Guidelines and Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Structural Health Monitoring Implementation in Offshore Wind Turbine Support Structures

This paper investigates how the implementation of Structural Health Monitoring Systems (SHMS) in the support structure (SS) of offshore wind turbines (OWT) affects capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX) of offshore wind farms (WF). In order to determine the added value of Str...

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Main Authors: Maria Martinez-Luengo, Mahmood Shafiee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/6/1176