The Open Mechanical Engineering Journal

2015, 9 : 422-427
Published online 2015 June 26. DOI: 10.2174/1874155X01509010422
Publisher ID: TOMEJ-9-422

Fatigue Life Evaluation For Wind Turbine Blade Based on Multistage Loading Accumulative Damage Theory

Zhang Leian , Huang Xuemei and Yuan Guangming
School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Shandong, 255049, China.

ABSTRACT

The fatigue life of MW wind turbine blade was assessed by applying theoretical calculation and test verification. Firstly, the fatigue characteristic curve of FRP material was obtained based on Palmgren-Miner damage theory. Furthermore, The fatigue life of Aeroblade1.5-40.3 wind turbine blade using multistage loading accumulative damage theory could be evaluated over 20 years accordingly. Then the coordinate system of wind turbine blade and its Bladed simulation model were set. By calculating fatigue loading, the moment distribution of fatigue test was obtained. Finally, the blade’s fatigue loading system driven by an eccentric mass was built and the multi-level amplitude resonant mode was adopted to carry on the test. Almost three months’ test results showed that the blade vibrating amplitude was constant, which illustrate the little variation of stiffness of loading point. The stable of stiffness could testify the fatigue life of blade was over 20 years. The results of in-site experiment were basically consistent with the theoretical calculation.

Keywords:

Fatigue loading test, liner damage cumulative theory, wind turbine blade.