Simulating Turbulent Wind Fields for Offshore Turbines in Hurricane-Prone Regions (Poster) [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.5 Pneumatic, vacuum, low-temperature technologies
• Thông tin xuất bản: Golden, Colo. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.) ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2014
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 1 pg. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 258772
• Chủ đề: 1. 17 wind energy; 2. 42 engineering; 3. Aeroelastic loads analysis; 4. Hurricane-load conditions; 5. Offshore wind

Tóm tắt

Extreme wind load cases are one of the most important external conditions in the design of offshore wind turbines in hurricane prone regions. Furthermore, in these areas, the increase in load with storm return-period is higher than in extra-tropical regions. However, current standards have limited information on the appropriate models to simulate wind loads from hurricanes. This study investigates turbulent wind models for load analysis of offshore wind turbines subjected to hurricane conditions. Suggested extreme wind models in IEC 61400-3 and API/ABS (a widely-used standard in oil and gas industry) are investigated. The present study further examines the wind turbine response subjected to Hurricane wind loads. Three-dimensional wind simulator, TurbSim, is modified to include the API wind model. Wind fields simulated using IEC and API wind models are used for an offshore wind turbine model established in FAST to calculate turbine loads and response.