Numerical evaluation for vibration-based damage detection in wind turbine tower structure

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 657-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tuan-Cuong Nguyen ◽  
Thanh-Canh Huynh ◽  
Jeong-Tae Kim
2020 ◽  
pp. 105678952095489
Author(s):  
Yanchao Yue ◽  
Jingjing Tian ◽  
Qingyi Mu ◽  
Tangbing Chen ◽  
Lin Peng ◽  
...  

Segmented concrete slices have been widely used in the construction of wind turbine tower due to easy transportation and cost savings. Factors such as the size and form of the concrete slice and the connector may affect the stiffness and reliability of the structure. The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the above factors on mechanical performance of a wind turbine tower. A finite element model of 40 m segmented concrete tower was developed for the modal analysis, and a local refinement model was established for the static analysis. Results show that the slice form and connectors have impact on the rigidity of the tower structure. Dividing the tower into two pieces per layer, increasing the height of the tower segment, using the grout connection of the longitudinal and staggering longitudinal seams can increase the stiffness of segmented concrete tower. In addition, this study analyzes the role of rubber pads in improving the mechanical performance of the tower, results show that the peak stress at the joints can be reduced by setting rubber pads with low elastic modulus at the longitudinal seams.


2014 ◽  
Vol 971-973 ◽  
pp. 958-961
Author(s):  
Yong Zhi Xie ◽  
An Le Mu

This paper uses Isight_FD 5.6 to integrate UG8.0 parametric modeling, ANSYS Workbench static analysis, modal analysis, and mathematical modeling of design optimization, by means of optimization algorithm, to meet strength and the stiffness of the tower, to realize the optimization of tower structure, so as to attain the expected target which reduces the weight of tower.


Measurement ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 107141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binbin Qiu ◽  
Yang Lu ◽  
Liping Sun ◽  
Xianqiang Qu ◽  
Yanzhuo Xue ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kan Ye ◽  
Jinchen Ji

Different from the fixed-based wind turbines, the floating type wind turbines are regarded as under a free–free end operating condition. The tower structure of a floating offshore wind turbine is an integrated part connecting the nacelle and support platform. An analytic solution is presented in this technical brief for the free-vibration of the tower structure of a spar-type offshore wind turbine. The tower structure is modeled as a free–free beam based on Euler–Bernoulli beam-column theory. The platform and the nacelle are considered as two large mass components connected by torsion springs at two tower ends with different stiffness. The effects of system parameters on the natural frequencies are investigated under a range of variables, including the tower structure parameters, platform and nacelle parameters, and the connection types. Nonlinear relationships between those variables and the natural frequency of the tower structure are numerically found and some design issues are discussed for the spar-type floating wind turbines.


2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 179-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wen

This paper refers to currently the 1.5MW cone tube type wind-driven generator tower, design the model of the concrete-filled steel tube wind turbine tower with three limb columns, and research on the force performance, such as the change of internal force, the process of failure, hysteretic behavior, bearing capacity, ductility and energy dissipation capacity by the pseudo-static experiment on the scale model of wind turbine tower. The study shows that the P- hysteretic curve of lattice concrete-filled steel tube wind-driven generator tower with three limb columns is asymmetric, relatively full “spindle” and the phenomenon of “knead shrink” is not obvious, which account for it has good force behavior and energy dissipation capacity. This kind of tower structure, of which the reverse bearing capacity is greater than the positive, and the reverse ductility coefficient is less than the positive, indicates that it’s reverse plastic deformation ability of the tower structure is weaker than it’s positive.


2008 ◽  
Vol 33-37 ◽  
pp. 1169-1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Xu ◽  
Wen Lei Sun ◽  
Jian Ping Zhou

This paper presents static and dynamic analysis of tower structure supporting a 600KW wind turbine based on the theory of FEM. According to the static and dynamic characteristics of tower structure, the works about simplified models and confirming loads and boundary condition are discussed. In static analysis, under different work conditions the load bearing capacity of tower structure is analyzed with door opening in different directions and without door opening. In dynamic analysis, in order to address the impacts of the foundation on structure, the research discusses the natural frequency and eigenmode from the first sixth modes at the assumption of fixed base and the elastic subgrade. Comparative studies have been performed on the results of the above analysis and some useful conclusions are drawn pertaining to the effectiveness and accuracy of the various models used in the work. Our research work lays a solid foundation of the further static and dynamic analysis.


2015 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoki Ikeda ◽  
Naoto Nagaoka ◽  
Yoshihiro Baba

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