Review of structural health and cure monitoring techniques for large wind turbine blades

Renewable Energy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 113-123

  Schubel, P J ^a   Crossley, R J ^a   Boateng, E K G ^a   Hutchinson, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Composite materials; SHM; Structural health monitoring; Wind turbine blade

Indexed keywords

CONTROL MEASURES; CURE MONITORING; LARGE WIND TURBINES; MANUFACTURING TIME; MONITORING METHODS; SHM; STRAIN MONITORING; STRUCTURAL HEALTH; WIND TURBINE BLADES;

ACOUSTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INVESTMENTS; MANUFACTURE; MONITORING; STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND TURBINES;

CURING;

ACOUSTIC DATA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONITORING SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 84867429552     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.072     Document Type: Review

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