring systems.

0.3 Time-proven experience
The condition monitoring strategies presented in the ISO 16079 series are based on time-proven experience. Only conservative, well-proven methods and best practices are applied. This means that the detection of certain failure modes may be left out if their behaviour and their related symptoms are not well-documented. As new condition monitoring techniques mature, this document and subsequent documents in the ISO 16079 series will be updated accordingly, see Figure 1.

Figure 1 - Links between the wind turbine-specific International Standards and the general International Standards (relation to the generic standards of ISO/TC 108)
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