MULTI-CHANNEL AERODYNAMIC LOAD SIMULATOR FOR FLOATING WIND TURBINE HYBRID MODEL TESTS： DEVELOPMENT AND TEST

Liang Zehao; Tian Xinliang; Wen Binrong; Peng Zhike; Li Xin; Wu Guangxing

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0191

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6) : 413-419. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0191

MULTI-CHANNEL AERODYNAMIC LOAD SIMULATOR FOR FLOATING WIND TURBINE HYBRID MODEL TESTS： DEVELOPMENT AND TEST

Liang Zehao^1,2, Tian Xinliang^1,2, Wen Binrong^1,2, Peng Zhike³, Li Xin^1,2, Wu Guangxing⁴

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Aiming at the requirements of accurate real-time simulation of aerodynamic load on the scale of wind turbine model for the pool model test of floating wind turbines（FWTs）,a multi-channel aerodynamic load simulator（MALS） is designed and manufactured specifically for the hybrid model test of FWTS, TAKING THE OO-star 10 MW FWT as the object of analysis. To evaluate the performance of the proposed MALS,a series of static and dynamic thrust reproduction tests are performed. The results show that the MALS error for steady-state wind loads is less than 4%. The acceleration and deceleration capacities of the MALS reach 30 N/s and 27 N/s, respectively. Under the action of real turbulent wind field, more than 99% of the thrust energy at 0-3 Hz can be reproduced for practical wind turbines. It is shown that the proposed MALS can effectively improve the accuracy and reliability of hybrid model tests for FWTs.

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offshore wind turbines / hybrid systems / simulator / equipment testing

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Liang Zehao, Tian Xinliang, Wen Binrong, Peng Zhike, Li Xin, Wu Guangxing. MULTI-CHANNEL AERODYNAMIC LOAD SIMULATOR FOR FLOATING WIND TURBINE HYBRID MODEL TESTS： DEVELOPMENT AND TEST[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2023, 44(6): 413-419 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2022-0191

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