Operation and maintenance optimization of offshore wind farms based on digital twin: A review

J Xia, G Zou - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
As one of the most promising clean energy sources, offshore wind farms (OWFs) have
developed rapidly in countries around the world. However, due to complex weather and …

Maintenance optimization and inspection planning of wind energy assets: Models, methods and strategies

M Shafiee, JD Sørensen - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Designing cost-effective inspection and maintenance programmes for wind energy farms is
a complex task involving a high degree of uncertainty due to diversity of assets and their …

Maintenance cost minimization models for offshore wind farms: A systematic and critical review

MIH Tusar, BR Sarker - International Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Feasible and sustainable source of power is a burning question nowadays. The offshore
wind farms can be a solution to power generation problem, but it is relatively more …

Decision-making methodologies in offshore wind power investments: A review

Q Liu, Y Sun, M Wu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The deterioration of the environment and the depletion of resources are promoting the
development of clean, renewable energy. Offshore wind is characterized by its sustainability …

Applications of robotics in floating offshore wind farm operations and maintenance: Literature review and trends

O Khalid, G Hao, C Desmond, H Macdonald… - Wind …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Marine operations required to transfer technicians and equipment represent a significant
proportion of the total cost of offshore wind. The profile of sites being considered for floating …

Review of condition-based maintenance strategies for offshore wind energy

J Kang, J Sobral, CG Soares - Journal of Marine Science and Application, 2019 - Springer
The existing maintenance strategies of offshore wind energy are reviewed including the
specific aspects of condition-based maintenance, focusing on three primary phases, namely …

Reliability updating of offshore wind substructures by use of digital twin information

D Augustyn, MD Ulriksen, JD Sørensen - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper presents a probabilistic framework for updating the structural reliability of offshore
wind turbine substructures based on digital twin information. In particular, the information …

Economic analysis of condition monitoring systems for offshore wind turbine sub‐systems

A May, D McMillan, S Thöns - IET Renewable Power …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The use of condition monitoring systems on offshore wind turbines has increased
dramatically in recent times. However, their use is mostly restricted to vibration based …

Cost‐benefit assessment framework for robotics‐driven inspection of floating offshore wind farms

O Khalid, G Hao, H MacDonald, A Cooperman… - Wind …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Operations and maintenance (O&M) of floating offshore wind farms (FOWFs) poses various
challenges in terms of greater distances from the shore, harsher weather conditions, and …

Virtual remote inspection—A new concept for virtual reality enhanced real-time maintenance

C Linn, S Bender, J Prosser, K Schmitt… - … Conference on Virtual …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual Reality (VR) technology has found its way from entertainment and gaming
applications into industrial environments. Only few approaches discuss the application of VR …