A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT OF A WIND ENERGY INSTALLATION

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12 . A method for manufacturing a fiber composite component of a wind energy installation, the method comprising:

obtaining at least one manufactured, fiber-containing, semi-finished product;

manufacturing the fiber composite component using the semi-finished product;

inspecting, with the aid of a sensor arrangement that comprises at least one sensor, the semi-finished product between its manufacture and its use in the course of the manufacture of the fiber composite component; and

triggering a fault response in response to a determination that the semi-finished product does not satisfy at least one predetermined criterion, wherein the predetermined criterion is evaluated based on a result obtained from the sensor arrangement.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the manufactured fiber composite component is a fiber composite rotor blade.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein inspecting the manufactured semi-finished product with the aid of the sensor arrangement comprises at least one of:

inspecting the semi-finished product after its manufacture;

inspecting the semi-finished product prior to a transport of the semi-finished product;

inspecting the semi-finished product after a transport of the semi-finished product;

inspecting the semi-finished product after a storage of the semi-finished product;

inspecting the semi-finished product during an unpacking of the semi-finished product;

inspecting the semi-finished product after an unpacking of the semi-finished product;

inspecting the semi-finished product during the course of a making up for use in the manufacture of the fiber composite component;

inspecting the semi-finished product prior to a making up for use in the manufacture of the fiber composite component; or

inspecting the semi-finished product after a making up for use in the manufacture of the fiber composite component.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein at least one of:

inspecting the semi-finished product after its manufacture comprises inspecting immediately after its manufacture;

inspecting prior to a transport comprises at least one of inspecting immediately prior to a transport, inspecting prior to a preparation for transport, or inspecting immediately prior to a preparation for transport;

inspecting after a transport comprises inspecting immediately after a transport;

inspecting after a storage comprises at least one of inspecting immediately after a storage, inspecting in the course of or after unpacking, or inspecting immediately in the course of or after unpacking;

inspecting after an unpacking comprises inspecting immediately after an unpacking;

inspecting during the course of a making up comprises inspecting immediately during the course of a making up;

inspecting prior to a making up comprises inspecting immediately prior to a making up; or inspecting after a making up comprises inspecting immediately after a making up.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein:

inspecting the manufactured semi-finished product with the aid of the sensor arrangement comprises inspecting at least one of:

in a non-contact manner,

optically,

radiologically,

electrically,

thermally, or

acoustically; or

inspecting the manufactured semi-finished product further comprises:

recording at least one image of the manufactured semi-finished product.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein at least one of:

inspecting optically comprises inspecting with at least one camera;

inspecting thermally comprises inspecting using thermography;

inspecting acoustically comprises inspecting using ultrasound; or

inspecting by recording at least one image of the manufactured semi-finished product further comprises evaluating the at least one image with the aid of image processing.

18 . The method of claim 1 , wherein inspecting the semi-finished product further comprises moving at least one sensor of the sensor arrangement relative to the manufactured semi-finished product.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein moving at least one sensor comprises at least one of:

moving the at least one sensor in a motor-driven manner; or

moving the at least one sensor transversely to a conveying direction of the semi-finished product.

20 . The method of claim 12 , wherein inspecting the semi-finished product comprises inspecting at least two surfaces of the semi-finished product.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein inspecting at least two surfaces of the semi-finished product comprises at least one of:

inspecting two opposite surfaces of the manufactured semi-finished product;

jointly inspecting the at least two surfaces of the semi-finished product; or

inspecting the at least two surfaces of the semi-finished product using at least two sensors of the sensor arrangement.

22 . The method according of claim 12 , wherein the criterion depends on at least one of:

a number of fibers;

an orientation of fibers;

at least one of a number or orientation of rovings; or

a matrix of the manufactured semi-finished product in which the fibers or rovings are embedded.

23 . The method of claim 12 , wherein at least one of:

the criterion is learned by machine learning; or

machine-learned criteria continues to be learned by machine learning during the inspection.

24 . The method of claim 12 , wherein triggering the fault response comprises at least one of:

triggering a message;

triggering an intervention in a manufacturing process;

storing an inspection result; or

at least one of rejecting, replacing, or reworking the manufactured semi-finished product.

25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein triggering a message comprises triggering at least one of a visual message or an audible message.

26 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising storing at least one of a result of the inspection or at least one image of the inspection.

27 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the stored result or image is stored at least until the fiber composite component is manufactured.

28 . The method of claim 26 , wherein the stored result or image is stored beyond when the fiber composite component is manufactured.

29 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the manufactured semi-finished product comprises at least one of:

a dry fiber scrim;

a pre-impregnated fiber matrix semi-finished product; or

a fiber-reinforced profile.

30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein at least one of:

the dry fiber scrim comprises a dry woven fiber fabric; or

the fiber-reinforced profile is at least one of a pultruded fiber-reinforced profile or a plastic profile.

31 . A system for manufacturing a fiber composite component of a wind energy installation, in particular a fiber composite rotor blade, comprising:

means for inspecting, with the aid of a sensor arrangement that comprises at least one sensor, a fiber-containing semi-finished product, wherein the inspection occurs between a manufacture of the semi-finished product and a use of the semi-finished product in a manufacture of the fiber composite component; and

means for triggering a fault response during the course of inspection in response to a determination that the semi-finished product does not satisfy at least one predetermined criterion.