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Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations
Bachelor Study Course: Maritime Technologies
MAR
Master Study Course: Wind Energy Techniques
WET
Bachelor Study Course: Maritime Technologies
MAR
Master Study Course: Wind Energy Techniques
WET
Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations
In the last 25 years the rotor diameter of a
serial produced wind turbine has been grown
5 the installed power has been
by a factor of
grown by a factor of 20 in the same period
© Prof. Dipl. - Ing. Henry Seifert, Hochschule Bremerhaven 18 April 2016 8
Development of size in Germany
6 MW
5 MW
3 MW
1.5 MW
0.5 MW
0.3 MW
0.05 MW
Ulm Cathedral
Time
As of end of 2015
25 980 WT
41 652 MWinst
from those more than 3 295 MWinst
Offshore*)
Source: BWE / Windguard 2016
© Prof. Dipl. - Ing. Henry Seifert, Hochschule Bremerhaven 18 April 2016 10
Status wind energy world wide
Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations
furthermore:
© Prof. Dipl. - Ing. Henry Seifert, Hochschule Bremerhaven *) O&M operation and maintenance 18 April 2016 14
Today‘s wind turbine concepts
Hub
Rotor
Shaft
Gear
Generator
Tower
Foundation
Nacelle
Flat terrain
flat terrain
Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations
EN 50308
Wind turbines - Protective measures - Requirements for design,
operation and maintenance; German version FprEN1 50308:2013
© Prof. Dipl. - Ing. Henry Seifert, Hochschule Bremerhaven 1 FprEN: Draft European Standard for formal vote 18 April 2016 23
Which Standards could be useful?
On national German level there are some recommendations available:
Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations
Sites:
Sizes:
Type of operation:
Manned Operation:
Manned Operation:
Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations
Overheating of components
(bearings, gears, windings, .....)
Short circuits
Sabotage by opponents
Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations
Camera monitoring
receptor
Down conductor
Down conductor Metal mesh
Steel wire
Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations
Content:
• My background
• Development of wind energy
• Technology used today
• Are proper Standards available?
• Which are the risks concerning fire?
• How can fire develop in wind turbines?
• How can fire be prevented, detected, protected?
• Which are the “wind energy specific challenges”?
• Conclusion, Recommendations