Dynamic Analysis of an Offshore Wind Turbine Drivetrain on a Floating Support

2012 ◽  
pp. 627-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Viadero ◽  
Alfonso Fernandez del Rincon ◽  
Emilio Liaño ◽  
Miguel Angel Serna ◽  
Manuel Angel Diaz
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbine

Dynamic Analysis of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Under Extreme Environmental Conditions

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomoaki Utsunomiya ◽  
Shigeo Yoshida ◽  
Hiroshi Ookubo ◽  
Iku Sato ◽  
Shigesuke Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Aerodynamic Force ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbine ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Simulation Code ◽  
Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

This paper is concerned with the development of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) utilizing spar-type floating foundation. In order to design such a structure, it is essential to evaluate the dynamic response under extreme environmental conditions. In this study, therefore, a dynamic analysis tool has been developed. The dynamic analysis tool consists of a multi-body dynamics solver (MSC.Adams), aerodynamic force evaluation library (NREL/AeroDyn), hydrodynamic force evaluation library (In-house program named SparDyn), and mooring force evaluation library (In-house program named Moorsys). In this paper, some details of the developed dynamic analysis tool are given. In order to validate the program, comparison with the experimental results, where the wind, current and wave are applied simultaneously, has been made. The comparison shows that satisfactory agreements between the simulation and the experimental results are obtained. However, when VIM (Vortex Induced Motion) occurs, the current loads and cross flow responses (sway and roll) are underestimated by the simulation since the simulation code does not account for the effect of VIM.

Analysis of Working Condition and Load Direction for Tripod Substructure of Offshore Wind Turbine

2013 ◽  
Vol 454 ◽  
pp. 27-33
Author(s):  
Bin Wang ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Na Lv ◽  
Bin Bin Zhu ◽  
Wei Li
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Working Condition ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbine ◽  
Load Direction ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Static And Dynamic Analysis ◽  
The Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Control Load

The control working condition and the control load direction of the typical Tripod substructure for the offshore wind turbine are studied by the finite element analysis software SACS. The results show that the different control criterions are corresponding to the different control working conditions for the Tripod substructure of the offshore wind turbine, and the control load directions vary with the structure form and the marine environments. Therefore, the static and dynamic analysis of the offshore wind turbine substructure in the single or limited load directions cant reflect the static and dynamic characteristic of the structure sufficiently. The multidirectional static and dynamic analysis of the offshore wind turbine structure has to be carried out.

Aero-Elastic-Floater-Mooring Coupled Dynamic Analysis of FOWT (Floating Offshore Wind Turbine) in Maximum Operation and Survival Conditions

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. H. Bae ◽  
M. H. Kim ◽  
Q. Yu ◽  
J. K. Heo
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Irregular Waves ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbine ◽  
Coupled Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Floating Offshore Wind Turbines ◽  
Mooring Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics And Control

Increasing numbers of FOWTs (floating offshore wind turbines) are planned in the coming years due to their high potential in massive generation of clean energy from ocean-wind. In the present study, a numerical prediction tool has been developed for the fully coupled dynamic analysis of an FOWT system in time domain including aero-loading, blade-rotor dynamics and control, mooring dynamics, and platform motions so that the influence of rotor-control dynamics on the hull-mooring performance and vice versa can be assessed. Hywind spar design with 5MW turbine is selected as an example, and two different environmental conditions, maximum operational and survival conditions, are applied for this study. The maximum operational condition means the maximum environmental condition that wind turbine can work normally, and the survival condition represents the extreme situation without any blade-turbine operation. Through this study, it is seen that the design environments for different structural components of FOWT can be different. The developed technology and numerical tool are readily applicable to the design of any future FOWTs in any combinations of irregular waves, dynamic winds, and steady currents.

Coupled Dynamic Analysis of a Tension Leg Platform Floating Offshore Wind Turbine

2019 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Teng Wang ◽  
Hui Jin ◽  
Xiaoni Wu
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Wind Loads ◽  
Offshore Wind Turbine ◽  
Wave Loads ◽  
Tension Leg Platform ◽  
Floating Offshore Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbulent Wind ◽  
Coupled Dynamic Analysis

The dynamic response of a tension leg platform (TLP) floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) was analyzed with considering the aero-hydro characteristic of the whole floating wind turbine system including the wind turbine, TLP platform, and tethers. The “aero-hydro” coupled dynamic analysis was conducted in ansys-aqwa with a dynamic link library (DLL) calculating the aerodynamics loading at every steptime based on the blade element momentum theory. Results from the coupled dynamic analysis of TLP FOWT under the condition of turbulent wind and regular wave show that the wind loads influence mainly the low-frequency response of the TLP FOWT. The wind loads have a large impact on the offsets of the TLP away from the initial position while the wave loads influence mainly the fluctuation amplitude of the TLP FOWT. The average TLP pitch response under the wind load is significantly larger due to the large wind-induced heeling moment on the wind turbine. In addition, the tension of tethers at the upwind end is greater than that at the downwind end. The wind loads could reduce effectively the average tension of the tethers, and the tension of tethers is significantly affected by the pitch motion. Results from the coupled dynamic analysis of TLP FOWT under the condition of turbulent wind and irregular wave show that the surge and pitch of TLP result in an obvious increase of thrust of the turbine and the amplitude of torque fluctuation, more attention should be paid to the pitch and surge motion of TLP FOWT.

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