By Steffen Schenk and Wolfgang Steindorf
Stringent Demands for Boosting the Efficiency of Wind Power Plants
Further development of wind power plants and their components with the aim of boosting the useful energy is a very dynamic process. One essential factor is the optimization of the rotor blades, a factor, which has substantial impact on the functionality and efficiency of the plants. A rotor blade length of 38 m has now been reached (Figure 1). In future, lengths of approx. 80 m are to be implemented on the planned offshore plants. These ever-increasing sizes and the requirement for mass production of the rotor blades, which are designed on the basis of aerodynamic principles, true-to-detail, necessitate a quality assurance system whose performance and efficiency must be adjusted constantly.
