Project overview:
Verifying Offshore Wind Blade Integrity During Manufacture
Awardee:
Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Start Date:
Q3, 2022
Technical Challenge Area:
O&M and Safety
Completion Date:
Q4, 2025
Synopsis:
With the increased size, design, and complexity of offshore wind blades, this project will enable the development of an NDE strategy utilizing state-of-the-art technologies, and augmenting technologies like microwave (MW) and advanced ultrasonics (UT) to examine significant areas of wind turbine blades during the fabrication process.
Target Outcomes:
1
A set of offshore wind turbine blade test specimens with implanted flaws that represent the materials and configurations of key areas of interest for offshore wind turbine blades
2
Draft acceptance or quality standards that may be used for the inspection of wind turbine blades during fabrication/manufacturing
3
Developed, tested, and demonstrated flaw detection capabilities for use of advanced NDE techniques for the inspection of offshore wind turbine blades during fabrication/manufacturing with potential for field applications
4
Trial demonstrations of the advanced NDE techniques in situ to assess the techno-economic feasibility of integrating these inspection techniques into offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing and asset management
