COUPLED WIND-WAVE-CURRENT DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE BLADE HOISTING AND MATING

Xia Hongjian; Cheng Honglong; Zhang Qifu; Hong Haowu; Li Deyuan

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2025-1102

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (12) : 386-395. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2025-1102

COUPLED WIND-WAVE-CURRENT DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE BLADE HOISTING AND MATING

Xia Hongjian, Cheng Honglong, Zhang Qifu, Hong Haowu, Li Deyuan

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To investigate the vibration characteristics during the hoisting of large offshore wind turbine blades, a "super element" method is employed to discretize the ultra-long flexible blades and the wind turbine tower, establishing a multibody dynamics model of the hoisting system. Based on the loading characteristics during blade hoisting, the aerodynamic loads on the hoisting structure are established by combining blade element theory and an unsteady aerodynamic model. The wave-current loads on the tower are modeled using Morison’s equation. A coupled aero-hydro-elastic model of offshore blade hoisting is then developed through co-simulation. Using the DTU large wind turbine as a case study, the vibration characteristics under both steady and turbulent wind conditions during blade hoisting are analyzed. Furthermore, the external environmental conditions required for successful blade mating are quantitatively evaluated using the out-crossing rate.

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offshore wind power / monopile wind turbines / single blade hoisting / vibration analysis / flexible blade / mating

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Xia Hongjian, Cheng Honglong, Zhang Qifu, Hong Haowu, Li Deyuan. COUPLED WIND-WAVE-CURRENT DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE BLADE HOISTING AND MATING[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2026, 47(12): 386-395 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2025-1102

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