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Development of Aerodynamic Analysis Technology for Wind Turbines using a Multibody Dynamic Analysis Software (다물체 동력학 해석 프로그램을 이용한 풍력발전기 공력해석 기술개발)

  • Rim, Chae Whan;Bang, Je Sung;Cho, Huije;Moon, Seok Jun;Chung, Tae Young
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2010.06a
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    • pp.180.2-180.2
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    • 2010
  • Simulation technology for dynamic analysis of wind turbine is developed. The Aerodyn and the DAFUL are chosen for aerodynamic analysis and multi-body and flexible body dynamics respectively. Subroutines and variables of Aerodyn developed by NREL are analyzed with hub-height wind data, full field turbulent wind data and Airfoil data. The interface to perform coupled analysis between AeroDyn and DAFUL, GUI for modeling several parts of wind turbines are developed. The program will be extended to analyze the coupled analysis of aerodynamic and hydrodynamic behavior for floating offshore wind turbines.

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Layout Method of a Floating Offshore Structure Using the Optimization Technique (최적화 기법을 이용한 부유식 해양 구조물의 배치 방법)

  • Jeong, Se-Yong;Roh, Myung-Il;Shin, Hyun-Kyoung;Ha, Sol;Ku, Nam-Kug
    • Korean Journal of Computational Design and Engineering
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.439-450
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    • 2013
  • In the case of a floating offshore structure such as FPSO(Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading unit), many equipment should be installed in the limited space, as compared with an onshore structure. Recently, the requirement for an optimal layout method of the structure has been raised. Thus, a layout method of the floating offshore structure was proposed in this study. First, an optimization problem for layout design was mathematically formulated, and then an optimization algorithm was implemented based on the genetic algorithm in order to solve it. To evaluate the applicability of the proposed method, it was applied to examples ofFPSO topsides and an offshore wind turbine. As a result, it was shown that the proposed method can be applied to layout design of the floating offshore structure.

Dynamic Constrained Force of Tower Top and Rotor Shaft of Floating Wind Turbine (부유식 해상 풍력 발전기의 Tower Top 및 Rotor Shaft에 작용하는 동적 하중 계산)

  • Ku, Nam-Kug;Roh, Myung-Il;Lee, Kyu-Yeul
    • Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.455-463
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    • 2012
  • In this study, we calculate dynamic constrained force of tower top and blade root of a floating offshore wind turbine. The floating offshore wind turbine is multibody system which consists of a floating platform, a tower, a nacelle, and a hub and three blades. All of these parts are regarded as a rigid body with six degree-of-freedom(DOF). The platform and the tower are connected with fixed joint, and the tower, the nacelle, and the hub are successively connected with revolute joint. The hub and three blades are connected with fixed joint. The recursive formulation is adopted for constructing the equations of motion for the floating wind turbine. The non-linear hydrostatic force, the linear hydrodynamic force, the aerodynamic force, the mooring force, and gravitational forces are considered as external forces. The dynamic load at the tower top, rotor shaft, and blade root of the floating wind turbine are simulated in time domain by solving the equations of motion numerically. From the simulation results, the mutual effects of the dynamic response between the each part of the floating wind turbine are discussed and can be used as input data for the structural analysis of the floating offshore wind turbine.

Dynamic behavior of TLP's supporting 5-MW wind turbines under multi-directional waves

  • Abou-Rayan, Ashraf M.;Khalil, Nader N.;Afify, Mohamed S.
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.203-216
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    • 2016
  • Over recent years the offshore wind turbines are becoming more feasible solution to the energy problem, which is crucial for Egypt. In this article a three floating support structure, tension leg platform types (TLP), for 5-MW wind turbine have been considered. The dynamic behavior of a triangular, square, and pentagon TLP configurations under multi-directional regular and random waves have been investigated. The environmental loads have been considered according to the Egyptian Metrological Authority records in northern Red sea zone. The dynamic analysis were carried out using ANSYS-AQWA a finite element analysis software, FAST a wind turbine dynamic software, and MATLAB software. Investigation results give a better understanding of dynamical behavior and stability of the floating wind turbines. Results include time history, Power Spectrum densities (PSD's), and plan stability for all configurations.

