Dynamic monitoring system for utility-scale wind turbines: damage detection and fatigue assessment

Wind turbines are designed to last about 20 years. However, information regarding the actual structural condition of the wind turbine throughout this period is very limited or even null. This situation prevents the exploitation of the full potential of the support structure of the turbine, including...

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Main Author: Cunha, A. (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira, S. (author), Magalhães, F. (author), Caetano, E. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/116535
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/116535