Failure rate, repair time and unscheduled O&amp;M cost analysis of offshore wind turbines

James Carroll; Alasdair McDonald; David McMillan

doi:10.1002/we.1887

journal article Aug 06, 2015

Failure rate, repair time and unscheduled O&M cost analysis of offshore wind turbines

James Carroll

Alasdair McDonald David McMillan

Wind Energy Vol. 19 No. 6 pp. 1107-1119 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractDetermining and understanding offshore wind turbine failure rates and resource requirement for repair are vital for modelling and reducing O&M costs and in turn reducing the cost of energy. While few offshore failure rates have been published in the past even less details on resource requirement for repair exist in the public domain. Based on ~350 offshore wind turbines throughout Europe this paper provides failure rates for the overall wind turbine and its sub‐assemblies. It also provides failure rates by year of operation, cost category and failure modes for the components/sub‐assemblies that are the highest contributor to the overall failure rate. Repair times, average repair costs and average number of technicians required for repair are also detailed in this paper. An onshore to offshore failure rate comparison is carried out for generators and converters based on this analysis and an analysis carried out in a past publication. The results of this paper will contribute to offshore wind O&M cost and resource modelling and aid in better decision making for O&M planners and managers. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Published: Aug 06, 2015
Vol/Issue: 19(6)
Pages: 1107-1119
License: View

Authors

J

James Carroll

Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind Energy Systems University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK

A

Alasdair McDonald

Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind Energy Systems University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK

D

David McMillan

Electronic and Electrical Engineering Department University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK

Funding

UK's Engineering and Physical Research Council via the University of Strathclyde's Wind Energy Systems Centre for Doctoral Training Award: EP/G037728/1

Cite This Article

James Carroll, Alasdair McDonald, David McMillan (2015). Failure rate, repair time and unscheduled O&M cost analysis of offshore wind turbines. Wind Energy, 19(6), 1107-1119. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.1887

Failure rate, repair time and unscheduled O&amp;M cost analysis of offshore wind turbines

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