Abstract
In cold and humid areas, ice easily accumulates on the blade surface of the wind turbine. The icing on the blade surface causes the power efficiency of wind turbines to decline, even leading to safety accidents. In order to research and develop efficient anti-icing and de-icing technologies, exploring the adhesive properties between ice and the blade surface is necessary. Therefore, in this paper, the main theories of the icing adhesive mechanism have been briefly summarized, including mechanical, electronic, and wetting theories, from the aspechts of theory and experimental research, which can provide a reference for researching icing mechanisms and the development of anti-icing and de-icing technologies for wind turbines.