Towards Learning-Based Decision-Making for Maintenance of Offshore Wind Farms

Doctoral Thesis (2026)
Author(s)

M. Borsotti (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)

Contributor(s)

R.R. Negenborn – Promotor (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)

X. Jiang – Copromotor (TU Delft - Mechanical Engineering)

Research Group
Transport Engineering and Logistics
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:186cd10d-f911-45ae-ba96-cfa1f542638d Final published version
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Defense Date
06-10-2026
Awarding Institution
Delft University of Technology
Research Group
Transport Engineering and Logistics
ISBN (print)
978-90-5584-401-2
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Abstract

Offshore wind maintenance requires decisions under uncertain component health, weather-driven accessibility, logistical constraints, and costly downtime. This thesis develops a framework to investigate how prognostic information can
support such decisions. It compares optimization-based maintenance planning using mixed-integer linear programming with learning-based planning using deep reinforcement learning. The results highlight their respective strengths and
limitations, supporting the development of more adaptive, reliable, and cost-effective offshore wind O&M decision-support systems.

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