High-pressure spraying cleaning of wind turbine blades and towers using drones

Cleaning wind turbine blades and towers with drones is an innovative solution that seamlessly integrates advanced drone technology with efficient cleaning services. This approach ensures that every corner of these critical structures is meticulously cleaned, enhancing their performance and longevity

I. Drone spraying cleaning Project Background and Demand Analysis

Background Overview:
The northwest region of China, with its abundant wind resources, has become a frontier for wind power development. However, the harsh natural environment poses significant challenges to the maintenance of wind power facilities, particularly the cleaning of wind turbine towers and blades. Traditional manual cleaning methods are not only inefficient and costly but also involve high safety risks, making it difficult to meet the operation and maintenance (O&M) needs of large-scale wind farms.

Demand Analysis:

1. Safety: Reduce high-altitude operations to ensure personnel safety.
2. Efficiency: Improve cleaning efficiency, shorten downtime, and reduce O&M costs.
3. Comprehensiveness: Achieve full cleaning of complex surfaces such as wind turbine towers and blades.
4. Intelligence: Introduce automated and intelligent equipment to enhance O&M capabilities.

II. Challenges and Pain Points

High-Altitude Operation Risks: Traditional cleaning methods rely on manual climbing or basket work, posing severe safety hazards.

Cleaning Difficulty: The complex structures of wind turbine towers and blades make it difficult to remove dust and oil stains completely.

Inefficiency and High Costs: Manual cleaning is time-consuming, inefficient, and requires significant human and material resources.

Limitations of Existing Solutions: Conventional automated cleaning solutions struggle to cover all cleaning areas, especially the complex surfaces of blades.

III. Innovative Features of our drone-based spraying cleaning Solution.

Core Equipment: Aerial High-Pressure Cleaning System, designed specifically for high-altitude operations, enabling unmanned cleaning.

Technological Innovations:

1. Unmanned Operation: Remote control eliminates the safety risks associated with high-altitude work.
2. High-Pressure Cleaning: Supports water, cleaning fluids, and other liquids to ensure effective cleaning.
3. Real-Time Ranging: Seamless integration with the flight system for precise spraying and error prevention.
4. Full Coverage Cleaning: Adjustable nozzles at the end enable comprehensive cleaning of complex surfaces like tower shells and blades.

Efficiency Enhancement:

• Replaces manual cleaning, significantly reducing operation time and boosting cleaning efficiency.
• Multiple systems operating simultaneously further shorten the overall O&M cycle.

IV. Project Implementation and Effect Evaluation

Project Implementation:

1. Pre-Assessment: Conducted a comprehensive assessment of the 120+ wind turbines at the customer’s wind farm to determine cleaning requirements.
2. Customized Solution: Tailored professional cleaning fluid sets and AP30-P2 systems based on cleaning needs.
3. Onsite Operation: Verified the feasibility of the solution through actual cleaning operations at the wind farm.

Effect Evaluation:

• Safety: Eliminated high-altitude operation risks, ensuring personnel safety.
• Efficiency: Boosted cleaning efficiency severalfold compared to traditional manual methods, significantly reducing O&M costs.
• Cleaning Effect: Achieved full and deep cleaning of complex surfaces like tower shells and blades, enhancing equipment performance.
• Customer Feedback: Received high praise from customers for its efficiency, safety, and reliability.

V. Future Prospects and Application Expansion

Future Prospects:
With the rapid development of the wind power industry, the demand for efficient and safe O&M solutions is growing. Wanxun’s wind power cleaning solution, with its unique innovative advantages, is poised to occupy an important position in the future market.

Application Expansion:

• Wind Power Industry: Continue to serve the wind power market, providing customized cleaning solutions for more wind farms.
• Photovoltaic and Construction Sectors: Expand applications to include photovoltaic panel cleaning, high-rise building facade cleaning, and other high-altitude cleaning needs.
• Technological Innovation: Continuously optimize product performance, introduce more intelligent technologies, and enhance user experience and service quality.

In summary, the successful application of drone-based wind power cleaning solutions not only resolved practical issues for customers but also set a benchmark for the entire industry. In the future, with technological advancements and the expansion of application scenarios, we will continue to lead the innovative development of high-altitude cleaning solutions.