Review of the application of hydraulic technology in wind turbine

W Chen, X Wang, F Zhang, H Liu, Y Lin - Wind Energy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the development of large‐scale wind power generation and offshore wind energy,
reducing the nacelle weight and the gear failure rate is increasingly important. Hydraulic …

Study on the application of energy storage system in offshore wind turbine with hydraulic transmission

Y Fan, A Mu, T Ma - Energy Conversion and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
A novel offshore wind turbine comprising fluid power transmission and energy storage
system is proposed. In this wind turbine, the conventional mechanical transmission is …

Mechanical design and numerical simulation of digital-displacement radial piston pump for multi-megawatt wind turbine drivetrain

J Tao, H Wang, H Liao, S Yu - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Digital displacement radial piston pump offers an alternative to existing drivetrain concepts
of wind turbines. However, today's hydraulic components have not been scaled up to handle …

Steady-state analysis of a conceptual offshore wind turbine driven electricity and thermocline energy extraction plant

D Buhagiar, T Sant - Renewable energy, 2014 - Elsevier
A system for using offshore wind energy to generate electricity and simultaneously extract
thermal energy is proposed. This concept is based on an offshore wind turbine driven …

Wind-driven pumped storage system design

TIM Abdelmagid, MH Siddig - Wind Engineering, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Wind power is unsteady due to the stochastic nature of wind. Pumped storage is a reliable
technology for hydropower storage and generation. This paper aims to regulate wind power …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of a stand-alone hydraulic offshore wind turbine coupled to a pumped water storage facility

D Buhagiar, T Sant - 2013 - core.ac.uk
The concept of wind turbines operating with hydraulic transmissions is gaining popularity.
With the promise of improved energy density and lower maintenance costs, a number of …

Performance modelling of an offshore floating wind turbine-driven deep sea water extraction system for combined power and thermal energy production: a case study …

T Sant, RN Farrugia - International Conference on …, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Current research is exploring a new design concept for offshore wind turbines whereby the
electrical generator in a conventional wind turbine is replaced by a large positive …

Dynamic modelling of a large-scale horizontal-axis wind turbine coupled to a hydraulic pump

MD Mifsud, T Sant, RN Farrugia - Wind Engineering, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The recent increase in demand for wind turbines has given rise to concerns about the
availability of materials used in their construction. The combination of a wind turbine coupled …