STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF FLOATING WIND TURBINE CONSIDERING EFFECT OF TOWER DEFORMATION

Ma Lu; Zhou Le; Zhang Xianfeng; Guo Hao; Shen Xin; Du Zhaohui

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2025-0128

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (12) : 320-327. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2025-0128

STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF FLOATING WIND TURBINE CONSIDERING EFFECT OF TOWER DEFORMATION

Ma Lu¹, Zhou Le², Zhang Xianfeng¹, Guo Hao¹, Shen Xin^2,3, Du Zhaohui^2,3

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Based on the lift-line free vortex wake model and Euler beam model, the influence of tower deformation on the performance of the floating wind turbine is studied in this paper. The results show that the tower deformation will lead to the load decrease of the blade and wind turbine cause a delay in loads response under the floating platform movement condition. Moreover, the deformation of the tower will cause the unbalanced distribution of the load at the rotor plane, which leads to the significant fluctuation of the tilt and yaw moments of the wind turbine. under the surge condition, significant vibration will occur in the axial direction of the tower, and the additional speed introduced by the vibration will reduce the normal inflow velocity of the blades and thus reduce the loads of the wind turbine.

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floating wind turbines / aerodynamics characteristics / dough deformation / lifting-line free vortex wake model / Euler beam model

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Ma Lu, Zhou Le, Zhang Xianfeng, Guo Hao, Shen Xin, Du Zhaohui. STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF FLOATING WIND TURBINE CONSIDERING EFFECT OF TOWER DEFORMATION[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2026, 47(12): 320-327 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2025-0128

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