A Circuit Model for Lightning Surge of Wind Turbine Tower with an Internal Conductor

2015 ◽  
Vol 135 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoki Ikeda ◽  
Naoto Nagaoka ◽  
Yoshihiro Baba
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Circuit Model ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower

Seismic response analysis of steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110075
Author(s):  
Junling Chen ◽  
Jinwei Li ◽  
Dawei Wang ◽  
Youquan Feng
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Response Spectrum ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Time History ◽  
Seismic Action ◽  
Response Spectrum Method ◽  
Spectrum Method ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Ground Types ◽  
Nonlinear Time History

The steel–concrete hybrid wind turbine tower is characterized by the concrete tubular segment at the lower part and the traditional steel tubular segment at the upper part. Because of the great change of mass and stiffness along the height of the tower at the connection of steel segment and concrete segment, its dynamic responses under seismic ground motions are significantly different from those of the traditional steel tubular wind turbine tower. Two detailed finite element models of a full steel tubular tower and a steel–concrete hybrid tower for 2.0 MW wind turbine built in the same wind farm are, respectively, developed by using the finite element software ABAQUS. The response spectrum method is applied to analyze the seismic action effects of these two towers under three different ground types. Three groups of ground motions corresponding to three ground types are used to analyze the dynamic response of the steel–concrete hybrid tower by the nonlinear time history method. The numerical results show that the seismic action effect by the response spectrum method is lower than those by the nonlinear time history method. And then it can be concluded that the response spectrum method is not suitable for calculating the seismic action effects of the steel–concrete hybrid tower directly and the time history analyses should be a necessary supplement for its seismic design. The first three modes have obvious contributions on the dynamic response of the steel–concrete hybrid tower.

Collapse analysis of wind turbine tower under the coupled effects of wind and near-field earthquake

Wind Energy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Fan ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Yanping Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Collapse Analysis

Methodology for seismic risk assessment for tubular steel wind turbine towers: application to Canadian seismic environment

2011 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Nuta ◽  
Constantin Christopoulos ◽  
Jeffrey A. Packer
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Seismic Loading ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Design Spectrum ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower ◽  
Damage States ◽  
Wind Turbine Towers ◽  
Hazard Level ◽  
Hazard Levels

The seismic response of tubular steel wind turbine towers is of significant concern as they are increasingly being installed in seismic areas and design codes do not clearly address this aspect of design. The seismic hazard is hence assessed for the Canadian seismic environment using implicit finite element analysis and incremental dynamic analysis of a 1.65 MW wind turbine tower. Its behaviour under seismic excitation is evaluated, damage states are defined, and a framework is developed for determining the probability of damage of the tower at varying seismic hazard levels. Results of the implementation of this framework in two Canadian locations are presented herein, where the risk was found to be low for the seismic hazard level prescribed for buildings. However, the design of wind turbine towers is subject to change, and the design spectrum is highly uncertain. Thus, a methodology is outlined to thoroughly investigate the probability of reaching predetermined damage states under any seismic loading conditions for future considerations.

Seismic response mitigation of a wind turbine tower using a tuned parallel inerter mass system

2019 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruifu Zhang ◽  
Zhipeng Zhao ◽  
Kaoshan Dai
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Mass System ◽  
Wind Turbine Tower
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