REQUIM

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Facts

Problem owner

Project period

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Total budget

2,200,000 kr.

Partners

Wind Power LAB

DTU Wind

Energy Cluster Denmark

About the project

Challenge

Today, the leading edges of wind turbine blades often need to be repaired due to harsh weather conditions and increased rotor speeds. A Rain Erosion Tester helps predict the lifespan of wind turbine blades by testing erosion on the leading edges of the blades. However, a significant portion of the data collected from rain erosion tests is not used because it is a time-consuming process when point erosions need to be marked.

As a result, the erosion front is often only marked. There is no standard for when something should be marked, so subjective judgment becomes important and is very time-consuming for the final V/N curve.

Solution

The project develops an annotation tool that ensures easy and quick annotation of erosion, making it easier and faster to test a new Leading Edge Protection product and improve the quality of test analyses by reviewing all data and eliminating subjective judgments.

Impact

  • Cost reduction of over €45,000 per turbine
  • Reduction of up to 20 hours of manual assessment work per test sample
  • Faster certification of new Leading Edge Protection product for blade edge protection.

Project in the media

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Want to learn more?

Christian Boysen

COO

Innovation projectsFredericia+45 6171 8663chb@energycluster.dk
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