Vestas, a company designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, recently extended its use of the Ansys SCADE’s Model-Based Software Development Environment simulation.
SCADE allows parameters to be changed from one turbine to another. Wind turbine controllers prevent component damage across a range of conditions.
Vestas used SCADE instead of third-party programmable logic controllers to integrate safety capabilities into its unique system design. The technology also makes it easier to demonstrate compliance with safety standards.
“SCADE continues to be our go-to for addressing complexities inherent in our wind turbine components,” said Keld Hammerum, Vestas’ senior specialist of functional safety business unit power solutions. “We’re pleased with the recent improvements to SCADE Test we’ve seen in the past three years and the support we’ve received from Ansys. Reusing Ansys SCADE application software models within our own simulation framework helps drive more reliable, better simulations that ultimately produce more competitive turbine designs for us.”
“Running specialized SCADE models in various simulation environments leads to improved simulation results,” Shane Emswiler, Ansys senior vice president of products, said. “We will continue to support Vestas’ commitment to developing safe, sustainable energy solutions.”
Headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Ansys is an engineering simulation company for customers worldwide.