20 - 22 June 2023 | Dorint City Hotel, Bremen
Conference day II, Wednesday, 21 June 2023
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Chairperson’s opening remarks
Matthias Stammler -
Senior Engineer,
Fraunhofer IWES
9:45 am - 10:25 am
Bearing Creep in Wind Turbines
Jean-René Koch -
Application NVH Specialist,
TIMKEN Europe
• Wind turbines bearing positions sensitive to creep
• Creep by strain (roller-induced)
• Creep by runout (housing-induced)
• Experimental data analysis
10:25 am - 11:05 am
Physics Informed Ai To Learn About Bearing Condition And Lifetime From The Fleet
Dr. Esteban Daniel Broitman -
Senior Scientist,
SKF Research & Technology
• Which data sources are most effective for bearing failure diagnosis? What is the added value of learning methods?
• How to learn failure progression trends from the data?
• Can we extract lifetime determining loads from large sets of scada data?
11:05 am - 11:35 am
Refreshment break and networking
11:35 am - 12:15 pm
Plain Bearings in Wind Turbines
• Application of plain bearings in gear boxes and as main bearings
• What are the challenges and where is research potential
• Overview of the research activities
Round Table A
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm Plain Bearings in Wind TurbinesRound Table B
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm Measurements of main bearing operating conditions on a commercial wind turbine Yi Guo - Head of Mechanical Wind Turbines, DTU, Denmark
12:45 pm - 1:25 pm
Measurements of main bearing operating conditions on a commercial wind turbine
Yi Guo -
Head of Mechanical Wind Turbines,
DTU, Denmark
• Does main bearing axial motion impact lubrication?
• Is there asperity contact during regular operations.
• Modelling and analysis for spherical roller bearings.
1:25 pm - 2:55 pm
networking Lunch
2:55 pm - 3:35 pm
The Next Generation of Wind Turbines: The Role of Hydrodynamic Journal Bearings in The Joule Challenge
Jack Robson -
R&D Engineer - Rotating Machinery,
ORE Catapult, UK
• The Joule Challenge project, what is it?
• Main bearing configurations for 20MW and beyond
• Comparison at Scale – How hydrodynamic journal bearings compare to rolling element bearings at the large sizes required for next generation wind turbines
• Cost analysis of hydrodynamic journal main bearings including maintenance and replacement cost, and their economic impact
3:35 pm - 4:15 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION Exploring the Latest Trends in the Bearings Industry
Yi Guo -
Head of Mechanical Wind Turbines,
DTU, Denmark
• What is new?
• Future Outlooks
• Most exciting projects and technologies
4:15 pm - 5:05 pm
Wind turbine and marine hydrokinetic drivetrain research and testing efforts
• Recent developments in drivetrain research
• Cutting edge results for better accuracy and efficiency
5:05 pm - 5:15 pm
CHAIRPERSON’S CLOSING REMARKS
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
WORKSHOP A Sustainability in the Global Bearings Supply chain
Globally, many industries are focused on supply chain dynamics and sustainability in the supply chain. The Global Bearings arena is no exception. This workshop will dive deep in strategic approaches to reduce risk and diversify materials acquisition to ensure efficiency in the supply chain.
• How to optimize the supply chain
• Dealing with global crisis and disruptions to the supply chain
• Mitigating strategies to reduce risk.
• Outlook and Prospect
