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Lifetime prediction of turbine blades using global precipitation products from satellites
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of
Denmark, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
Haichen Zuo
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of
Denmark, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
Ásta Hannesdóttir
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of
Denmark, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
Abdalmenem Owda
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of
Denmark, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
Charlotte Hasager
Department of Wind and Energy Systems, Technical University of
Denmark, Roskilde, 4000, Denmark
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When wind turbine blades are exposed to strong winds and heavy rainfall, they may be damaged and their efficiency reduced. The problem is most pronounced offshore where turbines are tall and the climate is harsh. Satellites provide global half-hourly rain observations. We use these rain data as input to a model for blade lifetime prediction and find that the satellite-based predictions agree well with predictions based on observations from weather stations on the ground.
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