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The Industry Impact
The TIM Wind program is expected to establish common information requirements for OEMs and standardized information packages and structuring, regardless of the organization. Administrative costs are anticipated to be significantly reduced for both OEMs and customers.
The full potential of TIM Wind will be realized when all major OEMs and customers in the wind sector adopt the guidelines developed in the project.
A Common Technical Language for the Wind Industry
TIM Wind brings together developers, OEMs, suppliers, and operators to create practical guidelines for structuring and sharing technical information. By establishing a common technical language, the initiative helps streamline communication and improve efficiency across the wind value chain.
In this video, experts from Siemens Gamesa, Equinor, Ørsted, and ScottishPower Renewables share why a common approach to technical information matters and how TIM Wind is helping the industry work smarter together.
A Clear Direction for Technical Information
The Challenge
The wind sector adheres to a general set of existing standards for managing technical information, including the Machinery Directive, IEC 81355, and IEC/ISO 81346. However, information can be generated at various stages by different stakeholders, leading to inconsistent methods of creating and delivering the same information. This inconsistency creates communication uncertainties between OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and customers, resulting in significant time and resource expenditures on alignment and clarification.
The Solution
TIM Wind (Technical Information Management for the Wind Industry) aims to establish a clear and unambiguous interpretation of the existing standards relevant to the wind industry. The project will deliver concrete guidelines for the application of these standards, including how documentation should be structured, categorized, and coded. This will enable an efficient process and ensure consistent information quality for OEMs and customers.
The initiative is not limited to publishing guidelines. It operates as a living ecosystem where implementation experiences continuously feed back into the development process. Once guidelines are published, Knowledge Sharing Teams facilitate the exchange of implementation experiences, lessons learned, and feedback from users. This has demonstrated that implementation is typically a gradual process requiring active collaboration across organizations rather than a one-off deployment.
What TIM Wind Delivers
TIM Wind provides a set of standardized guidelines tailored to the wind sector:
- Guideline for Information Kind Classification Codes based on IEC 81355
- Guideline for Reference Designation Standards for Wind Power Systems – Wind Turbine Generator (RDS for WTG)
- Guideline on content requirements for information exchange between OEMs and customers.
- Guideline for Standardized Data Flows (APIs)
- Guideline for Reference Designation Standards for Wind Power Systems - Balance of Plant (RDS for Foundations)
- Guideline for Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Discover TIM Wind:
Watch Our Introductory Webinar
TIM Wind is a collaboration between wind turbine manufacturers and operators. The project works to define common requirements for technical documentation and reference designation. The goal is to ensure a consistent and clear use of standards across the wind industry.
This webinar offers a brief introduction to TIM Wind and its purpose.
