BLATIGUE-2: Fast, Smart and Efficient Fatigue Testing of Large Wind Turbine Blades

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)
Institut for Vindenergi

The objective of BLATIGUE-2 is to develop fast and efficient fatigue testing methods for large wind turbine blades, to develop smart equipment to excite the blades under such tests and to increase value of blade testing through digitalization, eventually transforming the state-of-the-art technologies to turn-key solutions for market entry.

Project description

The objective of BLATIGUE-2 is to develop fast and efficient fatigue testing methods for large wind turbine blades, to develop smart equipment to excite the blades under such tests and to increase value of blade testing through digitalization, eventually transforming the state-of-the-art technologies to turn-key solutions for market entry.

This project will further improve multi-axial fatigue test methods and develop a suite of user-friendly tools that make fatigue exciters smarter by integrating hardware and software. Methods to dramatically reduce the fatigue test time of large blades will be developed through testing blade segments. Utilizing digital image correlation, drone technology and computer-vison based image analysis techniques, non-contact measurement and inspection systems will be developed to reduce the current labor-intensive and time-consuming industrial paradigms during the blade fatigue test. Through automation and digitalization, the blade fatigue tests will create added value to the stakeholders.

Key figures

Period:
2021 - 2025
Funding year:
2021
Own financial contribution:
31.34 mio. DKK
Grant:
32.86 mio. DKK
Funding rate:
51 %
Project budget:
64.20 mio. DKK

Category

Programme
EUDP
Technology
Wind
Keywords
Data, digitalisering og automatisering Energieffektivisering Softwareløsninger
Project type
Demonstration
Case no.
64021-1031

Participants

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) (Main Responsible)
Partners and economy
Partner Subsidy Auto financing
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) 14,82 mio. DKK 1,65 mio. DKK
R&D Test Systems A/S 4,78 mio. DKK 7,17 mio. DKK
LM WIND POWER A/S 3,81 mio. DKK 5,71 mio. DKK
BLADE TEST CENTRE A/S 3,91 mio. DKK 5,87 mio. DKK
Juel+Krøyer A/S 2,55 mio. DKK 3,12 mio. DKK
Zebicon A/S 0,27 mio. DKK 0,40 mio. DKK
BRüEL & KJÆR SOUND & VIBRATION MEASUREMENT A/S 1,42 mio. DKK 2,13 mio. DKK
Siemens Industry Software NV 0,75 mio. DKK 4,26 mio. DKK
DET NORSKE VERITAS. DANMARK A/S 0,23 mio. DKK 0,34 mio. DKK
Olsen Wings A/S 0,33 mio. DKK 0,49 mio. DKK
Ørsted Wind Power A/S 0,20 mio. DKK

Contact

Kontakperson
Kim Branner
Comtact information

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Bygning 118,
4000 Roskilde
Tlf.: +45 46775085

Contact email
kibr@dtu.dk