Research and Development of the Wind Turbine Reliability

Yao Li; Caichao Zhu; Chaosheng Song; Jianjun Tan

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Research and Development of the Wind Turbine Reliability

Yao Li, Caichao Zhu, Chaosheng Song, Jianjun Tan

Published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 6, Issue 2)

Received: 19 March 2018 Accepted: 3 April 2018 Published: 18 May 2018

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Abstract

With the rapid development of wind power industry, the wind turbine reliability has become a hotspot in wind power research. The failure modes and research progress of wind turbine reliability both at home and abroad were analyzed. The failure modes, failure causes and detection methods of some key components in the wind turbines were summarized. Also, the frequently used methods of reliability analysis and research status of wind turbine reliability were analyzed. Following this, research focuses, methods and measures to improve wind turbine reliability were presented. We also shed light on the condition monitoring and assessment process with condition monitoring system and supervisory control and data acquisition. It is of great significance to reduce the cost of operation and maintenance and to improve the safety of wind turbines.

Published in	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 6, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmea.20180602.14
Page(s)	35-45
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2018. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Wind Turbines, Failure Modes, Reliability Analysis, Condition Monitoring, Assessment

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Yao Li; Caichao Zhu; Chaosheng Song; Jianjun Tan. Research and Development of the Wind Turbine Reliability. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Appl. 2018, 6(2), 35-45. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20180602.14

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Yao Li, Caichao Zhu, Chaosheng Song, Jianjun Tan. Research and Development of the Wind Turbine Reliability. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2018;6(2):35-45. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20180602.14

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Yao Li

The State of Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Caichao Zhu

The State of Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Chaosheng Song

The State of Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Jianjun Tan

The State of Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmissions, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China

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Yao Li, Caichao Zhu, Chaosheng Song, Jianjun Tan. Research and Development of the Wind Turbine Reliability. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2018;6(2):35-45. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20180602.14

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