Health monitoring and safety evaluation of the offshore wind turbine structure: a review and discussion of future development

J Lian, O Cai, X Dong, Q Jiang, Y Zhao - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
With the depletion of fossil energy, offshore wind power has become an irreplaceable
energy source for most countries in the world. In recent years, offshore wind power …

Cross-wind modal properties of offshore wind turbines identified by full scale testing

M Damgaard, LB Ibsen, LV Andersen… - Journal of Wind …, 2013 - Elsevier
According to the Danish wind turbine industry cross-wind vibrations due to wave loading
misaligned with wind turbulence often have a significant influence on the fatigue lifespan of …

Output-only modal analysis of linear time-periodic systems with application to wind turbine simulation data

MS Allen, MW Sracic, S Chauhan… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Many important systems, such as wind turbines, helicopters and turbomachinery, must be
modeled with linear time-periodic equations of motion to correctly predict resonance …

Operational modal analysis of a 2.5 MW wind turbine using optical measurement techniques and strain gauges

M Ozbek, DJ Rixen - Wind Energy, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This work presents the results of in‐field tests performed on a 2.5 MW, 80 m diameter wind
turbine. During the two test campaigns, dynamic response of the structure was monitored by …

Applicability limits of operational modal analysis to operational wind turbines

D Tcherniak, S Chauhan, MH Hansen - … Volume 1: Proceedings of the 28th …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) is one of the branches of experimental modal
analysis which allows extracting modal parameters based on measuring only the responses …

Challenges in testing and monitoring the in-operation vibration characteristics of wind turbines

M Ozbek, F Meng, DJ Rixen - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper aims at discussing the main challenges in testing and monitoring the in-operation
vibration characteristics of wind turbines by presenting the results of the analyses performed …

Identification of support structure damping of a full scale offshore wind turbine in normal operation

C Koukoura, A Natarajan, A Vesth - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
The support structure damping of a 3.6 MW pitch controlled variable speed offshore wind
turbine on a monopile foundation is estimated both in standstill conditions and in normal …

Analysis of vibration monitoring data of an onshore wind turbine under different operational conditions

Y Zhao, J Pan, Z Huang, Y Miao, J Jiang, Z Wang - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
A wind turbine structure works under the complicated environment and its operational state
is complex. In this study, the operational state of a 1.5 MW wind turbine and the vibration …

Stationary and non-stationary random vibration modelling and analysis for an operating wind turbine

LD Avendaño-Valencia, SD Fassois - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2014 - Elsevier
The problem of stationary and non-stationary random vibration modelling and analysis for
an operating wind turbine is considered by using an acceleration vibration signal measured …

Vibration‐based system identification of wind turbine system

CH Loh, KJ Loh, YS Yang, WY Hsiung… - Structural Control and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The goal of this study was to investigate the use of vibration‐based system identification
methods for detecting wind turbine blade delamination during operating conditions and …