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 …

Wind turbine blade icing diagnosis using hybrid features and Stacked-XGBoost algorithm

T Tao, Y Liu, Y Qiao, L Gao, J Lu, C Zhang, Y Wang - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Icing significantly affects the performance of wind turbines in terms of power loss and
structural degradation, and an effective blade icing diagnosis is the prerequisite to achieve …

A field study of ice accretion and its effects on the power production of utility-scale wind turbines

L Gao, T Tao, Y Liu, H Hu - Renewable energy, 2021 - Elsevier
A field study was conducted to examine ice accretion on 50-m-long turbine blades and icing-
induced power production losses to multi-megawatt wind turbines. An unmanned-aerial …

[HTML][HTML] A review of infrared thermography applications for ice detection and mitigation

A Yousuf, H Khawaja, MS Virk - Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Ice accretion on various onshore and offshore infrastructures imparts hazardous effects
sometimes beyond repair, which may be life-threatening. Therefore, it has become …

Wind turbine icing characteristics and icing-induced power losses to utility-scale wind turbines

L Gao, H Hu - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
A field campaign was carried out to investigate ice accretion features on large turbine blades
(50 m in length) and to assess power output losses of utility-scale wind turbines induced by …

Effects of ambient temperature and wind speed on icing characteristics and anti-icing energy demand of a blade airfoil for wind turbine

Z Xu, T Zhang, X Li, Y Li - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The icing on wind turbines causes liability issues in cold and humid climate regions with
extreme climatic conditions. Accordingly, in this study, numerical simulation is employed to …

A hybrid strategy combining minimized leading-edge electric-heating and superhydro-/ice-phobic surface coating for wind turbine icing mitigation

L Gao, Y Liu, L Ma, H Hu - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A hybrid anti-icing strategy that combines minimized electro-heating at the blade leading
edge and a superhydro-/ice-phobic coating to cover the blade surface was explored for wind …

An experimental study of icing distribution on a symmetrical airfoil for wind turbine blade in the offshore environmental condition

Y Zhang, W Guo, Y Li, H Chi, P Zhao, K Tagawa - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
For offshore installations in high-latitude regions, such as offshore wind turbines, ice
accretion sometimes occurs on the blade surface due to cold and humid environments or …

Simulation and analysis of wind turbine ice accretion under yaw condition via an Improved Multi-Shot Icing Computational Model

Q Wang, X Yi, Y Liu, J Ren, W Li, Q Wang, Q Lai - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Wind turbine icing under yaw condition is a special phenomenon affecting the operation of
wind turbine in cold climate. Under yaw condition, the periodical change of flow field …

An experimental study on a hot-air-based anti-/de-icing system for aero-engine inlet guide vanes

L Li, Y Liu, L Tian, H Hu, H Hu, X Liu, I Hogate… - Applied Thermal …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present study, a comprehensive experimental study was conducted to quantify the
dynamic ice accretion process on aero-engine inlet guide vanes (IGVs) and to characterize …