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International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 2019 This paper describes a model test and numerical simulation of a 750-kW-semi-submersible platform wind turbine under several wind and wave conditions for validation of the numerical simulation model.
Thanh Dam Pham, Hyunkyoung Shin
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Wind Energy Calculations of a 15 MW Floating Wind Turbine System in the Mediterranean Sea
Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 2023 This study examines how a floating wind turbine responds to irregular waves. It gives a detailed explanation of the floating body’s geometrical features as well as the outcomes in terms of the incident waves.
Thomas P. Mazarakos
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Response Analysis and Comparison of a Spar-Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine and an Onshore Wind Turbine under Blade Pitch Controller Faults [PDF]
, 2016 This paper analyses the effects of three pitch controller faults on the responses of an onshore wind turbine and a spar-type offshore floating wind turbine.
Blanke, Mogens +3 more
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Progress on the experimental set-up for the testing of a floating offshore wind turbine scaled model in a field site [PDF]
, 2016 This document describes design and realization of a small-scale field experiment on a 1:30 model of spar floating support structure for offshore wind turbines. The aim of the experiment is to investigate the dynamic behaviour of the floating wind turbine
Arena, Felice +5 more
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A computational assessment of the aerodynamic performance of a tilted Darrieus wind turbine [PDF]
, 2015 The aerodynamic performance of a Darrieus wind turbine operating with the rotation axis tilted with respect to the free-stream wind speed is investigated in this paper. An Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes (URANS) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Bedon, Gabriele +2 more
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Xibei Gongye Daxue Xuebao, 2021 Floating offshore wind turbine is a complex rigid-flexible coupling nonlinear system, and the accurate dynamic model is difficultly established. Therefore, the wind-wave interference cannot be improved by adopting the conventional control strategy.
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Enabling Floating Offshore VAWT Design by Coupling OWENS and OpenFAST
Energies, 2023 Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have a long history, with a wide variety of turbine archetypes that have been designed and tested since the 1970s.
Michael C. Devin +5 more
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Combined Structural Optimization and Aeroelastic Analysis of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine [PDF]
, 2015 Floating offshore wind energy poses challenges on the turbine design. A possible solution is vertical axis wind turbines, which are possibly easier to scale-up and require less components (lower maintenance) and a smaller floating structure than ...
Aagaard Madsen , Helge +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2019 Floating offshore wind turbines are complex dynamical systems. The use of numerical models is an essential tool for the prediction of the fatigue life, ultimate loads and controller design.
Kasper Jessen +4 more
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Seasonal Correction of Offshore Wind Energy Potential due to Air Density: Case of the Iberian Peninsula [PDF]
, 2019 A constant value of air density based on its annual average value at a given location is commonly used for the computation of the annual energy production in wind industry.
Carreno-Madinabeitia, Sheila +4 more
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