- Start: 03/02/2016
- End: 28/02/2018
The main objective of the ROTATION project is to develop innovative and flexible repair technologies of large size components subject to wear, such as the transmission parts for wind turbines, which increase their life in service and minimize the times and repair costs, which limit the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of wind turbines. 2 innovative strategies will be developed for this purpose:
1) Repairing by mean cladding processes based on laser technologies, for being a highly productive, easily automatable technology at industrial level and allowing a total control of the process, which together with its low input heat, ensures a high quality in the recovery of metal components. Expected an average reduction of more than 70% at the time of repair, with the consequent reduction in downtime costs by energy not generated during these unplanned stops and the wind turbine.
2) Repairing by mean structural resins, low cost solution focused on components which, because of its large size, or by the difficulty of access to the damaged area, should be repaired on-site, without removing the component, which means a saving of costs associated with the removal, transport of components to the shop for repair, and assembly back into the wind turbine or for those components made from materials that can introduce metallurgical to be incompatibility repaired with a thermal process.
The CT AIMEN participates in this project as an expert in laser processing of materials and with great experience in design of components for systems laser, the development of new applications for materials of polymer base and in the monitoring and control of advanced manufacturing processes.
- Sectors: Aeronautical, Metal mechanical, Petrochemical, Shipbuilding, Wind energy
- R&D&i: Laser assisted processing
- Leader: Gamesa
- Partners: GALVENTUS, ACEMETAL, TECDISMA, GALICIA PUL-TEC S.L.
- Acronym: ROTACION
- Ambit: Regional
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