• Coupled systems mechanics
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.231-253
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• 2013

The impact of spar-nacelle-blade coupling on edgewise dynamic responses of spar-type floating wind turbines (S-FOWT) is investigated in this paper. Currently, this coupling is not considered explicitly by researchers. First of all, a coupled model of edgewise vibration of the S-FOWT considering the aerodynamic properties of the blade, variable mass and stiffness per unit length, gravity, the interactions among the blades, nacelle, spar and mooring system, the hydrodynamic effects, the restoring moment and the buoyancy force is proposed. The aerodynamic loads are combined of a steady wind (including the wind shear) and turbulence. Each blade is modeled as a cantilever beam vibrating in its fundamental mode. The mooring cables are modeled using an extended quasi-static method. The hydrodynamic effects calculated by using Morison's equation and strip theory consist of added mass, fluid inertia and viscous drag forces. The random sea state is simulated by superimposing a number of linear regular waves. The model shows that the vibration of the blades, nacelle, tower, and spar are coupled in all degrees of freedom and in all inertial, dissipative and elastic components. An uncoupled model of the S-FOWT is then formulated in which the blades and the nacelle are not coupled with the spar vibration. A 5MW S-FOWT is analyzed by using the two proposed models. In the no-wave sea, the coupling is found to contribute to spar responses only. When the wave loading is considered, the coupling is significant for the responses of both the nacelle and the spar.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2013년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.244-245
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• 2013

This paper proposes a control algorithm for permanent magnet synchronous generator with a back-to-back three-level neutral-point clamped voltage source converter in a medium-voltage offshore wind power system under unbalanced grid conditions. The proposed control algorithm particularly compensates for the unbalanced grid voltage at the point of common coupling in a collector bus of offshore wind power system. This control algorithm has been formulated based on the symmetrical components in positive and negative rotating synchronous reference frames under generalized unbalanced operating conditions. Instantaneous active and reactive power are described in terms of symmetrical components of measured grid input voltages and currents. Negative sequential component of ac input current is injected to the point of common coupling in the proposed control strategy. The amplitude of negative sequential component is calculated to minimize the negative sequential component of grid voltage under the limitation of current capability in a voltage source converter. The proposed control algorithm makes it possible to provide a balanced voltage at the point of common coupling resulting in the generated power of high quality from offshore wind power system under unbalanced network conditions.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.223-232
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 부유식 파력-해상풍력 연계형 발전시스템의 기반구조물 개념설계에 대한 내용을 다루고 있다. 세계적으로 해양 신재생에너지에 대한 관심이 커져가고 있다. 파력과 해상풍력은 다른 해양에너지원과 더불어 주요 관심이 되는 에너지원으로서 발전적지가 대체로 일치한다는 특징이 있다. 따라서 파력과 해상풍력을 복합하여 발전하는 시스템은 경제적으로 많은 이점이 있고 이미 여러 나라에서 파력-해상풍력 복합발전 시스템을 개발하고 있다. 이에 따라 우리나라에서도 10MW급의 파력-해상풍력 복합발전 시스템을 개발하기 위한 연구가 수행되었다. 본 연구에서는 다수 풍력발전기와 파력발전기의 배치를 고려하여 반잠수식 구조물이 설계되었다. 또한 설치해역의 환경을 고려하여 계류시스템과 파워케이블이 설계되었다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 복합발전 플랫폼의 개념설계 결과를 제시하고 다양한 발전시스템의 배치를 고려한 설계상의 어려움을 토의하고 설계 방법을 제시한다.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권9호
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• pp.947-952
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• 2015

현재 우리나라의 에너지 부족 문제를 해결하기 위하여 정부 주도로 다양한 산악지형에서 풍력발전단지가 건설되고 있다. 하지만 무분별하게 풍력발전단지를 건설 할 경우, 풍력발전기의 도플러 변조로 인하여 주변에 운용되고 있는 군사레이더에 심각한 방해 현상을 야기하여 국가 안보에 심각한 위협이 될 수 있다. 따라서 풍력발전기 작동을 고려한 레이더 신호분석 및 도플러 주파수 분석이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 산악지형에 설치된 풍력발전단지로 인한 도플러 주파수 추출 및 분석을 위한 신호처리 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 기법은 산악지형 모델링, 차폐분석, 풍력발전기 운동 모델링 및 레이더 신호 모델링을 기반으로 한 방법이며, 시뮬레이션 결과 산악지형의 형태 및 풍력발전기의 운동에 따라 시변 하는 도플러 주파수를 추출되었다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2015

In order to support various studies for assessment of onshore and offshore wind turbine system including foundations, the land-based version of 2MW PMSG direct drive wind turbine has been analyzed using HAWC2 that account for the coupled dynamics of the wind inflow, elasticity, and controls of the turbine. this work presents the steady-state response of the system and natural frequency of the first thirteen structure turbine modes as a function of wind speed. Rotor, generator speeds, pitch angle, power production, thrust force, deflections of tower and blade are compared for one case below and one case above the rated wind speed.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.1136-1142
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• 2012

