Acoustics and Vibration Research Group - Structural Integrity Monitoring Team
Knowledge Institute
VUB
Address
Pleinlaan 2 1050 Brussel
Our offshore wind expertise (general)
In the topic of offshore wind energy R&D AVRG played a pioneering role and is currently leading several research projects, within all Belgian offshore wind farms, with the aim to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy.
Both by developing physics-based and data-driven modelling tools for condition monitoring and structural health monitoring the research aims to reduce the operation and maintenance costs, optmising the lifetime and improve the design of offshore structures.
The group has developed an extensive track-record in performing both short term and long-term test and monitoring campaigns on offshore wind turbines.
Our relevant equipment | tools | infrastructure
for offshore wind:
Offshore test & monitoring equipment for dynamic monitoring using accelerometers
Offshore test & monitoring equipment for load monitoring using strain gauges
Optical interrogators for test and monitoring purposes using fibre bragg sensor technology
World's largest database of SCADA data and in-field measurements collected on offshore windfarms
4.3.2 Digital twin development for risk management
4.2 Condition monitoring and (predictive) maintenance
2.2.1 Fixed foundation design
6. End-of-Life
4.2.2 Predictive analytics and machine learning
4.1 Optimisation of wind farm operations
6.3 Re-use and Repowering
4. Operation and Maintenance (O&M)
4.2.1 Real-time turbine structural health monitoring
2.2.3 Structural dynamics and fatigue analysis
6.2 Lifetime extension strategies
2.2 Tower and Substructure Design
4.3 Digital Twins and Simulation
2.2.2 Floating foundation design
6.1 Residual lifetime assessment
2. Design & Engineering of windfarm components
Our offshore wind expertise (all lifecycle stages)
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