Optical Methods for Measuring Icing of Wind Turbine Blades

The development of wind-power engineering in the Arctic has led to increasing wind turbines in cold climatic zones. A problem operating wind turbines in cold conditions is the icing of blades. The icing of the blades leads to a change in rotor aerodynamics, a decrease in energy production, the addit...

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Published in:Energies
Main Authors: Ivan Kabardin, Sergey Dvoynishnikov, Maxim Gordienko, Sergey Kakaulin, Vadim Ledovsky, Grigoriy Gusev, Vladislav Zuev, Valery Okulov
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:
wind energy
icing
optical methods
total internal reflection
a method based on structured lighting
Technology
T
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206485
https://doaj.org/article/833249002f5b42efba81bfdfc936f527
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Summary:The development of wind-power engineering in the Arctic has led to increasing wind turbines in cold climatic zones. A problem operating wind turbines in cold conditions is the icing of blades. The icing of the blades leads to a change in rotor aerodynamics, a decrease in energy production, the additional weight of blades, and load on the rotor, which increase wear and reduce the lifetime of the turbines. The growth of icing on the blades threatens the uncontrollable separation of ice pieces from the blade edges, and the operation is unsafe. Non-contact methods for detecting icing on the blades need to prevent critical operating modes with ice formation on the blades. This review analyzes methods for detecting icing. The advantages and disadvantages of various optical methods are presented to give valuable insights on ice prevention for wind turbines operating in cold regions.

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