... or management of offshore wind farms. 06 05 2010 12 04 2011 11 10 2011 11 10 2011 approximation theory calibration Markov processes Monte Carlo methods offshore installations power generation reliability redundancy wind power plants wind turbines wind energy...

... offshore installations uncertainty handling wind turbines Wind turbines sited in an offshore environment, as distinct, from land-based turbines experience loading from an ocean environment that is generally more complex. While currents, tides, and local bathymetry (especially at shallow-water...

... for identifying early failures. Finally, the economic consequences of applying condition monitoring systems have been quantified and assessed. 25 05 2007 07 03 2008 24 06 2008 condition monitoring data analysis mechanical variables measurement offshore installations SCADA systems wind...

... of having the same safety factor for wind and wave load effects, which is one of the major motivations for this paper. Whether the use of a load effect format is suitable for design of all parts of offshore wind turbine support structures is discussed in Sec. 2. wind turbines offshore...

... by the ASME Solar Energy Division June 14, 2004; final revision October 8, 2004. Associate Editor: P. Chaviaropoulos. 14 June 2004 08 October 2004 25 04 2005 wind power plants offshore installations atmospheric turbulence meteorology To facilitate optimal siting and design...

... September 27, 2004. Associate Editor: P. Chaviaropoulos. 21 May 2004 27 September 2004 25 04 2005 wind power plants blades direct energy conversion offshore installations safety surface roughness spectral analysis condition monitoring Rotor blades are highly loaded...