The effect of the rotor adjustment on the vibration behaviour of the drive-train system for a 5 MW direct-drive wind turbine

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (17) ◽  
pp. 3027-3044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kan Ye ◽  
Jinchen Ji
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Drive Train ◽  
Direct Drive ◽  
Weight Changes ◽  
Pull Force ◽  
Rotor Position ◽  
Unbalanced Magnetic Pull ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Train System

Direct-drive wind turbines, different from the standard geared wind turbines, widely use a direct-drive permanent-magnet generator to avoid the gearbox failures. In the absence of a gearbox in the drive-train system, the direct-drive generator operates at low rotating speeds. Thus direct-drive wind turbines require a larger sized generator (higher weight) to transfer the kinetic energy into electrical energy. The inherent unbalanced magnetic pull force of the generator can have impact on the vibration behaviour of the drive-train system. This paper studies the effect of rotor position and weight adjustment on the vibration behaviour of the drive-train system within a 5 MW direct-drive wind turbine by considering the unbalanced magnetic pull force. The adjustment of rotor position and weight changes the location of the centre of gravity of the drive-train system. The drive-train system which consists of the main shaft, rotor, hub and blades is modelled as a four degree-of-freedom nonlinear system. Both rotor displacement and bearing forces are obtained for a wide range of rotor position and weight under different rotating speeds. The obtained results would provide useful information on the optimized rotor position and mass ratio to improve the performance of the drive-train system.

The Study of Drive-Train System of Wind Turbines with DFIG

2013 ◽  
Vol 347-350 ◽  
pp. 1953-1956
Author(s):  
Zhen Xie ◽  
Gao Fei Lv ◽  
Fei Teng
Keyword(s):  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Drive Train ◽  
Induction Generator ◽  
Doubly Fed Induction Generator ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Synchronous Operation ◽  
Doubly Fed ◽  
Train System

In this paper, we focus on modeling, oscillatory stability analysis of the drive train system and the transient performances of wind turbine with doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind turbines, which are evaluated under sub-synchronous operation during the grid voltage fault. Results have shown that the oscillatory stability and shafting parameters have a close relationship, it is necessary to consider the drive train system while the transient performances of DFIG wind turbines are analyzed.

scholarly journals Multibody dynamic modelling of a direct wind turbine drive train

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 519-547
Author(s):  
Saeed Asadi ◽  
Håkan Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Dynamic Modelling ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Drive Train ◽  
Operational Experience ◽  
Main Bearing ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Turbine Drive

Wind turbines normally have a long operational lifetime and experience a wide range of operating conditions. A representative set of these conditions is considered as part of a design process, as codified in standards. However, operational experience shows that failures occur more frequently than expected, the costlier of these including failures in the main bearings and gearbox. As modern turbines are equipped with sophisticated online systems, an important task is to evaluate the drive train dynamics from online measurement data. In particular, internal forces leading to fatigue can only be determined indirectly from other locations’ sensors. In this contribution, a direct wind turbine drive train is modelled using the floating frame of reference formulation for a flexible multibody dynamics system. The purpose is to evaluate drive train response based on blade root forces and bedplate motions. The dynamic response is evaluated in terms of main shaft deformation and main bearing forces under different wind conditions. The model was found to correspond well to a commercial wind turbine system simulation software (ViDyn).

Progressive Drift of Moored Floating Wind Turbines in a Wind Farm: Improved Mooring Capacity Model

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideyuki Suzuki ◽  
Yu Kitahara ◽  
Yukinari Fukumoto
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Safety Factor ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Floating Platform ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Electric Power Supply ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Wide Range

A wide range of platform concepts have been investigated for a floating wind turbine. So far analysis and design of motion characteristics of the platform is main research concern. One key research area less focused is floating platform related risk. If the wind energy would be one of the major sources of electric power supply, wind farms which are comprised of large number of floating wind turbines must be deployed in the ocean. Wind turbines are relatively closely arranged in a wind farm. In such an arrangement, a wind turbine accidentally started drifting will have some possibility to collide with floater and moorings of neighboring moored floating wind turbines, and might initiate another drift which might cause progressive drifting of wind turbines. In the previous report, a scenario of progressive drifting of wind turbines was investigated and associated risk was formulated. Quantitative risk of several arrangements of wind farm was estimated. Effects of arrangement of wind turbines in a wind farm and safety factor used in the design of moorings is discussed. Probability of initial drift was evaluated analyzing past records of accidents and design of mooring. In this research, strength of mooring system was modeled more precisely and probabilistic model was developed considering aged deterioration. Risk of progressive drifting was evaluated and safety factor required to realize a acceptable risk of a wind farm was discussed.

Computational Investigation of a Shrouded Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Vafiadis ◽  
H. Fintikakis ◽  
I. Zaproudis ◽  
A. Tourlidakis
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Flow Analysis ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Small Wind Turbines

In urban areas, it is preferable to use small wind turbines which may be integrated to a building in order to supply the local grid with green energy. The main drawback of using wind turbines in urban areas is that the air flow is affected by the existence of nearby buildings, which in conjunction with the variation of wind speed, wind direction and turbulence may adversely affect wind energy extraction. Moreover, the efficiency of a wind turbine is limited by the Betz limit. One of the methods developed to increase the efficiency of small wind turbines and to overcome the Betz limit is the introduction of a converging – diverging shroud around the turbine. Several researchers have studied the effect of shrouds on Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines, but relatively little research has been carried out on shroud augmented Vertical Axis Wind Turbines. This paper presents the numerical study of a shrouded Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. A wide range of test cases, were examined in order to predict the flow characteristics around the rotor, through the shroud and through the rotor – shroud arrangement using 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations. The power output of the shrouded rotor has been improved by a factor greater than 2.0. The detailed flow analysis results showed that there is a significant improvement in the performance of the wind turbine.

