SCADA-Based Offshore Wind Turbine Monitoring: A Review of Methods of Addressing Marine Environmental Challenges

• Autorzy: Wrzask Klaudia , Kołakowska Agata , Jasik Patryk , Syty Paweł , Dembski Jerzy , Wiszniewski Bogdan

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/pomr-2025-0061

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Offshore wind turbines could be an important aspect of the global green energy transition, but their implementation is challenging due to the harshness of marine environments. Compared to onshore structures, offshore wind turbines are exposed to stronger loads from waves and more turbulent atmospheric conditions, while salt-laden air accelerates structural degradation. These variable environmental conditions also make diagnostics difficult. Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, which are already embedded in all turbines, provide a cost-effective source of operational data for performance assessment and condition monitoring. Although experience of SCADA-based onshore testing over recent decades has provided valuable knowledge, these insights cannot be directly applied to offshore monitoring. This review summarises the current state of knowledge of SCADA-based monitoring for offshore wind turbines, compares it with onshore approaches, and highlights offshore-specific challenges arising from the marine environment.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

offshore wind energy; monitoring; SCADA; digital twin

• Wydawca: Gdańsk University of Technology, Faculty of Ocean Engineering & Ship Technology
• Czasopismo: Polish Maritime Research
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: nr 4
• Strony: 187--194
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 28 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Wrzask Klaudia

• Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8257-1410

autor

Kołakowska Agata

• Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5916-8391

autor

Jasik Patryk

• Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-0506

autor

Syty Paweł

• Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9719-0861

autor

Dembski Jerzy

• Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-1955

autor

Wiszniewski Bogdan

• Gdansk University of Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5798-0252

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