PhD position on wind turbine modelling and scanning and lidar analysis

il y a 5 jours

Bruxelles, Région de Bruxelles, Belgique Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Temps plein

  • Working at the VUBFor more than 50 years, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has stood for freedom, equality and solidarity, and this is very much alive on our campuses among students and staff alike.
At the VUB, you will find a diverse collection of personalities:
innovators pur sang, but above all people who are 100% their authentic selves.

With some 4,000 employees, we are the largest Dutch-speaking employer, in the private sector, in Brussels; an international city with which we are only too happy to connect and where (around) our 4 campuses are located.

Add to this our principle of free research - in which self-reflection, a critical attitude and an open, creative mind around scientific and social issues are central - and you have a university that is fundamentally groundbreaking and pioneering in education and research.


In short:
the VUB all over again.

Moreover, the VUB is a member of EUTOPIA, an alliance of like-minded European universities, all ready to reinvent themselves.- Position descriptionThe Faculty of Engineering, Department Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen, is looking for a PhD-student with a doctoral grant.

More concretely your work package, for the preparation of a doctorate, contains:

The VUB Acoustics and Vibrations Research group has a core focus on wind energy as a member of OWI-lab.

Our vision is to bring methodological advancements all the way to application in industry.

This is achieved by working closely together with the different wind farm operators within the Belgian offshore zone:
e.g. Parkwind, Norther, Otary. The main focus of the department is on performance monitoring and health monitoring of the different machine components. To this end, multiple dedicated measurement campaigns have been performed throughout the Belgian offshore zone. PROJECT DETAILThe European Green Deal aims to reduce emissions by 55% in 2030 compared to 1990.

To this end, a target is set to have an installed capacity of offshore wind of least 60 GW in 2030.

To fully leverage the potential of the European Sea Basins, rapid technological advancements are needed. Recent trends have resulted in the design of wind turbines with higher rated power output, reaching up to 15MW.

To enable the construction of wind energy in deeper sea basins, the transition towards floating offshore structures is moreover gaining attention.

It is expected that 20% of newly installed offshore wind by 2035 will be floating. These advancements result in different technological challenges.

In this PhD, the main focus will be on three particular ones:

the characterization of (a) wind turbine inflow (b) the effect of neighbouring wind turbines on wind turbine inflow (c) Machine component loading.

This is facilitated by investigating high frequency scada, and LiDAR data. Both nacelle and scanning LiDAR measurements are available within the Belgian offshore zone.

The former allows to accurately assess the inflow conditions for a single wind turbine and to couple these with state-of-the-art wind turbine simulation tools such as OpenFAST in order to establish links between component loading and wind turbine inflow.

In this way, a digital twin for the wind turbine is constructed. The latter measures line-of-sight wind speeds within a range up to 10km. Therefore, it allows the opportunity to look at the interaction between different wind turbines (e.g. by tuning the wake velocity deficits).

As the potential of using scanning LiDARs within wind farms has not yet been extensively discussed in literature, this data offers significant novelty within the PhD when integrated within a digital twin frameworks.

As a PhD researcher, you will contribute in designing, developing and deploying a scalable software framework for an advanced wind analytics engine.

In this role, you will collaborate with a bright team of software developers, AI engineers and mechanical engineers to develop next-generation wind analytics software, as well as perform research on scalable analytics architectures.

We are looking for creative applicants with a strong passion for wind analytics, having experience in software development, data ingestion pipelines and system management.

The ideal candidate for this position will be a reliable and skilled engineer, who is eager to break down large technical problems and solve them systematically.

For this function, our Brussels Humanities, Sciences & Engineering Campus (Elsene) will serve as your home base. - ProfileWhat do we expect from you?
Master degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mathematical engineering, or Fluid Dynamics You should preferably have:

  • Experience with or eagerness to learn in one or more of the following will also be an advantage: OpenFAST, FLORIS, LiDAR wind field reconstruction, wind turbine scada...
  • Background in programming (Python, Matlab, ...)
  • Proficiency in English You have not performed any works in the execution of a mandate as an assistant, paid from operating resources, over a total (cumulated) period of more than 12 months. The VUB wants to be a reflection of the society where everyone's talent is valued, regardless of gender, age, religion, skin color, migration background, disability and neurodiversity.- OfferAre you going to be our new colleague? You'll be offered a full-time PhD-scholarship, for 12 months (extendable up to max. 48 months, on condition of the positive evaluation of the PhD activities), with planned starting date 01/10/2024. You'll receive a grant linked to one of the scales set by the government.

IMPORTANT:

The effective result of the doctorate scholarship is subject to the condition precedent of your enrolment as a doctorate student at the university.

At the VUB, you're guaranteed an open, involved and diverse workplace where you are offered opportunities to (further) build on your career.

As well as this, you will also enjoy various other benefits:

Extensive homeworking options, a telework allowance of 50 euros per month OR an internet fee of 20 euros per month;An open and informal working environment where attention is paid to work-life balance, and exceptional holiday arrangements with 35 days of leave (based on a fulltime contract), closure between Christmas and New Year and 3 extra leave days;Cost-free hospitalisation insurance;Full reimbursement of your home-to-work commute with public transport according to VUB-policy, and/or compensation if you come by bike; A wide selection of meals in our campus restaurants at attractive prices;Excellent and affordable facilities for sport and exercise, a range of discounts via (in all kinds of shops, on flights, in petrol stations, amusement parks...)


and Ecocheques; Nursery near campus, discount on holiday camps; The space to form your job content and to continuously learn through our VUB learning platforms and training courses;And finally:

great colleagues with a healthy drive.- Interested?Is this the job you've been dreaming of? Then apply, at the latest on 01/09/2024, via , and upload the following documents:your CV;your motivation letter;your diploma (not applicable for VUB alumni).

Do you have questions about the job content? Contact Prof. dr. ir.

Jan Helsen at or on Would you like to know what it's like to work at the VUB? Go to , and find all there is to know about our campuses, benefits, strategic goals and your future colleagues.

Would you like more information about EUTOPIA? Go to eutopia-, and read more about the role of the VUB in the development of the EUTOPIA alliance.

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