Structural Response Analysis for Multi-Linked Floating Offshore Structure Based on Fluid-Structure Coupled Analysis

  • Kichan Sim;Kangsu Lee;Byoung Wan Kim
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.37 no.6
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    • pp.273-281
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    • 2023
  • Recently, offshore structures for eco-friendly energy, such as wind and solar power, have been developed to address the problem of insufficient land space; in the case of energy generation, they are designed on a considerable scale. Therefore, the scalability of offshore structures is crucial. The Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO) developed multi-linked floating offshore structures composed of floating bodies and connection beams for floating photovoltaic systems. Large-scale floating photovoltaic systems are mainly designed in a manner that expands through the connection between modules and demonstrates a difference in structural response with connection conditions. A fluid-structure coupled analysis was performed for the multi-linked floating offshore structures. First, the wave load acting on the multi-linked offshore floating structures was calculated through wave load analysis for various wave load conditions. The response amplitude operators (RAOs) for the motions and structural response of the unit structure were calculated by performing finite element analysis. The effects of connection conditions were analyzed through comparative studies of RAOs and the response's maximum magnitude and occurrence location. Hence, comparing the cases of a hinge connection affecting heave and pitch motions and a fixed connection, the maximum bending stress of the structure decreased by approximately 2.5 times, while the mooring tension increased by approximately 20%, confirmed to be the largest change in bending stress and mooring tension compared to fixed connection. Therefore, the change in structural response according to connection condition makes it possible to design a higher structural safety of the structural member through the hinge connection in the construction of a large-scale multi-linked floating offshore structure for large-scale photovoltaic systems in which some unit structures are connected. However, considering the tension of the mooring line increases, a safety evaluation of the mooring line must be performed.

Analytical Discussion on Stochastic Hydrodynamic Modeling of Support Structure of HAWAII WTG Offshore Wind Turbine

  • Abaiee, M.M.;Ahmadi, A.;Ketabdari, M.J.
    • Journal of Advanced Research in Ocean Engineering
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.55-62
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    • 2015
  • Floating structure such as tension leg platform, semi-submersible and spar are widely used in field of oil exploration and renewable energy system. All of these structures have the base cylinder support structure which have effective rule in overall dynamic of response. So the accurate and reliable modeling is needed for optimum design and understanding the physical background of these systems. The aim of this article is an analytical discussion on stochastic modeling of floating cylinder based support structure but an applicable one. Due to this a mathematical mass-damper-spring system of a floating cylinder of HAWAII WTG offshore wind as an applicable and innovative system is adopted to model a coupled degrees using random vibration in analytical way. A fully develop spectrum is adopted to solve the stochastic spectrum analytically by a proper approximation. Some acceptable assumption is adopted. The simplified but analytical and innovative hydrodynamic analysis of this study not only will help researcher to concentrate more physically on hydrodynamic analysis of floating structures but also can be useful for any quick, simplified and closed form analysis of a complicated problem in offshore engineering.

Optimal Site Selection of Floating Offshore Wind Farm using Genetic Algorithm (유전 알고리즘을 활용한 부유식 해상풍력단지 최적위치 선정)

  • Lee, Jeong-Seok;Son, Woo-Ju;Lee, Bo-Kyeong;Cho, Ik-Soon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.658-665
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    • 2019
  • Among the renewable energy resources, wind power is growing rapidly in terms of technological development and market share. Recently, onshore wind farm have been affected by limitations of terrestrial space and environmental problems. Consequently, installation sites have been moved to the sea, and the development of floating offshore wind farms that are installed at deep waters with more abundant wind conditions is actively underway. In the context of maritime traffic, the optimal site of offshore wind farms is required to minimize the interference between ships and wind turbines and to reduce the probability of accidents. In this study, genetic algorithm based AIS(Automatic Indentification System) data composed of genes and chromosomes has been used. The optimal site of floating offshore wind farm was selected by using 80 genes and by evaluating the fitness of genetic algorithm. Further, the final site was selected by aggregating the seasonal optimal site. During analysis, 11 optimal site were found, and it was verified that the final site selected usng the genetic algorithm was viable from the perspective of maritime traffic.

Numerical Study of Current and Wind Forces Acting on Two Floating Bodies in Tandem Configuration (직렬 배치된 두 부유체에 작용하는 조류력 및 풍력 특성에 관한 수치해석 연구)

  • Hong, Jang-Pyo;Nam, Bo Woo;Yoon, Kyoung-Won;Kim, Young-Sik;Sung, Hong-Gun
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.378-386
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    • 2014
  • In this study, the characteristics of the current and wind forces acting on two floating bodies were numerically investigated using a commercial CFD software, STAR-CCM+. In the numerical analyses, LNGC was located right behind FSRU under uniform current or wind conditions. Steady calculations were carried out using a Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) solver and the realized k-epsilon model. First, the current coefficients of FSRU based only the CFD were compared with the model test data. Through this comparison, the present numerical models and mesh systems were indirectly verified. Next, computations for FSRU and LNGC in a uniform current were performed using different relative positions. It was found that the current coefficients were great affected by the longitudinal positions. Finally, the wind forces acting on FSRU and LNGC in tandem configurations were studied. The focus was on the shielding effects due to the aerodynamic interactions between FSRU and LNGC.