A review of modelling techniques for floating offshore wind turbines

A Otter, J Murphy, V Pakrashi, A Robertson… - Wind …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Modelling floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) is challenging due to the strong coupling
between the aerodynamics of the turbine and the hydrodynamics of the floating platform …

Experimental challenges and modelling approaches of floating wind turbines

M Hmedi, E Uzunoglu, C Zeng, JF Gaspar… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews experimental methods for testing floating wind turbines. The techniques
covered include early-stage and up-to-date approaches such as a porous disc method and …

Development of hybrid model test technique for performance evaluation of a 10 MW class floating offshore wind turbine considering asymmetrical thrust

YJ Ha, H Ahn, S Park, JY Park, KH Kim - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
An experimental technique called 'Real-Time Hybrid Method'was developed for
performance evaluation of a 10 MW class floating offshore wind turbine. To evaluate this …

Numerical verification of the dynamic aerodynamic similarity criterion for wind tunnel experiments of floating offshore wind turbines

X Wang, C Cai, Y Chen, Y Chen, J Liu, Y Xiao, X Zhong… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Model tests and real-time hybrid simulation tests of floating offshore wind turbines
have recently been extensively conducted to explore the aero-hydro-servo-elastic coupling …

Preliminary stability design method and hybrid experimental validation of a floating platform for 10 MW wind turbine

X Feng, Y Lin, Y Gu, D Li, B Chen, H Liu, Y Sun - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Platform motions induced by wind and waves import strong nonlinear coupling effects in the
aerodynamic characteristics of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs), which exacerbate …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic response analysis of the TetraSpar floater in waves: Experiment and numerical reproduction

M Borg, A Pegalajar-Jurado, H Stiesdal, FJ Madsen… - Marine Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The initial proof of concept model scale test campaign for the TetraSpar floating wind turbine
substructure is presented here along with a detailed response analysis and numerical …

Reproduction of slow-drift motions of a floating wind turbine using second-order hydrodynamics and Operational Modal Analysis

A Pegalajar-Jurado, H Bredmose - Marine Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Slow-drift forcing and damping are important for an accurate reproduction of the low-
frequency motion of floating offshore wind turbines. In this study we present a numerical …

Control design for thrust generators with application to wind turbine wave-tank testing: a sliding-mode control approach with Euler backward time-discretization

MR Mojallizadeh, F Bonnefoy, V Leroy… - Control Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The control design for a propeller-based thrust generator used in a wind turbine testing
platform is studied in this work. A mathematical model has been developed for the system …

Coupled aero-hydro-geotech real-time hybrid simulation of offshore wind turbine monopile structures

S Al-Subaihawi, J Ricles, Q Abu-Kassab… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Real-time hybrid simulation (RTHS) divides a structural system into an analytical and
experimental substructure. The former is based on a well-established analytical model while …

Experimental investigation of the coupling between aero-and hydrodynamical loads on a 12 mw semi-submersible floating wind turbine

M Thys, C Souza, T Sauder… - International …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Abstract Model tests were performed with a model of the INO WINDMOOR 12 MW floating
wind turbine in the Ocean Basin at SINTEF Ocean. The tests were done at a scale of 1: 40 …