Abstract: A thin glass sheet includes a first and a second surface side, wherein the thin glass sheet is asymmetrically structured in that the two surface sides differ from one another, wherein both surface sides are chemically strengthened and wherein respectively a depth of layer exists of the alkali ions that are introduced through chemical strengthening, whereby the depth of layer of the first surface side (DoL1) and the depth of layer of the second surface side (DoL2) are coordinated with each other in such a way that they are equal or are adapted on both surface sides, and that on both surface sides respectively a coating consisting of one or several layers is provided, wherein the coating on the first surface side differs from the coating on the second surface side in at least one property or characteristic.

Abstract: A method for determining the state of a braking apparatus of a wind energy installation can include obtaining data relating to load behavior of the braking apparatus, recording a measured value during a time period between a start of a braking process and an end of the braking process, and determining a brake state characteristic value based on the data and the measured value. A wind energy installation for performing the method can include a braking apparatus, a sensor, a control unit configured to instruct the sensor to record a measured value in a time period between a start of a braking process and an end of a braking process, a data memory configured to store data relating to load behavior of the braking apparatus, and a computation module configured to determine a brake state characteristic value based on the data and the measured value.