Supervisor: Dr. Jesse Andrawus, Robert Gordon University
PhD Student: Yashwant Sinha, Robert Gordon University
Status: Closed
This research project aim to develop an Optimised Offshore Wind farm Maintenance and Sparesholding (OPT-WIMS) tool. The proposed tool is novel as it will create an operating and control philosophy for offshore wind farms that maximises safety, performance, access, sparesholding inventory and optimal maintenance regimes. The tool will help ensure minimum direct maintenance cost, maximise availability and reliability of wind turbines and associated grid connection facilities. Specifically, there are eight key objectives logically outlined to achieve the overall aim of the research.
a) Assess the current maintenance of offshore wind turbines and grid connection equipment.
b) Critically evaluate wind turbines to determine likely failure characteristics.
c) Develop maintenance model for wind turbines
d) Develop wind turbine maintenance optimisation algorithm.
e) Develop sparesholding algorithm for wind turbines and associated grid connection facilities.
f) Embodiment of maintenance model and algorithm into software tool.
g) Embodiment of sparesholding algorithm into software tool.
h) Design graphical user interface for real time data input and results output.