A complete surveillance strategy for wind turbines requires both the condition monitoring
(CM) of their mechanical components and the structural health monitoring (SHM) of their …

Wind energy is one of the fastest growing renewable energy resources. It is distinctly
important to increase reliability and availability of wind turbines and further to reduce the …

In this paper, a data-driven framework is proposed to automatically detect wind turbine blade
surface cracks based on images taken by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Haar-like …

Early and effective detection of wind turbine blade (WTB) surface defects can avoid complex
and expensive repair problems and serious safety hazards. The traditional target detection …

Wind turbine blades are one of the key components of a complete wind turbine system due
to their significant effect in the overall performance of the system. They are fabricated with …

Renewable wind energy is one of the most efficient and effective ways to deal with global
warming and energy crisis. Recently, wind energy has grown at an impressive rate in entire …

Smart Grid technology as a platform can encompass several advanced technological
features across the spectrum of the power system. Smart Grid may introduce an early …

A two-stage approach for precisely detecting wind turbine blade surface cracks via
analyzing blade images captured by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is proposed in this …

Wind power is a promising source of environmentally safe and renewable energy with a
high potential. However, in order to fully exploit energy of wind power the construction …

The objective of this study was to adapt ultrasonic and radiographic techniques for the
inspection of wind turbine blades and to compare the obtained results. The measurements …