The most common cause of failures in a wind turbine is:
I answered Gearbox which was wrong.
I believe the other answers were: fire, instrument, and generator.
Anyone have nay experience here?
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Junior Member
Posted January 1, 2019
The most common cause of failures in a wind turbine is:
I answered Gearbox which was wrong.
I believe the other answers were: fire, instrument, and generator.
Anyone have nay experience here?
NETA Level IV
Posted January 7, 2019
Fires are major cause of wind farm failure, according to new research. Fire is the second leading cause of accidents in wind turbines, after blade failure, according to research out today. Wind farming is one of the leading industries in the renewable energy sector.Originally Posted by jwdrowe
Since blade failure was not an answer (an outside of NETA scope of work), Fire would be the 'best' answer.
Junior Member
Posted September 5, 2022
According to Cotes, blade damage is the most common cause of failure. It makes sense to me, because mankind can conduct maintenance and engineer controls, but the blades still need to spin through open air to catch the wind.
https://www.cotes.com/blog/most-comm...blade%20cracks.
