Fatigue and reliability analyses for wind turbines
This paper presents a summary of two areas of research into the fatigue of wind turbine components at Sandia National Laboratories. The first area is the fatigue analysis of turbine components and the second is reliability analysis. For the former, current work is addressing the examination of experimental data in the time and frequency domain. Emphasis in this paper is directed at the determination of the ``high-stress`` tail of the cycle count distribution. For the reliability analysis, research is quantifying the uncertainties and the inherent randomness associated with turbine performance and the prediction of service lifetimes. Both research areas are highlighted with typical results.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 10116704
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--92-2480C; CONF-9210253--1; ON: DE93004497
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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