Ice loads on wind turbines of a wind farm

Arttu Polojärvi; Malith Prasanna; Jan Åström

Ice loads on wind turbines of a wind farm

Arttu Polojärvi
, Malith Prasanna
, Jan Åström

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd.

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Abstract

This paper studies level ice loads on offshore wind turbines within a wind farm by using three-dimensional discrete element modeling. Rather than focusing on an individual wind turbine, we investigate simplified scenarios where the ice load on a given turbine in a wind farm is influenced by ice failure processes occurring at other turbines. We focus on a simplified wind farm layout and discuss cases where a turbine can shelter other turbines in its wake. As a part of this analysis, we check how the load may drop at sheltered turbines.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions Jul 13-17, 2025
Publisher	Curran Associates Inc.
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3313-2439-1
Publication status	Published - 2025
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions - St. John's, Canada Duration: 13 Jul 2025 → 17 Jul 2025 Conference number: 28

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, POAC
Publisher	International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions
ISSN (Print)	0376-6756

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions
Abbreviated title	POAC
Country/Territory	Canada
City	St. John's
Period	13/07/2025 → 17/07/2025

Funding

AP and MP acknowledge the funding from the European Union - NextGenerationEU instrument through Academy of Finland under grant number (348586) WindySea - Modelling engine to design, assess environmental impacts, and operate wind farms for ice-covered waters. JÅ was supported by the NOCOS DT project, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers.

UN SDGs

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Discrete element method
Ice loads
Offshore wind

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Polojärvi, A, Prasanna, M & Åström, J 2025, Ice loads on wind turbines of a wind farm. in Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions Jul 13-17, 2025. Proceedings of the International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, POAC, Curran Associates Inc., International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, 13/07/2025.

Ice loads on wind turbines of a wind farm. / Polojärvi, Arttu; Prasanna, Malith; Åström, Jan.
Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions Jul 13-17, 2025. Curran Associates Inc., 2025. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions, POAC).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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Ice loads on wind turbines of a wind farm

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