A review of operations and maintenance modelling with considerations for novel wind turbine concepts

Review (2022)

Authors

Jade McMorland University of Strathclyde
Callum Flannigan University of Strathclyde
James Carroll University of Strathclyde
M. Collu University of Strathclyde
David McMillan University of Strathclyde
William Leithead University of Strathclyde
A. Coraddu Ship Design, Production and Operations - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Research Group
Ship Design, Production and Operations (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2022 Jade McMorland, Callum Flannigan, James Carroll, Maurizio Collu, David McMillan, William Leithead, A. Coraddu
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112581
Decision support modelling levelised cost of energy Multi-rotor system offshore operations offshore maintenance Novel concept wind turbines X-rotor concept
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Published Date

2022

Language

English

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Marine and Transport Technology

Research Group

Ship Design, Production and Operations

Abstract

New wind turbine technologies and designs are being explored in order to reduce the cost of energy from offshore wind farms. Two potential routes to a lower cost of energy are the X- Rotor Concept (XRC) and Multi-Rotor System (MRS) turbines. A key cost saving for both Novel concepts included in this paper is operation and maintenance (O&M) costs savings. The major component replacement cost for conventional horizontal axis, XRC and MRS turbines are examined and the benefits of the concepts are provided in this paper. A review on existing decision support systems for offshore wind farm O&M planning is presented with a focus on how applicable these previous models are to novel turbine concepts, along with analysis of how the influential factors can be modified to effectively model XRC and MRS.