This paper investigates the efforts to improve the reliability of wind turbines through the physics-of-failure based approach. Critical subassemblies of modern wind turbines are highlighted and their current reliability is reported. The application of the physics-of-failure based reliability assessment is presented for improving the performance of a wind turbine’s blades, gearbox, and converter subassemblies.
Volume Subject Area:
Wind Energy Systems and Technologies
Topics:
Event history analysis,
Wind turbines,
Reliability,
Failure,
Physics,
Blades,
Mechanical drives,
Wind
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