OVERCOMING WIND TURBINE COMPONENT AS-BUILT DATA LIMITATIONS WITH SITE SCAN AND 3D CAD MODELS

The costs of assembly, installation, operation, and maintenance of wind farms are rising, driven by increases in WTG (wind turbine generator) size and ideal wind farm placements moving to harder-to-access locations (e.g., deeper, more remote waters). For Onshore, the cost of just crane usage for a turbine installation can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars every day, and even more offshore where specialty vessels are required.

Siemens Gamesa is a leading provider of wind power solutions, including wind turbines, services, and solutions. The company has a global presence and is committed to providing sustainable energy solutions to customers worldwide.

Vattenfall is an energy company that focuses on electricity and heat production from various sources, such as wind, hydro, and nuclear power. It is one of the leading European energy companies, with operations in Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK, among other countries. Vattenfall has been building offshore wind farms in Denmark since 1991 when it became the first country to do so.

Vestas is a leading global provider of sustainable energy solutions, designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines across the world. The company has a strong focus on sustainability and has installed over 160 GW of wind turbines in more than 80 countries.

Vattenfall is Denmark’s largest producer of onshore wind power and has won tenders for several large offshore wind farms, including the Near Shore Wind Farm and Kriegers Flak, which will be Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm to date. Vattenfall required knowledge and expertise on the electrical package for offshore wind turbines to successfully complete these projects.

Renewable energy is poised to take center stage around the globe with wind generated power as one of its main sources. Until recently, wind farm projects have been limited to locations that are either onshore or in the shallow waters of the North Sea, the Chinese coastlines, and Eastern coast of the United States. Stiesdal, Shell, RWE, and TEPCO have partnered on the TetraSpar Demonstration Project to solve this problem and allow for wind generating turbines (WTGs) to be floated in deeper waters around the world. The TetraSpar Demonstration Project is a floating wind turbine prototype that is operational at the Marine Energy Test Centre (METcentre) near Stavanger, Norway.

Siemens Gamesa is a world-renowned company in the renewable energy sector. The company is a market leader in designing, developing, and manufacturing wind turbines globally. Siemens Gamesa is committed to innovation and sustainable development, which is evident in the company’s dedication to renewable energy. When Siemens Gamesa tests wind turbine components, it is usually done on a large scale, and several components are put together and tested, which is an expensive process.

Siemens Gamesa, a leading wind energy company, approached DIS/CREADIS with a challenge to develop adjustable light poles for their new generation of blades. The aviation warning lights had to be positioned higher to remain compliant with regulations due to an increase in blade length.

Senvion, now a part of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, is a wind turbine manufacturer that introduced its new generation 3.XM NES (Next Electrical System) in 2015 to meet future demands for network stability. An expansion of the nacelle’s test facilities was required to accommodate the new generation. DIS/CREADIS was responsible for upgrading the existing series of test stands at Bremerhaven and Trampe.