Articles | Volume 6, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1079-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-1079-2021
Research article
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02 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 02 Sep 2021

Effect of individual blade pitch angle misalignment on the remaining useful life of wind turbines

Matthias Saathoff, Malo Rosemeier, Thorsten Kleinselbeck, and Bente Rathmann

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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-2021-42', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Jul 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on wes-2021-42', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Jul 2021
  • AC1: 'Response to referees' comments', Malo Rosemeier, 21 Jul 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Malo Rosemeier on behalf of the Authors (21 Jul 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (27 Jul 2021) by Amir R. Nejad
ED: Publish as is (16 Aug 2021) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)
AR by Malo Rosemeier on behalf of the Authors (16 Aug 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Wind turbine blade misalignments were measured. About 38 % of the turbines measured have been operating outside the accepted misalignment range. This research quantifies the effect of the measured misalignment on the turbine lifetime by means of simulations. The lifetimes of the main frame at the tower top and the tower base were affected most by a blade misalignment. To avoid a lifetime reduction, blade misalignments should be identified and corrected as early as possible during the lifetime.
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