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The CORTIR Phase II project:
Cost, Risk and Transition zone Innovative Reinforcement (jr. nr. 64021-1054) |
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The main deliverables are a new retrofit solution designed for high forces in the Root-Transition Zones (RTZ) of blades, a new innovative state-of the art operation and maintenance strategy and lastly further developments of the Cost and Risk Tool (CAR Tool).
The RTZ-Solution will fulfill a need in the market and will be uniquely designed for the high forces in the root-transition zone of the blades, removing the root cause of the shear web disbond failure mode and providing more reliable blades for the WTOs. NIFIS will be a New Innovation Field Inspection Strategy developed to be used as a decision support tool. Finally, the Cost and Risk Tool (CAR Tool) developed in house will be used to analyse different maintenance strategies and this will be coupled with field experience and the findings and conclusions gathered in NIFIS, easily accessible and ready to be used by WTOs and ISPs. The CORTIR Phase II is supported by the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program (EUDP), which is administered by the Danish Energy Agency. |
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Motivation
As the wind industry is continuously growing, so are the wind turbines. With increasing blade lengths structural failures of the blades become a significantly bigger technical risk as well as financial risk, resulting in increased cost for repair and loss of Annual Energy Production (AEP).
One of the most critical structural issues of large +60m wind turbine blades is debonding of the shear web from the load-carrying spar caps in the root-transition zone. This failure mode is today occurring more frequently due to significantly increased fatigue peeling forces in the adhesive bondlines. As debonding of the shear web can fast lead to very critical blade failures, and as of yet no repair solution has proven more than temporary, this failure mode has become a significant risk, especially for big wind turbines, where limited access may result in extended periods of downtime and consequently AEP losses.
One of the most critical structural issues of large +60m wind turbine blades is debonding of the shear web from the load-carrying spar caps in the root-transition zone. This failure mode is today occurring more frequently due to significantly increased fatigue peeling forces in the adhesive bondlines. As debonding of the shear web can fast lead to very critical blade failures, and as of yet no repair solution has proven more than temporary, this failure mode has become a significant risk, especially for big wind turbines, where limited access may result in extended periods of downtime and consequently AEP losses.
Value for ISPs and WTOs
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Many ISPs only have a limited set of options to offer the WTOs and the competition in the service market is high. The main competitive factor for an ISP is to be able to offer the market a reliable retrofit solution for the increasingly critical damage problems.
By adding Bladena knowledge and potential technology gathered through the project and the RTZ-solution to their services, ISPs can gain a competitive edge and a way to excel over rivals, as well as being able to provide their customers with a better service. |
CAR Tool
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The CAR Tool is designed to take in a various amount of user inputs, but also have some set default values. With these the CAR tool generate the most optimal maintenance strategy to help you lower your O&M costs.
In the CORTIR Phase II the project the CAR Tool will used in the project to analyse different maintenance strategies. |
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Partners
Partners are: Bladena, AAU Civil Engineering, DTU Mechanical Engineering, Kirt x Thomsen, Global Wind Service, ECC, RWE, Engie, EDF Energy, Equinor, EWII, Acciona Energy, Arise, Enel, Statkraft, Shell, Northland Power, GEV, DanWind Construction, FlexWind, Vent-To, Codan and Nordex.
Videos from CORTIR (Phase I)
CAR Tool |
Torsion |