Review of Condition-Based Maintenance Strategies for Offshore Wind Energy

Abstract

The existing maintenance strategies of offshore wind energy are reviewed including the specific aspects of condition-based maintenance, focusing on three primary phases, namely, condition monitoring, fault diagnosis and prognosis, and maintenance optimization. Relevant academic research and industrial applications are identified and summarized. The state of art, capabilities, and constraints of condition-based maintenance are analyzed. The presented research demonstrates that the intelligent-based approach has become a promising solution for condition recognition, and an integrated data platform for offshore wind farms is significant to optimize the maintenance activities.

Keywords

Condition-based maintenance / Offshore wind energy / Fault diagnosis / Fault prognosis / Maintenance optimization

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