3.2.4. Operational simulations
The operational simulation stage is the major section where all
the information from previous blocks are synthesised. After
identifying a failure, the simulations continue depending on the
‘Transportation type’ defined for that particular ‘Failure mode’.
When a maintenance team is allocated to a wind turbine, the
priority is finalising the corrective maintenance task as soon as
possible. If all the O&M technicians are either occupied with repair
operations or are not on duty, the turbine remains down, and an
O&M technician will not be assigned until the regular number of
technicians becomes available to work. When O&M technicians
become available and are assigned to conduct the repair work,
they can only be deployed to the failed turbine if the current
weather conditions are within the turbine access limits as defined
in the model inputs. If these conditions are not met, the O&M
technicians stay at the base/port and are only dispatched to the
assigned turbine once the weather conditions improve within the
access limits.