Updated 09 February 2022
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A free online UKMS event paid for by Sheffield University which looks at some of the crucial mechanical engineering issues in the design of wind turbines as part of two major offshore wind research projects: the Powertrain Research Hub and The Prosperity Partnership.
2nd in its series, this event will promote and disseminate results and innovations in the research being undertaken in the Department of Mechanical Engineering from both projects, looking at the overall aims and at four specific pieces of work. (More information below.)
DRAFT EVENT PROGRAMME
Start 13:45 UK (All times GMT)
End 17:00 UK (All times GMT)
Platform used: Zoom
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REGISTERING TO ATTEND
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More on the Projects:
Powertrain Research Hub (PTRH)
Partners:
- University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Sheffield, Electrical Machines and Drives Research Group
- Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
- University of Warwick
Key Objectives
- Reliability improvement and advanced test methodology development
- Advanced health condition monitoring and prognostic technologies
- Development of next-generation powertrain components for larger turbines
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is working on:
- Rolling bearing sensor systems
- Bearing thermal monitoring
- Damage and failure in wind turbine pitch bearings
- Oil film sensors for a multilayer bearing
- Evaluation and monitoring of bolt tightness on wind turbine drivetrain components
The Prosperity Partnership in Offshore Wind (TPP)
Partners:
- UKRI EPSRC
- University of Sheffield, department of Mechanical Engineering
- University of Sheffield, Electrical Machines and Drives Research Group
- Durham University
- University of Hull
- Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
- Ørsted
Key Objectives
Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades
This research responds to the industrial drive and academic need to create, for the first time, automatic, online and continuous technologies for damage detection, location, severity assessment and prognosis in offshore wind structures and systems. The need is particularly pressing for the blades, where structural health monitoring (SHM) technology currently remains at an embryonic stage. The WP is to introduce and evolve diagnostic tools that can be used across populations; the ultimate aim being intelligent WTs that communicate with each other by exchanging information and to implement robust SHM/CM systems that learn when new data is coming. This will ultimately lead to less data storage/evaluation and quicker maintenance response times.
CONTACT DETAILS
Point of Contact: Keith Dean
Email: k.dean@sheffield.ac.uk
PROMO EVENTS
A new form of advertising from the UK Magnetics Society, PROMO events like this one will be developed by the Society and the client organisation. While the content will come from a single organisation, the event will still deliver technically engaging and informative content. They will also be much shorter than normal, multi-organisation events, and be free to attend.
If your organisation is interested in organising a similar event, please contact astewart@ukmagsoc.org.Prof
