A Simultaneous Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Cohesion Evaluation and Improved BP-MLL for Rotating Machinery by Yixuan Zhang, Rui Yang, Mengjie Huang, Yu Han, Yiqi Wang, Yun Di, Dongke Su, Qidong Lu

“…To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, simultaneous fault diagnosis experiments are conducted via wind turbine drivetrain diagnostics simulator (WTDDS). …”
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Hardware Implementation of a Fuzzy Logic Controller for a Hybrid Wind-Solar System in an Isolated Site by Aymen Jemaa, Ons Zarrad, Mohamed Ali Hajjaji, Mohamed Nejib Mansouri

“…In this paper, two main contributions are presented to manage the power flow between a wind turbine and a solar power system. The first one is to use the fuzzy logic controller as an objective to find the maximum power point tracking, applied to a hybrid wind-solar system, at fixed atmospheric conditions. …”
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New Evaluation Technique for WTG Design Wind Speed Using a CFD-Model-Based Unsteady Flow Simulation with Wind Direction Changes by Takanori Uchida, Takashi Maruyama, Yuji Ohya

“…Because a significant portion of the topography in Japan is characterized by steep, complex terrain, which results in a complex spatial distribution of wind speed, great care is necessary for selecting a site for the construction of wind turbine generators (WTG). We have developed a CFD model for unsteady flow called RIAM-COMPACT (Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, computational prediction of airflow over complex terrain). …”
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Implementation of a practical sand constitutive model coupled with the high cycle accumulation framework in PLAXIS by Pishun Tantivangphaisal, David M.G. Taborda, Stavroula Kontoe

“…A reference 15 MW offshore wind turbine monopile foundation subject to lateral cyclic wave loading is used in an engineering design scenario at three different load levels to verify the current numerical implementation.Details include: • Modifications made to the HCA framework to couple it with a practical sand constitutive model, • Implementation of an efficient workflow to switch between low and high cycle constitutive equations in PLAXIS, and • Verification of the implementation at single element and boundary value problem scales.…”
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Fuzzy Fractional-Order PID Control for PMSG Based Wind Energy Conversion System with Sparse Matrix Converter Topology by Waleed Khaled Abdulrazaq Abdulrazaq, Ahmet Mete Vural

“…On the other hand, permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) is competitive in wind turbine applications due to their prominent features. …”
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Mapping damages from inspection images to 3D digital twins of large‐scale structures by Hans‐Henrik von Benzon, Xiao Chen

“…The methodology is demonstrated with a transition piece of an offshore wind turbine and a composite rotor blade, with surface paint damage and subsurface delamination damage, respectively. …”
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Design and Numerical Investigation on Octagonal Barge-Type FOWT with Counterweight Suspension System by Yung-Chun Sun, Ray-Yeng Yang

“…Meanwhile, an octagonal barge platform carrying the NREL-5MW offshore wind turbine was designed. It uses SolidWorks for modeling, Ansys AQWA for hydrodynamic calculations, and Orcina OrcaFlex for wind/wave/current coupling dynamic analysis. …”
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Stall Flutter Control of a Smart Blade Section Undergoing Asymmetric Limit Oscillations by Nailu Li, Mark J. Balas, Pourya Nikoueeyan, Hua Yang, Jonathan W. Naughton

“…Stall flutter is an aeroelastic phenomenon resulting in unwanted oscillatory loads on the blade, such as wind turbine blade, helicopter rotor blade, and other flexible wing blades. …”
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Substructural Identification of Flexural Rigidity for Beam-Like Structures by Ki-Young Koo, Jin-Hak Yi

“…This novel method is also rigorously investigated by applying it for estimating the flexural rigidity of a simply supported beam model with different boundary conditions, a concrete plate-girder bridge model with different length of an internal substructure, a cantilever-type wind turbine tower structure with different type of excitation, and a steel box-girder bridge model with internal structural damages.…”
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Pengaruh Variasi Persentase Campuran Polymer Polyester dan Vinyl Ester Terhadap Kekuatan Tegangan Lentur by Nusyirwan Adnand, R Mutya, Firman Ridwan, Hairul Abral, Hendery Dahlan, Eka Satria

