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Techno-Economic Benefits
Various technical solutions are available for condition monitoring (CM) of wind farms. The technical and economic benefits of CM systems are the subject of debate between manufacturers and operators. Manufacturers state that CM systems lower operation costs via optimised maintenance scheduling and resource management. Operators are keen for the techno-economic benefits to be demonstrated before they switch from time-based maintenance to condition-based maintenance. In particular, the merits of monitoring individual sub-components are unclear. This article presents a method that has been developed to estimate the techno-economic benefits of individual wind farm CM options based on a combination of industry experience and publicly available data.By David McMillan, Institute for Energy & Environment, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, UK
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A New Technology
A growing concern relating to propeller-driven wind turbines is that this technology is incapable of satisfying the long-term requirements for wind harvesting without having severe economic and environmental consequences. A new and more efficient wind harvesting methodology is needed - now.By Gene R. Kelley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, W2 Energy Development Corporation, USA
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Applying Advanced Simulation Technologies to Master Wind Turbine Acoustics
The large physical size and characteristic acoustic radiation of wind turbines make it a real challenge to accurately simulate wind turbine acoustics early in development. A wind turbine manufacturer and LMS Engineering Services have joined forces to build a hybrid vibro-acoustic simulation model. The building and validation of the wind turbine model through operational measurements carried out 100 metres above the ground are described in this article.By Wim Hendrickx, LMS International, Belgium
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Measurement System Specialists Team with Algorithm and Analysis Experts
Wind turbine individual pitch control (IPC) based on measures of rotor load offers substantial reduction in blade fatigue load and significant knock-on benefits to the rest of the turbine structure. The load reduction can be exploited through lighter, cheaper blades and hubs or, where fatigue is the design driver, fitting larger rotors to existing turbine structures.By Ervin Bossanyi, Garrad Hassan, and Mark Volanthen, Insensys, UK
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Taking Meteorological Predictability into Account when Choosing Sites
The overall economy of a wind power project depends not only on how much energy can be produced but also on how well the daily production can be predicted. When the wind power is well predicted, the cost of balancing it with power from other sources is low, and vice versa. Sites with strong winds and high production are often also sites where the wind and the production are difficult to predict. This article examines the trade-off between production and predictability by comparing two offshore wind power plants with respect to the energy produced and the economic value of the production. The example shows that it may well be a good idea to build wind power plants in places where the winds are weaker, but easier to predict.
By Anna Hilden, FRONTWEATHER, Denmark
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By Anna Hilden, FRONTWEATHER, Denmark
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Dutch Company Launches Large-Scale Deepwater Wind Turbine in Italy
Placing wind farms far from the coast addresses controversial questions of negative visual impact that often prevent siting of onshore farms. At the same time, winds offshore are stronger and of better quality than onshore, where they suffer from turbulence from contours in the landscape and large man-made structures.? Until now, the only wind farms built offshore have been in shallow waters, typically around 20 metres in depth and often close to the coast.? However, Dutch firm Blue H Technologies BV has come up with a solution, adapted from the oil and gas industry, that allows wind farms to be built in much deeper water, far from the coast, opening up tremendous new possibilities for the wind industry to harvest wind from sea areas that had not been accessible previously.Neal Bastick, Chief Executive Officer, Blue H Technologies BV, The Netherlands
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