A detailed study of Digital Twin for Wind Energy research
report
This report summaries the studies of wind energy digital twin applications in the
project STRETCH (STate of art Rotor Extended To Create Higher performance),
which is supported by Topsector Energiesubsidie from the Dutch Ministry of
Economic Affairs under project TEHE118020. It also aims to inspire researchers in
the field of wind energy digital twins, recognizing its modest contribution in the grand
scheme of things.
This report begins by reviewing the background information on digital twins and
proposes aligning the understanding of digital twins using the definition from the
Digital Twin Consortium: a digital twin is a virtual representation of real-world entities
and processes, synchronized at a specified frequency and fidelity. Following this
definition, the report reviews digital twin applications from the literature and in the
wind energy industry. For the academic research of wind energy digital twins, a
simple digital twin structure consisting of three elements - data, model, and purpose
- is introduced and elaborated upon. To architect a digital twin capable of representing
the entire lifecycle of real-world entities and processes, a systematic methodology is
needed. Model-Based Systems Engineering is a suitable approach for this purpose
and is briefly discussed in this report.
project STRETCH (STate of art Rotor Extended To Create Higher performance),
which is supported by Topsector Energiesubsidie from the Dutch Ministry of
Economic Affairs under project TEHE118020. It also aims to inspire researchers in
the field of wind energy digital twins, recognizing its modest contribution in the grand
scheme of things.
This report begins by reviewing the background information on digital twins and
proposes aligning the understanding of digital twins using the definition from the
Digital Twin Consortium: a digital twin is a virtual representation of real-world entities
and processes, synchronized at a specified frequency and fidelity. Following this
definition, the report reviews digital twin applications from the literature and in the
wind energy industry. For the academic research of wind energy digital twins, a
simple digital twin structure consisting of three elements - data, model, and purpose
- is introduced and elaborated upon. To architect a digital twin capable of representing
the entire lifecycle of real-world entities and processes, a systematic methodology is
needed. Model-Based Systems Engineering is a suitable approach for this purpose
and is briefly discussed in this report.
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TNO Identifier
979721
Publisher
TNO
Collation
55 p.
Place of publication
Petten