An opportunistic condition-based maintenance policy for offshore wind turbine blades subjected to degradation and environmental shocks

• Published in: Reliability engineering & system safety Vol. 142; pp. 463 - 471
• Main Authors: Shafiee, Mahmood, Finkelstein, Maxim, Bérenguer, Christophe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2015; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applications; Automatic; Computer simulation; Condition-based maintenance; Damage; Degradation; Engineering Sciences; Environmental shock; Maintenance; Offshore; Offshore wind energy; Opportunistic maintenance; Policies; Statistics; Stress corrosion cracking; Wind turbines; Degradation; Offshore wind energy; Environmental shock; Condition-based maintenance; Opportunistic maintenance

Offshore wind turbine blades are subject to multiple types of internal and external damages. Internal damages (such as fatigue, wear and cracks) are generally caused by system degradation, whereas the external damages (such as icing, wind and wave shocks) result from harsh marine environments. In th...