SMARTRD

Further expansion of offshore wind energy to reach new locations and higher efficiency requires deeper and larger foundation structures. However, the limits of technical and economic feasibility have already been reached in the production of the monopiles required for this, as the required quality of the welding processes, the tolerable material loads on the workpieces and occupational safety can no longer be guaranteed. The aim of the project is therefore to develop a smart roller turning device, on which the parts are manufactured, with an intelligent and active system for automated load distribution. Thus, by integrating elements of artificial intelligence, the currently limiting, production-related asymmetric load distributions and overloads, vibrations as well as drift phenomena can be largely compensated or prevented. In addition to the advantages in terms of production technology, the system also offers a significant increase in occupational safety. The Technology-Readyness-Level (TRL) is to be brought in the context of this project from a general function (TRL4) at least to a demonstration plant in application-similar environment (TRL6).

Contact

Prof Dr Peter Kraemer
Chair for Mechanics and Structural Health Monitoring
Center for Sensor Systems (ZESS)