Year: 2022
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The paper presents a novel test method to address non-calculative failure modes in wind turbine gearboxes through a metrological robustness evaluation. The method is exemplarily shown for the evaluation of the failure mode “fretting corrosion” which is caused by ring creep at roller bearings. The method was also verified for the failure modes smearing and rehardening. Through the proposed gearbox robustness test, it is for the first time possible to test gearboxes against relevant failure modes and to establish a baseline to compare the robustness of gearboxes with each other. This allows identifying design elements that increase the gearbox robustness and boosters a further increase in availability and reliability of wind turbines.
Authors: Jonas Gnauert, Alexander Krause, Georg Jacobs, Dennis Bosse
Institution: RWTH Aachen University
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4308649787