Title (en)

Fatigue in wind turbines

Title (de)
Ermüdung in Windturbinen

Title (fr)
Fatigue dans des éoliennes

Publication
EP 2927486 A1 20151007 (EN)

Application
EP 14382123 A 20140331

Priority
EP 14382123 A 20140331

Abstract (en)
Methods of operating a wind turbine having one or more sensors for determining loads in selected wind turbine components, the methods
comprising determining loads in the selected wind turbine components during a measuring period under a first wind condition, calculating a real
power spectral density of one or more selected loads for each of the selected wind turbine components during the measuring period, obtaining a
reference power spectral density for the selected loads for each of the selected wind turbine components under a wind condition that is comparable
to the first wind condition, determining accumulated fatigue damage in time equivalent loads for each of the selected wind turbine components,
verifying for each of the selected wind turbine components whether the accumulated fatigue damage in time equivalent loads is within acceptable
limits, and performing one or more operational changes in case of negative result. Wind turbines suitable for these methods are also disclosed.

IPC 8 full level (invention and additional information)

F03D 11/00  (2006.01); F03D 7/02  (2006.01); F03D 7/04  (2006.01)

CPC (invention and additional information)

F03D 7/0292 (2013.01); F03D 7/0224 (2013.01); F03D 7/024 (2013.01); F03D 7/044 (2013.01); F03D 7/046 (2013.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.05);
F03D 17/00 (2016.05); F05B 2270/332 (2013.01); Y02E 10/723 (2013.01); Y02E 10/725 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)
• C. LALANNE: "Mechanical vibration and shock", 2002, TAYLOR AND FRANCIS
• T. DIRLIK, APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS IN FATIGUE ANALYSIS, 1985

Citation (search report)

• [Y] US 2011018271 A1 20110127 - SIEMENS AG [DE], et al
• [A] WO 2011035977 A1 20110331 - SIEMENS AG [DE]
• [A] EP 2108830 A2 20091014 - SIEMENS AG [DE]

• [Y] HAMMERUM K ET AL: "A fatigue approach to wind turbine control", JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CONFERENCE SERIES,
INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING, BRISTOL, GB, vol. 75, no. 1, 1 July 2007 (2007-07-01), pages 12081, XP020125154,
ISSN: 1742-6596, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/75/1/012081
• [A] PATRICK RAGAN ET AL: "Comparing Estimates of Wind Turbine Fatigue Loads using Time-Domain and Spectral Methods",
WIND ENGINEERING, vol. 31, no. 2, 1 March 2007 (2007-03-01), pages 83 - 99, XP055138180, ISSN: 0309-524X, DOI:
10.1260/030952407781494494

Cited by
WO2019052827A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family

EP 2927486 A1 20151007; EP 2927486 B1 20180523; DK 2927486 T3 20180820; ES 2683396 T3 20180926; US 2015275860 A1 20151001