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Utilizing advanced control techniques is a proven method for lengthening a wind turbine's lifespan without degrading power output. While there can be
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An approach that uses data analysis tools and techniques to predict when maintenance should be performed on wind turbine components. This
Everyone says wind turbines last ~25yrs. But what is the lifecycle of each main component -Generator etc -Blades -Tower To me a tower should last much longer
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41 List of Figures 1 Total global installed capacity of wind power between 1996-2014 (Amended from [1] and [2]) 4 2 Wind turbine’s basic structure and components (Amended from [9]) 7 3 Pitch regulated wind turbine’s power output (Amended from [9]) 8 4 The apparent wind represented in vector form 10 5 Lift-and drag forces acting on a turbine blade (Amended from [13]) 10 6 The different sub-systems contribution to the overall downtime, in percentage lost hours per turbine/year (Amended from [28]) 13 7 Components or systems contribution to the overall downtime, in percentage lost hours per turbine/year (Amended from [28]) 14 8 Screen capture from the computer programme Fplot 16 9 Screen capture obtained from the computer programmes FAMOS (a) and MATLAB (b) 17 10 Wind distribution over one year for the nacelle anemometer and a mast anemometer 18 11 Measured-and simulated wind distribution for the normal power production load case 20 12 Bending moments acting on the turbine blades and forces acting on the main bearing 21 13 Simulated and measured flapwise bending moment (a), and edgewise bending moment (b) 22 14 Correlation between the average flapwise bending moment of the three blades against the axial force (a), the radial force (b) 24 15 The axial (a) and radial (b) forces acting on the main bearing based on the simulated and the measured data 25 16 The dynamic equivalent force acting on the main bearing (a) and the rotational speed of the shaft (b) 27 17 The lifetime of the main bearing for every wind speed based on the measured-and simulated data 28 18 The 10-minute average flap wise bending moment with reliable measurement periods indicated by the red rectangles 32 19 The 10-minute average flapwise bending moment against wind speed based on the reliable period, the full year period and the simulated data 33 20 The lifetime of the main bearing for every wind speed based on