Open AccessResearch on life prediction technology of wind turbine gearbox based on virtual simulation
Author(s) -
Jiwei Zhou,
Weibing Kong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/617/1/012003
Subject(s) - downtime , turbine , process (computing) , wind power , reliability engineering , automotive engineering , variable (mathematics) , fault (geology) , engineering , failure rate , computer science , field (mathematics) , mechanical engineering , geology , operating system , mathematical analysis , electrical engineering , mathematics , seismology , pure mathematics
As the core component of wind turbine energy conversion, the gearbox has been operating under variable frequency and variable load condition for a long time. The repair time is long after its fault, which leads to a large loss of power generation. This paper proposes a gearbox life prediction method. By collecting the design and manufacturing process parameters of gearbox, the gearbox virtual simulation model is established, the gearbox observable damage can be predicted accurately by inputting the actual operation load. According to the results, the maintenance and repair time of the gearbox can be arranged scientifically, which can effectively avoid the occurrence of serious faults, greatly reduce the gearbox replacement rate and unscheduled downtime, the economic benefits are obvious. After field application, the accuracy of this method can be 93.5%, which has a good prospect of application.