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1. IMPROVEMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY IN THE WIND ENERGY
INDUSTRY THROUGH THE USE OF AN ADVANCED SENSOR SYSTEM
Dr. Christian Lauter, Klaus-Peter Jaquemotte, Carbon Rotec, Germany
Dr. Nikos Pantelelis, Synthesites , Belgium
SAMPE-Europe Conference 2017
Stuttgart, November 15th 2017
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2. Project Overview and Objectives
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Molds and
processes
Sensor systems
Intelligent molds
and processes
Develop and validate theoretical models
• Simulation of heat flow
• Prediction of resin reactivity and glass transition temperature
Optimize manufacturing processes
• Designed resin flow, heating, curing and cooling cycles
depending on blade layup and environmental conditions
Online Tg monitoring with a robust sensor system
• Tests under laboratory and production conditions
• Software should be capable of estimating the on-going Tg at an
accuracy similar to DSC
Outlook: Industry 4.0 for Rotor Blade Manufacturing
• Integration of models, sensors and software into mold, heating
and process control
• Implementation of resin flow simulation
Advanced process control for higher productivity and online quality control
3. PROJECT PARTNERS
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Carbon Rotec
Blade manufacturing and advanced production equipment
Synthesites
Intelligent monitoring and sensor systems for composite manufacturing
4. CARBON ROTEC:
35 Years of Expertise with Composites
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• Headquarter in Lemwerder near Bremen
• Total area: 1.4 Mio. m2
• Production area: 47,000 m2
• Own research and development department inculding
an application laboratory
• Production capacity of approximately 1,000 blades p. a.
• Experience in the realization of rotor blades, molds,
commercial vehicle parts, aircrafts, bridges, covers for
sewage treatment plants and various prototypes
12 m
65+ m
1980 2015
Experience of thousands of
produced rotor blades
CARBON ROTEC is one of the largest independent producers of rotor blades for wind turbines of the
multimegawatt-class in Europe. For over 35 years, high-quality composite structures have been
developed, manufactured and maintained.
5. CARBON ROTEC:
Product and Service Portfolio
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Design and Development
Construction and Calculation
Manufacturing and Testing
Installation and Assembly
Service and Maintenance
Production Equipment
Ourexpertisesalongthevaluechainoffiber
compositeplasticstructures
…
6. R&D References
6
Industrial References
World leader in intelligent process monitoring and control in composites
manufacturing for aerospace, automotive, wind energy and industrial applications
3 sites: Belgium, Greece and the UK/ agent in Japan
Major Achievements
• Involvement in the manufacturing of the most advanced CFRP wing for the C-Series at
Bombardier, Belfast.
• Online Tg in several GFRP production
• Involved with Arkema for the online monitoring of the new Elium TP resin
Synthesites
Company Profile
9. Approaches for Process Optimizations
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Curing Cycles
• Achieve proper glass transition
temperatures in short cycle times
• Models for resin reactivity
• Designed heating and cooling cycles
50
60
70
80
90
100
Temperature[°C]
Time [h:min]
1.74°C/min
0.38°C/min
Cycle times Costs Robustness Quality
Infused carbon
pultrusion profiles
Optimized infusion processCooling behaviour of a mould surface with 25 mm thick laminate
Infusion Processes
• Optimization of infusion strategies
• Reduction of waste, e. g. green mesh
• Development of flow biax
• Advanced sensor technologies
Materials/Structures
• Infused carbon girders
• Carbon girders made of
pultrusion profiles
• Prefab components
10. Requirements towards Temperature Management
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In general:
• High heating rates and high temperatures on mould surface
• Individual heating areas according to blade design
• Individual curing program for each heating area
• Optimized insulation regarding to energy efficiency
During infusion:
• Homogeneous temperature distribution
• Proper temperature / heat depending on layup
• Short time to achieve infusion temperature
During curing:
• Individual heat up ramps, temperatures, staring times and duration of
heating depending on layup and exothermal reaction
• Fast reaction and short time to achieve curing temperature
During bonding operations and demolding:
• Fast heat up and cool down of layup in bonding zones
• Moderate temperature in other areas (no-bonding zones)
• Homogenous temperature distribution in the blade during demolding
Advanced production equipment is the basis for high an
efficient and high quality blade production
11. Optimization of Heating up and Curing Cycles
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Prediction of individual heat flow depending on local blade layup
13. OptiFlow
Resin arrival,
temperature
4 temperature and resin arrival sensors
Resistance-based measurements and RTD temperature
Continuous connection checking
One relay output for process automation
Curved
Durable
14. Real-time measuring of
• Resin’s electrical resistance (from 0.1 MOhm up to 50 TOhm)
• temperature (pt100 sensor with 0.1oC accuracy)
Input of external signals e.g. pressure sensors
Optimold
Cure, viscosity,
resin quality check
Vacuum Bag
Sensor
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15. RIM035-RIMH037
cure cycle @90oC
as measured with Optimold
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Resistance
Temperature
Resin
arrival
Minimum
viscosity
Gelation
End-of-cure
demoulding
Viscosity
increase
19. Online Tg estimation
at DSC accuracy
Overview of various
isothermal and realistic test
cases and the difference
between Tg estimated online
with the ORS software and Tg
measured right after
demoulding by DSC
Tg online estimation is within
the DSC accuracy
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20. Using the new durable
sensor shorter cure
cycles were achieved in
the lab-scale trials
Shorter
Cure Cycles
Curing
Temp oC
Initial Cure
Time (min)
New Cure
Time (min)
speed-up
%
60 360 260 38
70 240 190 26
80 150 120 25
90 80 65 23
-70
min
20
Fixed
Demoulding
With Tg
estimation
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Mixing Ratio Checks
±5uhr and ±2uhr
100:23100:40 100:33
Fast Curing of resin samples @ 110+140oC
Using reaction rate and resistance curves to
decide about the quality of the resin
before injection
100:30
uhr = units of hardener
Recommended mixing ratio
100:28±2 by weight
100:26
@ 110oC
@ 140oC
22. Summary and Outlook
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Moldand
processdesign
Sensor
systems
Intelligent
molds
Theoretical models build the basis for a holistic process and mold development
• Simulation of heat flow in the mould with dry fabrics and wet /stiff laminates
• Prediction of resin reactivity and behavior
• Development of degree of curing and glass transition temperature during the process
Advanced production tools enable significant cost and time savings
• Designed heating, curing & cooling cycles depending on blade layup and environmental conditions
• Individually controlled and tempered heating fields
Online Tg monitoring with a robust sensor system
• Tested successfully under laboratory and production conditions and environment
• Online Resin State software is capable of estimating the on-going Tg at an accuracy similar to DSC
The sensor system allows the wind blade manufacturers to:
• Shorten cure cycles
• Enhance quality control and production traceability
• Optimize the production in real-time
Further developments towards a comprehensive Industry 4.0 approach
• Full integration of models, sensors and software into mold and heating control
• Implementation of resin flow simulation