Progressive Drifting of Floating Wind Turbines in a Wind Farm

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideyuki Suzuki ◽  
Masaru Kurimoto ◽  
Yu Kitahara ◽  
Yukinari Fukumoto
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Wind Farms ◽  
Floating Platform ◽  
Allowable Limit ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Floating Wind Turbine ◽  
Wide Range

A wide range of platform types have been investigated for a floating wind turbine. Most of the research projects on a floating wind turbine assume that a land based wind turbine is to be installed on a platform with minimum modification to reduce the overall cost. For this reason, allowable limit of a motion of wind turbine is limited to lower value, for example, five degrees for static inclination and one to two degrees for pitching motion. So far analysis and design of motion characteristics of the platform have been main research concern. One key research area less focused is floating platform related risk. If the wind energy would be one of the major sources of power supply, wind farms which are comprised of large number of floating wind turbines must be deployed in the ocean. Wind turbines will be closely spaced in a wind farm so that installation cost should be minimized. In such an arrangement, a wind turbine accidentally started drifting has some possibility to collide or contact with the moorings of neighboring wind turbines and might cause progressive drifting of wind turbines. This paper present investigation of scenario of progressive drifting of floating wind turbines and evaluate risk of the scenario. Quantitative risk of several arrangements of wind farms is estimated. Effect of arrangement of wind turbines in a wind farm and safety factor used in design moorings is discussed.

scholarly journals Electric Technology in Wind Turbines from a Dialectic Perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-203
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Abad ◽  
Aritz Milikua ◽  
Igor Baraia-Etxaburu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Technological Evolution ◽  
Electric Networks ◽  
Regular Consumption ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Massive Scale ◽  
Specific Factors

Wind turbines have been used by many groups of humans for many centuries. Wind turbines have allowed groups of humans to perform many different tasks in the past (grinding grain, pumping water, etc.). However, only a century and a half ago, they began to be used to convert the energy captured from wind into electric energy. Moreover, only approximately twenty-five years ago, we started to introduce on a massive scale the energy generated from wind turbines into the electric networks of most developed countries in the world for regular consumption. According to 2017 statistics, approximately 12 percent of the electric energy consumed in the EU is produced by wind turbines. Despite the fact that wind turbines generally appear quite similar externally—i.e., a three-blade structure, a nacelle, a tower, etc.—if we carefully examine the electric technology used within them, we find quite a wide range of technologies for energy conversion, which is a key issue in wind turbine technology. Hence, this paper adopts a dialectic perspective towards analyzing and understanding why several electric technologies coexist in wind turbine technology. We explain the specific factors that have influenced different wind turbine manufacturers to adopt different electric technologies across the last twenty-five years. We show how their actions and the technological directions that have followed have been mutually codetermined, resulting in a technological evolution that has produced today’s wind turbine variety.

scholarly journals Assessing the Factors Impacting on the Reliability of Wind Turbines via Survival Analysis—A Case Study

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samet Ozturk ◽  
Vasilis Fthenakis ◽  
Stefan Faulstich
Keyword(s):  
Survival Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Direct Drive ◽  
Maintenance Costs ◽  
Electrical Systems ◽  
Geographical Factors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Risk Rate

The failure of wind turbines is a multi-faceted problem and its monetary impact is often unpredictable. In this study, we present a novel application of survival analysis on wind turbine reliability, including accounting for previous failures and the history of scheduled maintenance. We investigated the operational, climatic and geographical factors that affect wind turbine failure and modeled the risk rate of wind turbine failure based on data from 109 turbines in Germany operating for a period of 19 years. Our analysis showed that adequately scheduled maintenance can increase the survival of wind turbine systems and electric subsystems up to 2.8 and 3.8 times, respectively, compared to the systems without scheduled maintenance. Geared-drive wind turbines and their electrical systems were observed to have 1.2- and 1.4- times higher survival, respectively, compared to direct-drive turbines and their electrical systems. It was also found that the survival of frequently-failing wind turbine components, such as switches, was worse in geared-drive than in direct-drive wind turbines. We show that survival analysis is a useful tool to guide the reduction of the operating and maintenance costs of wind turbines.

Simulation Analysis of Planetary Gears Train of Semi-Direct Drive Wind Turbine Based on ADAMS

2015 ◽  
Vol 789-790 ◽  
pp. 311-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li Cheng ◽  
Zheng Ming Xiao ◽  
Li Rong Huan ◽  
Fu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Planetary Gear ◽  
Gear System ◽  
Direct Drive ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Velocity Change ◽  
Planetary Gears

The speed increasing gearbox is the key part of the wind turbine and its role is to transmit power which is generated by wind turbines to the generator through the gear system. The single-stage planetary gears train system is commonly used in the semi-direct drive wind turbines. In this paper Pro/E is used to establish the three-dimensional model of the speed increasing planetary gear system of the semi-direct drive wind turbine. Motion pairs, drive and load of the model are added by ADAMS. Angular velocity change rule of the parts is obtained. The change rules of the mesh force of the planetary gears, ring and sun gear can be obtained through the dynamic simulation and analysis using the contact algorithm. These are useful to study the vibration and noise of the system.

Review on wind turbines with focus on drive train system dynamics

Wind Energy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-590 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Struggl ◽  
V. Berbyuk ◽  
H. Johansson
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
Wind Turbines ◽  
Drive Train ◽  
Train System
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