Articles | Volume 11, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1791-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1791-2026
Research article
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20 May 2026
Research article |  | 20 May 2026

Uniform blade pitch misalignment in wind turbines: a learning-based detection and classification approach

Sabrina Milani, Jessica Leoni, Stefano Cacciola, Alessandro Croce, and Mara Tanelli

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on wes-2025-153', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Dec 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Sabrina Milani, 17 Feb 2026
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2025-153', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Jan 2026
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC2', Sabrina Milani, 17 Feb 2026

Peer review completion

AR – Author's response | RR – Referee report | ED – Editor decision | EF – Editorial file upload
AR by Sabrina Milani on behalf of the Authors (22 Feb 2026)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 Mar 2026) by Shawn Sheng
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (14 Mar 2026)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (09 Apr 2026)
ED: Publish as is (11 Apr 2026) by Shawn Sheng
ED: Publish as is (12 Apr 2026) by Julia Gottschall (Chief editor)
AR by Sabrina Milani on behalf of the Authors (21 Apr 2026)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
This work introduces a novel method to detect and quantify uniform pitch misalignment in wind turbines. This fault, where all blades are equally misaligned, is hard to detect because it causes no immediate imbalance but reduces efficiency over time. By combining physics-based features with machine learning techniques, our approach reliably identifies and quantifies this fault under various wind regime conditions, improving turbine maintenance and energy production.
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