Journal
MEASUREMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/12/122001
Keywords
wind power generation system; structural health monitoring; non-destructive testing; sensors and actuators; damage detection
Funding
- Korean Government (MOEHRD) [KRF-2007-313-D00009]
- New University for Mechanical and Automotive Technology Education
- Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE), Republic of Korea [KIER-A82407] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Renewable energy sources have gained much attention due to the recent energy crisis and the urge to get clean energy. Among the main options being studied, wind energy is a strong contender because of its reliability due to the maturity of the technology, good infrastructure and relative cost competitiveness. In order to harvest wind energy more efficiently, the size of wind turbines has become physically larger, making maintenance and repair works difficult. In order to improve safety considerations, to minimize down time, to lower the frequency of sudden breakdowns and associated huge maintenance and logistic costs and to provide reliable power generation, the wind turbines must be monitored from time to time to ensure that they are in good condition. Among all the monitoring systems, the structural health monitoring (SHM) system is of primary importance because it is the structure that provides the integrity of the system. SHM systems and the related non-destructive test and evaluation methods are discussed in this review. As many of the methods function on local damage, the types of damage that occur commonly in relation to wind turbines, as well as the damage hot spots, are also included in this review.
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