On Icing and Icing Mitigation of Wind Turbine Blades in Cold Climate

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bengt Sunden ◽  
Zan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Meteorological Parameters ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Ice Accretion ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Ice Detection ◽  
Future Work

A review on icing physics, ice detection, anti-icing and de-icing techniques for wind turbines in cold climate has been performed. Typical physical properties of atmospheric icing and the corresponding meteorological parameters are presented. For computational modeling of ice accretion on turbine blades, the LEWINT code was adopted to simulate ice accretion on an aerofoil for a 2 MW wind turbine. Ice sensors and the basic requirements for ice detection on large blades are described. Besides, this paper presents the main passive and active ice mitigation techniques and their advantages and disadvantages. Scope of future work is suggested as wind turbine blades scale up.

scholarly journals Review of Icing Effects on Wind Turbine in Cold Regions

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 01007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faizan Afzal ◽  
Muhammad S. Virk
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Added Mass ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Ice Accretion ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Turbine Performance ◽  
Ice Shedding

This paper describes a brief overview of main issues related to atmospheric ice accretion on wind turbines installed in cold climate region. Icing has significant effects on wind turbine performance particularly from aerodynamic and structural integrity perspective, as ice accumulates mainly on the leading edge of the blades that change its aerodynamic profile shape and effects its structural dynamics due to added mass effects of ice. This research aims to provide an overview and develop further understanding of the effects of atmospheric ice accretion on wind turbine blades. One of the operational challenges of the wind turbine blade operation in icing condition is also to overcome the process of ice shedding, which may happen due to vibrations or bending of the blades. Ice shedding is dangerous phenomenon, hazardous for equipment and personnel in the immediate area.

Guided wave–based approach for ice detection on wind turbine blades

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 483-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siavash Shoja ◽  
Viktor Berbyuk ◽  
Anders Boström
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Ice Detection

An efficient ice detection system is an important tool to optimize the de-icing processes in wind turbines operating in cold climate regions. The aim of this work is to study the application of guided wave for ice detection on wind turbine blades. Computational model is developed to simulate guided wave propagation on composite structures. The model has been validated with experimental data obtained in cold climate laboratory. Effect of ice accretion on composite structures is studied in the time, frequency and wavenumber domains. In each case, post-processing algorithms as well as icing index are introduced which are sensitive to accumulated ice on the composite structure. The algorithms and icing index are applied to both simulation results and experimental data. Analysis of the obtained results has shown that the guided wave–based approach can be used for developing ice detection systems for wind turbine blades.

A review of integrating ice detection and mitigation for wind turbine blades

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 ◽  
pp. 269-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezieddin Madi ◽  
Kevin Pope ◽  
Weimin Huang ◽  
Tariq Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Ice Detection

Effect of atmospheric temperature and droplet size variation on ice accretion of wind turbine blades

2010 ◽  
Vol 98 (12) ◽  
pp. 724-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew C. Homola ◽  
Muhammad S. Virk ◽  
Tomas Wallenius ◽  
Per J. Nicklasson ◽  
Per A. Sundsbø
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Droplet Size ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Size Variation ◽  
Atmospheric Temperature ◽  
Ice Accretion ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades

Metamodel-Assisted Ice Detection for Wind Turbine Blades

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veruska Malave´ ◽  
Cameron J. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Position Angle ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Detection Technique ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Pitch Moment ◽  
Ice Detection

Icing is a complex atmospheric phenomenon that causes airflow disruption and degrades aerodynamically the original performance of the wind turbine blades (WTBs). This is due to blade sensitivity to minor changes in the airfoil geometry. Aerodynamic distortions induced by ice decrease the lift-to-draft ratio and pitch moment, increase the airfoil weight, and adversely alter the effectiveness of position angle and velocity. Typically, wind turbines exposed to all-weather conditions are equipped with icing prevention systems (IPS). However at the present time, no ice-detection technique has been proven effective, and the implementation of new strategies that effectively detect and mitigate blade icing adverse effects are needed. In this work, a WTB ice-detection technique that consists of a numerical design tool using Matlab/Simulink models and non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBs) based metamodeling algorithms is examined. This is carried out in terms of the blade icing effects on turbine aerodynamic performance in accordance to condition-based maintenance (CBM) and prognostics health management (PHM) techniques.

scholarly journals Tackling the Circular Economy Challenges—Composites Recycling: Used Tyres, Wind Turbine Blades, and Solar Panels

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Kinga Korniejenko ◽  
Barbara Kozub ◽  
Agnieszka Bąk ◽  
Ponnambalam Balamurugan ◽  
Marimuthu Uthayakumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Turbine Blades ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Wind Turbine Blades ◽  
Material Recovery ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Circular Economy System ◽  
Economy System

Transformation of waste into resources is an important part of the circular economy. Nowadays, the recovery of materials in the most effective way is crucial for sustainable development. Composite materials offer great opportunities for product development and high performance in use, but their position in a circular economy system remains challenging, especially in terms of material recovery. Currently, the methods applied for recycling composites are not always effective. The aim of the article is to analyse the most important methods of material recovery from multilateral composites. The manuscript presents three case studies related to the recycling of products manufactured from composites: used tyres, wind turbine blades, and solar panels. It shows the advantages and disadvantages of currently applied methods for multilateral composite utilisation and presents further trends in composite recycling. The results show that increasing volumes of end-of-life composites have led to increased attention from government, industry, and academia.

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