Method for precision automatic unbalance control in wind turbines by continuously adjusting correction mass
			
	
 
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				Faculty of Management, AGH University of Krakow, Kraków, Poland
				 
			 
						
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				Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences, Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdańsk, Poland
				 
			 
						
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				Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, AGH University of Krakow, Kraków, Poland
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
							
					    		
    			 
    			
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    					Łukasz  Breńkacz   
    					Faculty of Management, AGH University of Krakow, Kraków, Poland
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
																	 
		
	 
		
 
 
Adv. Sci. Technol. Res. J. 2026; 20(2)
 
 
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This publication describes the analysis of a method for precision automatically balancing an offshore wind turbine by continuously changing the correction mass. The motivation for this work is to make wind turbines safer and their service life. Automatic balancing has never been used in wind turbines, and this article aims to show the potential of this method in wind turbines. The presented balancing concept is based on using fluid as a correction mass for balancing. Wind turbine blades are subject to icing, which results in an additional mass of ice covering their surface. Its effect can be reduced by adding or removing correction fluid from individual turbine blades to compensate for imbalance mass. In this way, correction systems mounted on the shaft of the wind turbine have been used. The proposed solution can be used to perform wind turbine balancing, where the correction elements are placed inside the turbine blade. As part of the simulation study, analyzes were performed on a 5 MW offshore wind turbine model using MADYN 2000 software. A beam model was created using the finite element method and service loads were specified. Based on the wind turbine, appropriate correction masses were given to reduce the vibration amplitude level to acceptable values. Fatigue analysis deepens understanding of the impact of imbalance on the longevity of turbine components, pointing toward potential pathways to extend their life and improve safety. The use of an automatic balancing system will extend the service life, improve the safety of wind turbines, and increase their efficiency.