Electric Power ›› 2026, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (3): 103-113.DOI: 10.11930/j.issn.1004-9649.202509033

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Review and prospect of key technologies for anti/de-icing technologies of wind turbine blades

YAN Xinrong1(), TONG Yueping1(), MA Kuichao1(), ZHU Chunling2(), TAN Liping1(), ZHU Feihuan1(), XU Sida1(), SONG Shengnan1()   

  1. 1. Huadian Electric Power Research Institute Co., Ltd., Hangzhou 310030, China
    2. College of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
  • Received:2025-09-15 Revised:2026-02-03 Online:2026-03-16 Published:2026-03-28
  • Supported by:
    This work is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No.2024YFB4205600).

Abstract:

Ice accumulation on wind turbine blades can lead to power loss, affecting the safety of the units and the stability of the power grid. Through ice accumulation prediction on blades and ice prevention and removal measures, the impact of icy climatic environments on wind turbines can be reduced, which helps ensure the safe and stable operation of wind turbines. This paper reviews the key issues, research status, and development trends of icing prediction and anti/de-icing technologies for wind turbine blades, expounds on the mechanism and hazards of ice formation, summarizes the mechanism model method and data-driven method for ice accumulation prediction, analyzes the characteristics of passive ice prevention and removal technologies, active ice removal technologies, and collaborative ice prevention and removal technologies, and compares the advantages, disadvantages, and risks of various technologies. It provides an important reference for the further development of ice prevention and removal technologies for wind turbine blades.

Key words: wind turbine, blade icing, power loss, anti/de-icing