“…Polymer mixture of polyester and vinyl ester is widely used in engineering fields such as for car bumpers, boat bodies, ultra-light aircraft wings, wind turbine blades and others. One of the requirements to meet the application aspects in the engineering field is the ability of the material to withstand bending loads. …”
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Performance Analysis of Grid-Connected Distributed Generation System Integrating a Hybrid Wind-PV Farm Using UPQC by Tongfei Lei, Saleem Riaz, Noor Zanib, Munira Batool, Feng Pan, Shaoguo Zhang

“…This work presents a distributed generation system (DG) that combines system of a wind turbine (WT) and photovoltaic (PV) using a unified power quality conditioner (UPQC). …”
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Multi-Input Converter with MPPT Feature for Wind-PV Power Generation System by Chih-Lung Shen, Shih-Hsueh Yang

“…In order to draw maximum power from wind turbine and PV panel, perturb-and-observe method is adopted to achieve maximum power point tracking (MPPT) feature. …”
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Fault Diagnosis of Rolling Element Bearing Using an Adaptive Multiscale Enhanced Combination Gradient Morphological Filter by Yuanqing Luo, Changzheng Chen, Shuang Kang, Pinyang Zhang

“…Moreover, comparative tests show that the proposed method is more effective in detecting wind turbine bearing failures.…”
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Damping Torque Analysis of the PMSG-Based WT with Supplementary Damping Control for Mitigating Interarea Oscillations by Yanan Yang, Yujun Li, Xiaotian Yuan, Jiapeng Li, Zhengchun Du

“…This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact that a supplementary damping controller of the permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG)-based wind turbine (WT) has on low-frequency oscillation (LFO) damping. …”
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Experimental Research on the Similarity of Rime Icing on a Cylinder Rotating around Its Horizontal Axis by Lei Shi, Yan Li, Wenfeng Guo, Ce Sun

“…Ice accumulation on the blade of a wind turbine surface seriously threatens the operational safety of the turbine; therefore, the research on this problem is very important. …”
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Vibration Characteristics of Roundabout Swing of HAWT Wind Wheel by Jian-long Ma, Pei-lin Li, Jian-wen Wang, Liu Yang, Yan-qi Zhang

“…Modal testing was used to show that the roundabout swing was a natural vibration mode of the wind wheel of a horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT). During the vibration, the blade root was simultaneously subjected to bending and rotary shear stresses. …”
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Damage Detection and Localization from Dense Network of Strain Sensors by Simon Laflamme, Liang Cao, Eleni Chatzi, Filippo Ubertini

“…This paper demonstrates the potential of this technology for damage detection, localization, and prognosis when utilized in dense network configurations over large surfaces. A wind turbine blade is adopted as a case study, and numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of a data-driven algorithm relying on distributed strain data in evidencing the presence and location of damage, and sequentially ranking its severity. …”
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A Software Tool for Optimal Sizing of PV Systems in Malaysia by Tamer Khatib, Azah Mohamed, K. Sopian

“…The software has the capabilities of predicting the metrological variables such as solar energy, ambient temperature and wind speed using artificial neural network (ANN), optimizes the PV module/ array tilt angle, optimizes the inverter size and calculate optimal capacities of PV array, battery, wind turbine and diesel generator in hybrid PV systems. …”
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A Novel Fuzzy Logic EMS for Hybrid Microgrids with Photovoltaic, Wind, Fuel Cell, and Energy Storage Integration by Kabouri Omar, Azeroual Mohamed, El Markhi Hassane, Bagayogo Alhussien

“…This paper presents an innovative Energy Management Strategy (EMS) for a hybrid microgrid that combines two main renewable energy sources (RESs), photovoltaic (PV) and wind turbine (WT) generators working at the maximum power point (MPP) to extract the maximum available energy, and an energy storage system (ESS) based Lithium batteries to ensure DC-bus stability. …”
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The Physical and Chemical Properties of Fine Carbon Particles-Pinewood Resin Blends and Their Possible Utilization by Aviwe Melapi, Sampson N. Mamphweli, David M. Katwire, Edson L. Meyer

“…Provided these by-products meet certain criteria, they could be used in other areas such as varnishes, water purification, and wind turbine blades.…”
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