icing of wind power: a survey of research efforts and needs
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Presentation by René Cattin, Meteotest at Winterwind 2012, workshop "Where do we go from here?". "Icing of wind power: A survey of research efforts and needs"TRANSCRIPT
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Icing on wind turbines
A survey of research efforts and needs February 8, 2012
René Cattin
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Introduction
Issues • Icing simulations (climatology / forecasts) • Icing measurements (point / blade) • Effects of icing on wind turbines • De-icing and Anti-icing • Health and Safety (ice throw / noise)
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Icing simulations: climatology
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Icing simulations: climatology
What is it? • Information on average icing conditions
(10 years or more) Why is it needed? • Energy yield calculation including icing conditions • Siting of wind turbines • Cost/benefit analysis for de-icing or anti-icing systems
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Icing simulations: climatology
Ideal world Icing climatologies are available: • High resolution (100 x 100 m), Long term (> 10 years) • Icing probability, intensity, severity • Information valid for wind turbines • Reasonable computing time (max. 1 month)
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Icing simulations: climatology
To do list • Develop a wind turbine ice accretion model - Input: time series - full blade coverage - ice accretion, melting and sublimation • Validate the simulated meteorological conditions • Validate the simuated ice accretion models • Improved cloud microphysics (MVD) • Mechanical icing model for wind turbines • Downscaling, long term correlation and post-processing • Climate change
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Icing forecasts
What is it? • Forecast of the icing conditions for the next 0-5 days
Why is it needed? • Grid management (ramps due to icing events) • Spot market • Preventive heating
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Icing forecasts
To do list • Solve climatology issues • Post-processing with measurements • Probabilistic forecasts à uncertainty
Ideal world Operational wind power production forecasts considering icing: • Production losses due to icing included • High availability (every day at the same time) • Information on uncertainty
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Icing measurements
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Icing measurements
What is it? • Measurement of
ice accretion, intensity, persistence, ice load • At one point and on a wind turbine blade
Why is it needed? • Energy yield calculation under icing conditions • Validation of icing simulations / icing models • Control of wind turbines / de-icing systems
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Icing measurements
Ideal world Instruments are available which can measure: • Ice accretion, intensity, persistence, ice load • At one point and on wind turbine blade • Automatically, reliably and accurately (maintenance free) • During operation and standstill of wind turbine • Accurate measurements of LWC and MVD
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Icing measurements
To do list • There is a strong need for better instruments - point measurements - blade measurements - LWC and MVD • Combination of instruments / cameras à Reliable measurements are a prerequisite to understand icing on wind turbines and therefore for all other issues
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Effects of icing on wind turbines
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Effects of icing on wind turbines
What is it? • Effect of icing on power production Why is it needed? • Energy yield calculation under icing conditions
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Effects of icing on wind turbines
Ideal world Effect of icing on wind energy production is exactly known: • Specific power curves as function of ice load / icing intensity • Performance of de-icing and anti-icing systems as function
of ice load and icing intensity
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Effects of icing on wind turbines
To do list • Get more and better measurement data
(including production and status data) • Detailed case studies of icing events
- accretion, intensity, persistence, melting, sublimation • Long term measurements to validate power curves • Implement turbine control scenarios
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Anti-icing and de-icing
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Anti-icing and de-icing
What is it? • De-icing: remove existing ice from blades • Anti-icing: prevent ice accretion Why is it needed? • Avoid/reduce production losses under icing conditions
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Anti-icing and de-icing
Ideal world • Anti-icing system which completely prevents ice accretion • De-icing systems which efficiently remove ice • Efficient control system for de-icing systems • Performance and costs known • Additional investment compensated within 1-3 years • Low maintenance
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Anti-icing and de-icing
To do list • Gain more experience • More field tests of de-icing systems • Efficient control systems (start and end of heating) • Evaluate secondary icing • Anti-icing field tests
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Health and safety
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Health and safety
What is it? • Ice throw and ice fall of wind turbines • Increased noise with iced blades Why is it needed? • Accurate ice throw risk analysis • Accurate noise assessments
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Health and safety
Ideal world • Ice throw is assessed such as noise and flicker • Accurate risk analysis possible • Validated ice throw models • Effect of ice load on noise is clearly known • Noise assessments include icing
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Health and safety
To do list: Ice throw • Systematic empirical ice throw studies • Preferred blade positions for ice throw • Flying characteristics • Ice throw and ice fall / heated and unheated blades • Mechanical icing model
To do list: Noise • Carry out noise measurements under icing conditions
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General conclusions
Task 1: Measure icing on wind turbines
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General conclusions
Task 1: Measure icing on wind turbines à Good instruments à Comprehensive measurement campaigns à Test centres / large (EU-)projects Task 2: Develop wind turbine ice accretion model Task 3: Validate Task 2 with Task 1 Task 4: Use results of tasks 1-3 to further work on: - Power curves - De-icing and anti-icing - Ice throw - Numerical weather models
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