Analysis of the Thermal Behavior in the Goldwind S50/750 Wind Turbines Installed in the Wind Farm Gibara II using CAD-CAE Tools

This study indicates the thermal behavior inside the gondola for models S50–750 of Goldwind wind turbines installed in the Wind Farm Gibara II. It allows the early diagnosis of incipient failures that occur in the studied devices because of the high temperatures generated in its components under the operating conditions of Cuba. It works in the obtention of the values of the thermal state using forecast statistics and computer-aided design and engineering software (CADCAE), such as SolidWorks and its Flow Simulation add-on. This research supports its theories and postulates in the study of six assembled devices of Chinese origin, which have been in operation for nine years. For that purpose, we used a database that collects the temperature measurements in different working conditions and points inside the gondola.