A review of materials degradation in utility scale wind turbines
| Autor: | K. L. Sullivan, B. McNiff, James F. Manwell, R. W. Hyers, S. V. Nair, Jon G. McGowan, B. C. Syrett |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Engineering
Wind power Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Scale (chemistry) Energy Engineering and Power Technology Condition monitoring Civil engineering Turbine Offshore wind power Wind turbine design business Reliability (statistics) Marine engineering Degradation (telecommunications) |
| Zdroj: | Energy Materials. 2:41-64 |
| ISSN: | 1748-9245 1748-9237 |
| DOI: | 10.1179/174892407x223902 |
| Popis: | This paper presents a comprehensive review of the state of knowledge of materials used in the major wind turbine components of both land based and offshore wind turbines. The paper is divided into the following seven major sections: utility scale wind turbine design overview; current state of wind turbine technology; review of degradation of materials used in wind turbines; a summary of materials degradation service experience; condition monitoring overview; review of materials based research and development for wind turbines; a summary of missing knowledge and future materials challenges. The review points out that the most important degradation mechanism is fatigue which limits the life, reliability and performance of current wind turbines. As even larger machines are built in the future, with pressures to cut weight and cost, continued materials research and development, as summarised in this paper, is warranted. This critical assessment and review of materials based degradation should be of in... |
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