Abstract
This paper considers determination of local ice
conditions for designing an offshore wind turbine.
The analysis is based on the Finnish Meteorological
Institute's (FMI) and Swedish
Meteorological and Hydrological Institute's (SMHI) daily
ice charts of the Baltic Sea from
several winters. These charts include e.g. ice thickness,
ice concentration and degree of ridging.
The main interest in wind turbine design is whether the
area in question is drifting ice area or
landfast ice area. In addition, maximum ice thicknesses
with certain return periods were
calculated by a new objective method of the extreme value
analysis. The aim was to determine
the realistic ice condition estimates for decision making
concerning the sites of the turbines and
for optimizing the structural design.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of 21st IAHR International Symposium on Ice |
| Subtitle of host publication | Ice Research for a Sustainable Environment |
| Editors | Zhijun Li, Peng Lu |
| Place of Publication | Dalian, China |
| Pages | 523-531 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 21st IAHR International Symposium on Ice - Dalian, China Duration: 11 Jun 2012 → 15 Jun 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | 21st IAHR International Symposium on Ice |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| City | Dalian |
| Period | 11/06/12 → 15/06/12 |
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Keywords
- ice
- statistics
- ice conditions
- extreme value
- analysis
- ice chart
Cite this
Tikanmäki, M., Heinonen, J., & Makkonen, L. (2012). Estimation of Local Ice Conditions in the Baltic Sea for Offshore Wind Turbine Design. In Z. Li, & P. Lu (Eds.), Proceedings of 21st IAHR International Symposium on Ice: Ice Research for a Sustainable Environment (Vol. 1, pp. 523-531).