Review on design and manufacturing of wind turbine for renewable energy applications

Abstract

As a global concern to look for climate variation, many countries have the target of a clear "net zero"through developing the renewable-energy. One of the sources is the offshore wind turbine, which has received special consideration from a number of countries and companies. However, wind turbine offshore design experiences challenges due to the large and complex design parameter space as well as different operational requirements and environmental conditions. The technology of advanced optimization should be implemented to consider these challenges. Additionally, the materials of the wind turbine should be considered. This review presents a short overview of the categories and fundamental principles of many optimization technologies and their application in the design process. The review shows the offshore wind turbine structures. The review presents the composite materials used for wind turbine blades, including the traditional composites (glass fibers/epoxy matrix composites), natural composites, hybrid and nano engineered composites. Manufacturing technologies for wind turbine composites were also reviewed