Study of failures in Wind Turbines with Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator

J. M. Perez-Garcia, P. Eguia-Lopez, E. Perea-Olabarria, A. Pujana-Goitia

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Abstract

The development of offshore wind farms around the world is increasing significantly due to the need to decarbonize electrical energy systems. The implementation of wind turbines with permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) in these wind farms is remarkable. Since wind turbines become more powerful every year, it is important to improve maintenance plans and to prevent failures in order to keep reduce downtime. In the case of offshore wind turbines, the logistics required to carry out repairs considerably increase the operating costs. This way, it is important to develop strategies that reduce operation and maintenance costs and increase the lifetime of the equipment.This work was developed to analyze the main failures that occur in PMSG-based offshore wind turbines, and the state of the art regarding failure modeling and simulation. The most common and critical faults of the PMSG-based wind turbines have been considered, which are usually in the power converter and in the electric generator. The objective is to integrate the analysis into a model of an offshore wind turbine and to develop a working digital twin.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power, ICCEP 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages586-591
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798350348378
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power, ICCEP 2023 - Terrasini, Italy
Duration: 27 Jun 202329 Jun 2023

Publication series

Name2023 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power, ICCEP 2023

Conference

Conference2023 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power, ICCEP 2023
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityTerrasini
Period27/06/2329/06/23

Keywords

  • Failure analysis
  • Failure modelling Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator
  • Offshore
  • Wind Turbine

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