We applied the Super hydrophobic material HIREC to important points on the blades and conducted a test application to confirm whether it is effective in improving power generation efficiency.
Points of problems and challenges |
In wind power generation, a decrease in power generation efficiency due to snow and ice accretion in winter can be a problem. There is also a method of melting snow and ice by heating the blades, but there are issues with high heating power costs and run-back icing where the water that has melted snow and ice freezes again on the blades. |
Countermeasure points |
We applied the Super hydrophobic material HIREC to important points on the blades and conducted a test application to confirm whether it is effective in improving power generation efficiency. |
It was found that the power generation efficiency was improved by about 9 points compared to the case where HIREC was not painted. |
Implementation overview | |
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place | Wind power generators in the high mountains of Europe (regions where the temperature drops below -10°C in winter and snow accumulates) |
Implementation content | Compare the power generation efficiency for one year between a normal wind power generator without HIREC and a wind power generator with HIREC applied to the key points of the blades. |
result |
Power generation loss rate of wind turbines without HIREC coating (average for all units): about 27.5% Power generation loss rate of wind turbines coated with HIREC: about 18.5%↓ |