신재생에너지의 관심이 증가함에 따라 해상풍력발전시장이 확대되고 있다. 열악한 환경에서 해상풍력발전을 안전하게 설치하기 위해서는 jack-up rig를 이용한 작업이 이루어져야하며, 최근에는 기존 jack-up rig의 단점을 보완한 자체추진력을 가진 WTIV가 개발되었다. 이는 60 m이하의 연안에서 주로 작업이 이루어지며, 이러한 지역은 연약 점성토 및 사질토로 jack-up rig 작업 시 지반침하에 대한 안정성 검토가 선행되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 압밀이론을 고려하여 jack-up rig 작업이 연약지반에 미치는 영향을 FLAC3D를 이용하여 수치해석적인 연구를 진행하였다. 침하정도를 분석하고, 안정적인 jack-up rig 작업을 위해 재하방법을 달리하였다. 본 연구에서 적용한 차등재하방법 중 mid-loading 방법은 clay층에 유리하며, pre-loading 방법은 sand층에 유리한 결과가 나타났다.

• Wind and Structures
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.253-265
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• 2014

The platform and floating structure of spar type offshore wind turbine systems should be designed in order for the 6-DOF motions to be minimized, considering diverse loading environments such as the ocean wave, wind, and current conditions. The objective of this study is to optimally design the platform and substructure of a 3MW spar type wind turbine system with the maximum postural stability in 6-DOF motions as well as the minimum material cost. Therefore, design variables of the platform and substructure were first determined and then optimized by a hydrodynamic analysis. For the hydrodynamic analysis, the body weight of the system was considered, and the ocean wave conditions were quantified to the wave forces using the Morison's equation. Moreover, the minimal number of computation analysis models was generated by the Design of Experiments (DOE), and the design variables of the platform and substructure were finally optimized by using a genetic algorithm with a neural network approximation.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.683-705
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• 2016

A semi-active algorithm for edgewise vibration control of the spar-type floating offshore wind turbine (SFOWT) blades, nacelle and spar platform is developed in this paper. A tuned mass damper (TMD) is placed in each blade, in the nacelle and on the spar to control the vibrations for these components. A Short Time Fourier Transform algorithm is used for semi-active control of the TMDs. The mathematical formulation of the integrated SFOWT-TMDs system is derived by using Euler-Lagrangian equations. The theoretical model derived is a time-varying system considering the aerodynamic properties of the blade, variable mass and stiffness per unit length, gravity, the interactions among the blades, nacelle, spar, mooring system and the TMDs, the hydrodynamic effects, the restoring moment and the buoyancy force. The aerodynamic loads on the nacelle and the spar due to their coupling with the blades are also considered. The effectiveness of the semi-active TMDs is investigated in the numerical examples where the mooring cable tension, rotor speed and the blade stiffness are varying over time. Except for excessively large strokes of the nacelle TMD, the semi-active algorithm is considerably more effective than the passive one in all cases and its effectiveness is restricted by the low-frequency nature of the nacelle and the spar responses.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 서남해 해상풍력 실증단지 해역을 대상으로 석션버켓기초의 지지력에 대한 신뢰성 분석에 대한 내용을 다루었다. 5MW급 해상풍력터빈의 콘크리트 석션버켓기초를 선정하여 기초 설치 후 연직지지력과 수평지지력에 대한 파괴확률을 계산하고 설계변수의 민감도를 분석하였다. AFOSM을 이용한 신뢰성해석을 수행한 결과, 기초-지반 분리거동 시 연직지지력에 대한 파괴확률이 가장 큰 것으로 나타났으며 기초지반의 단위중량과 내부마찰각이 지배적인 영향인자임을 확인하였다.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.74-85
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• 2024

Offshore wind turbines are supported by various foundations, each with its considerations in design and construction. Gravity, monopile, and suction bucket foundations encounter geotechnical issues, while jacket and tripod foundations face fatigue problems. Considering this, a gravity foundation based on a steel skirt was developed, and a monopile foundation was analyzed for Pile-Soil Interaction using the p-y curve and 3D finite element method (3D FEM). In addition, for suction bucket foundations, the effects of lateral and vertical loads were analyzed using 3D FEM and centrifuge tests. Fatigue analysis for jacket and tripod foundations was conducted using a hotspot stress approach. Some hybrid foundations and shape optimization techniques that change the shape to complement the problems of each foundation described above were assessed. Hybrid foundations could increase lateral resistance compared to existing foundations because of the combined appendages, and optimization techniques could reduce costs by maximizing the efficiency of the structure or by reducing costs and weight. This paper presents the characteristics and research directions of the foundation through various studies on the foundation. In addition, the optimal design method is presented by explaining the problems of the foundation and suggesting ways to supplement them.