Digital twin: A state-of-the-art review of its enabling technologies, applications and challenges

W Hu, T Zhang, X Deng, Z Liu, J Tan - Journal of Intelligent …, 2021 - emerald.com
Digital twin (DT) is an emerging technology that enables sophisticated interaction between
physical objects and their virtual replicas. Although DT has recently gained significant …

A review of impact loads on composite wind turbine blades: impact threats and classification

AS Verma, J Yan, W Hu, Z Jiang, W Shi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
A fiber-reinforced composite wind turbine blade (WTB) is exposed to numerous impact
threats during its service life causing damages that can be detrimental to its structural …

Advances in fault condition monitoring for solar photovoltaic and wind turbine energy generation: A review

AY Jaen-Cuellar, DA Elvira-Ortiz, RA Osornio-Rios… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Renewable energy-based power generation technologies are becoming more and more
popular since they represent alternative solutions to the recent economic and environmental …

Digital twins for wind energy conversion systems: a literature review of potential modelling techniques focused on model fidelity and computational load

JDM De Kooning, K Stockman, J De Maeyer… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Industry 4.0 concept of a Digital Twin will bring many advantages for wind energy
conversion systems, eg, in condition monitoring, predictive maintenance and the …

The Springer model for lifetime prediction of wind turbine blade leading edge protection systems: A review and sensitivity study

N Hoksbergen, R Akkerman, I Baran - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The wind energy sector is growing rapidly. Wind turbines are increasing in size, leading to
higher tip velocities. The leading edges of the blades interact with rain droplets, causing …

Review on the advancements in wind turbine blade inspection: Integrating drone and deep learning technologies for enhanced defect detection

M Memari, P Shakya, M Shekaramiz, AC Seibi… - IEEE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The increasing demand for wind power requires more frequent inspections to identify
defects in the Wind Turbine Blades (WTBs). These defects, if not detected, can compromise …

[HTML][HTML] A probabilistic rainfall model to estimate the leading-edge lifetime of wind turbine blade coating system

AS Verma, Z Jiang, M Caboni, H Verhoef… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Rain-induced leading-edge erosion of wind turbine blades is associated with high repair
and maintenance costs. For efficient operation and maintenance, erosion models are …

Wind turbine rotor speed design optimization considering rain erosion based on deep reinforcement learning

J Fang, W Hu, Z Liu, W Chen, J Tan, Z Jiang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rain erosion is one of the most detrimental factors contributing to wind turbine blade (WTB)
coating fatigue damage especially for utility-scale wind turbines (WTs). To prevent rain …

Probabilistic modeling for long-term fatigue reliability of wind turbines based on Markov model and subset simulation

D Zhu, Z Ding, X Huang, X Li - International Journal of Fatigue, 2023 - Elsevier
The success of wind energy, superior to the traditional energy source in sustainability and
affordability, is dependent on the reliability of wind turbines. However, to assess the fatigue …

[HTML][HTML] Rain droplet impact stress analysis for leading edge protection coating systems for wind turbine blades

TH Hoksbergen, R Akkerman, I Baran - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy transition requires clean energy production for which offshore wind shows high
potential. The blade length of offshore wind turbines is currently exceeding 100 m with …