the need for ice detection standards jarkko latonen, labkotec
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The Need for Ice Detection
Standards
By Mr Jarkko Latonen, Labkotec
in collaboration with VTT
Abstract and poster presentation at Winterwind 2012
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Ice Detection is Needed in Wind Turbines
• To detect when ice build-up starts
• To prevent dangerous ice-throw
• To prevent energy loss
• To protect the wind turbine
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How to ensure that ice detection works?
There should be
• certification rules
• standards and
• published best practices
for icing or ice detection tests
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Labkotec’s Pre-Certification process for LID-3300IP Ice Detector
Labkotec wanted to
• Ensure that LID-3300IP meets
standards demanded by modern
wind energy operators and
• Express the need for standards
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Neutral Third Party for Testing
• Selected partner VTT, Technical Research
Centre of Finland due to extensive know-how in
icing and ice detection
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Evaluation Method Development
• In-house methods developed by VTT
• Based on ice detection time in
“standard” icing conditions
• Pre-certification process to be the
precursor to the formal Ice Detection
Standard
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Test Methods
• Tests conducted in VTT’s icing wind
tunnel, which fulfils the standard icing
conditions
• Time calculated from icing conditions start
to detector alarm
• Simultaneously the ice build-up on blades
was calculated
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Test Conditions
• Temperature = -5 °C
• Droplet size = 17 µm
• Wind speed = 10 m/s
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Calculation Methods
• Ice accretion calculations on wind turbine
blades were conducted with TURBICE
software
• Ice mass and thickness on blades were
calculated and measured when LID-
3300IP ice detector gave an alarm
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Simulated Wind Turbine
• Typical multi-megawatt turbine
• Blade length 44 m
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Test Results • LID-3300IP gave an ice alarm in average in 45
min after icy conditions started
• Ice mass on blades at alarm point 18 kg
• Ice thickness at alarm point
– Up to 1,3 cm at 85% radius
– Average ice thickness 1 cm
– Ice formed only on leading edge
• No large variations between the tests
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Conclusions
• There is reliable link between LID-
3300IP alarm and ice build-up on
wind turbine blades
• It’s feasible to create common
standard and certification rules for
ice detection
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Recommendations
• The ice detection standards should be created
• Common agreement on “standard” icy
conditions and best practices
• Helps wind turbine industry in ice detector
selection without time consuming and weather
dependent tests
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Contact Information
• Technical questions Mr Jarkko Latonen
Tel.: +358 40 56 01 558,
E-mail: [email protected]
• Commercial questions Mr Ole Martola
Tel.: +358 50 56 75 919,
E-mail: [email protected]