scholarly journals AERODYNAMIC DESIGN AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS PROCEDURE FOR SMALL HORIZONTAL-AXIS WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dylan R Perry
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Analysis Procedure ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Aerodynamic Design ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Rotor Blade ◽  
Wind Turbine Rotor

scholarly journals 201 Fluid Damping Effect on Flapwise Oscillation of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Rotor Blade

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008.57 (0) ◽  
pp. 89-90
Author(s):  
Naotsugu KAMIYA ◽  
Junsuke MURATA ◽  
Hiroshi IMAMURA ◽  
Yutaka HASEGAWA ◽  
Koji KIKUYAMA
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Rotor Blade ◽  
Damping Effect ◽  
Fluid Damping ◽  
Wind Turbine Rotor

Model Identification and Operating Load Characterization for a Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Rotor Using Integrated Blade Sensors

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Dana ◽  
Joseph Yutzy ◽  
Douglas E. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Model Identification ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Forced Response ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
And Control ◽  
Wind Turbine Rotor

One of the primary challenges in diagnostic health monitoring and control of wind turbines is compensating for the variable nature of wind loads. Given the sometimes large variations in wind speed, direction, and other operational variables (like wind shear), this paper proposes a data-driven, online rotor model identification approach. A 2 m diameter horizontal axis wind turbine rotor is first tested using experimental modal analysis techniques. Through the use of the Complex Mode Indication Function, the dominant natural frequencies and mode shapes of dynamic response of the rotor are estimated (including repeated and pseudo-repeated roots). The free dynamic response properties of the stationary rotor are compared to the forced response of the operational rotor while it is being subjected to wind and rotordynamic loads. It is demonstrated that both narrowband (rotordynamic) and broadband (wind driven) responses are amplified near resonant frequencies of the rotor. Blade loads in the flap direction of the rotor are also estimated through matrix inversion for a simulated set of rotor blade input forces and for the operational loading state of the wind turbine in a steady state condition. The analytical estimates are shown to be accurate at frequencies for which the ordinary coherence functions are near unity. The loads in operation are shown to be largest at points mid-way along the span of the blade and on one of the three blades suggesting this method could be used for usage monitoring. Based on these results, it is proposed that a measurement of upstream wind velocity will provide enhanced models for diagnostics and control by providing a leading indicator of disturbances in the loads.

High-Fidelity Structural Analysis of a 10 MW Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Rotor Blade

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Yaghmaie ◽  
Onur Bilgen
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Blade ◽  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
Turbine Rotor Blade ◽  
Offshore Floating Wind Turbine ◽  
Fidelity Model ◽  
Wind Turbine Rotor

Abstract This paper presents a comparison of low- and high-fidelity structural analyses of a 10 MW offshore floating wind turbine rotor blade. For low-fidelity analysis, BeamDyn as a part of the OpenFAST toolset is used. For high-fidelity analysis, the Toolkit for the Analysis of Composite Structures (TACS) finite element method is used. First, several numerical examples with reference solutions from the literature are investigated to compare the accuracy and efficiency of the low- and high-fidelity structural models. Next, the DTU 10 MW reference wind turbine blade is analyzed using both the low- and high-fidelity methods. The bending response of the blade is analyzed. The results show that the high-fidelity model agrees with low-fidelity results and reference solutions. The high-fidelity model represents the deformations more accurately than the low-fidelity model and therefore is appropriate for structural analysis of complex wind turbine blade shapes.

scholarly journals Determination of the Angle of Attack on a Research Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Using Surface Pressure Measurements

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Soto-Valle ◽  
Sirko Bartholomay ◽  
Joerg Alber ◽  
Marinos Manolesos ◽  
Christian Navid Nayeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Angle Of Attack ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Rotor Blade ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wind Turbine Rotor

Abstract. In this paper, a method to determine the angle of attack on a wind turbine rotor blade using a chordwise pressure distribution measurement was applied. The approach uses a reduced number of pressure taps data located close to the blade leading edge. The results were compared with three 3-hole probes located at different radial positions and analytical calculations. The experimental approaches are based on the 2-D flow assumption; the pressure tap method is an application of the thin airfoil theory and the 3-hole probe method uses external probe measurements and applies geometrical and induction corrections. The experiments were conducted in the wind tunnel at the Hermann Föttinger Institut of the Technische Unversität Berlin. The research turbine is a three-bladed upwind horizontal axis wind turbine model with a rotor diameter of 3 m. The measurements were carried out at rated condition with a tip speed ratio of 4.35 and different yaw and pitch angles were tested in order to compare both methods over a wide range of conditions. Results show that the pressure taps method is suitable with a similar angle of attack results as the 3-hole probes for the aligned case. When a yaw misalignment was introduced the method captures the same trend and feature of the analytical estimations. Nevertheless, it is not able to capture the tower influence. Regarding the influence of pitching the blades, a linear relationship between the angle of attack and pitch angle was found.

scholarly journals Determination of the angle of attack on a research wind turbine rotor blade using surface pressure measurements

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1771-1792
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Soto-Valle ◽  
Sirko Bartholomay ◽  
Jörg Alber ◽  
Marinos Manolesos ◽  
Christian Navid Nayeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Angle Of Attack ◽  
Turbine Rotor ◽  
Speed Ratio ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Turbine Rotor Blade ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wind Turbine Rotor

Abstract. In this paper, a method to determine the angle of attack on a wind turbine rotor blade using a chordwise pressure distribution measurement was applied. The approach used a reduced number of pressure tap data located close to the blade leading edge. The results were compared with the measurements from three external probes mounted on the blade at different radial positions and with analytical calculations. Both experimental approaches used in this study are based on the 2-D flow assumption; the pressure tap method is an application of the thin airfoil theory, while the probe method applies geometrical and induction corrections to the measurement data. The experiments were conducted in the wind tunnel at the Hermann Föttinger Institut of the Technische Universität Berlin. The research turbine is a three-bladed upwind horizontal axis wind turbine model with a rotor diameter of 3 m. The measurements were carried out at rated conditions with a tip speed ratio of 4.35, and different yaw and pitch angles were tested in order to compare the approaches over a wide range of conditions. Results show that the pressure tap method is suitable and provides a similar angle of attack to the external probe measurements as well as the analytical calculations. This is a significant step for the experimental determination of the local angle of attack, as it eliminates the need for external probes, which affect the flow over the blade and require additional calibration.

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