Performance and condition monitoring of tidal stream turbines

Grosvenor, Roger Ivor ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8942-4640, Prickett, Paul William ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8985-7278, Frost, Carwyn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8985-5579 and Allmark, Matthew James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6812-3571 2014. Performance and condition monitoring of tidal stream turbines. Presented at: Second European Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management Society 2014, Nantes, France, 8-10 July 2014. Published in: Bregon, Anibal and Daigle, Matthew J. eds. European Conference of Prognostics and Health Management Society 2014. , vol.1 PHM Society, pp. 543-551.

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Abstract

Research within the Cardiff Marine Energy Research Group (CMERG) has considered the integrated mathematical modelling of Tidal Stream Turbines (TST). The modelling studies are briefly reviewed. This paper concentrates on the experimental validation testing of small TST models in a water flume facility. The dataset of results, and in particular the measured axial thrust signals are analysed via timefrequency methods. For the 0.5 m diameter TST the recorded angular velocity typically varies by ± 2.5% during the 90 second test durations. Modelling results confirm the expectations for the thrust signal spectrums, for both optimum and deliberately offset blade results. A discussion of the need to consider operating conditions, condition monitoring sub-system refinements and the direction of prognostic methods development, is provided.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Systems At Cardiff (CAMSAC) Engineering
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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Publisher:	PHM Society
ISBN:	9781936263165
ISSN:	2325-016X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	05 Jan 2024 04:49
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/62790

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