Powering the 21st century by wind energy—Options, facts, figures

K Rohrig, V Berkhout, D Callies, M Durstewitz… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
This review article aims to provide an overview and insight into the most relevant aspects of
wind energy development and current state-ofthe-art. The industry is in a very mature stage …

Evaluation of different wind fields for the investigation of the dynamic response of offshore wind turbines

A Nybø, FG Nielsen, J Reuder, MJ Churchfield… - Wind …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As the size of offshore wind turbines increases, a realistic representation of the
spatiotemporal distribution of the incident wind field becomes crucial for modeling the …

Numerical investigation of aerodynamic responses and wake characteristics of a floating offshore wind turbine under atmospheric boundary layer inflows

S Xu, T Zhuang, W Zhao, D Wan - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) inflow has significant effects on behaviors of floating
offshore wind turbine (FOWT), especially for large-size wind turbine. In this study, numerical …

Load response of a floating wind turbine to turbulent atmospheric flow

P Doubrawa, MJ Churchfield, M Godvik, S Sirnivas - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The two turbulence-generation models [Kaimal Spectrum Exponential Coherence (KSEC)
and Mann] specified in the international standard for wind turbine design assume neutral …

Structural damage detection of floating offshore wind turbine blades based on Conv1d-GRU-MHA network

F Song, Y Han, AW Heath, M Hou - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the global commitment to mitigate climate warming by replacing fossil fuels, the
global wind power installed capacity continues to increase. The reliability of wind turbines is …

[HTML][HTML] On turbulence models and lidar measurements for wind turbine control

L Dong, WH Lio, E Simley - Wind Energy Science, 2021 - wes.copernicus.org
To provide comprehensive information that will assist in making decisions regarding the
adoption of lidar-assisted control (LAC) in wind turbine design, this paper investigates the …

The effects of coherent structures on the global response of floating offshore wind turbines

EE Bachynski, L Eliassen - Wind Energy, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The global dynamic response of floating wind turbines is commonly simulated using aero‐
hydro‐servo‐elastic tools that consider numerically generated wind files as input. Based on …

Spectral characteristics of surface-layer turbulence in the North Sea

E Cheynet, JB Jakobsen, C Obhrai - Energy Procedia, 2017 - Elsevier
According to IEC 61400-1 and IEC 61400-3 standards, the wind load on the rotor-nacelle
assembly of offshore wind turbines should be estimated from the Kaimal or Mann spectral …

Effects of atmospheric stability on the structural response of a 12 MW semisubmersible floating wind turbine

I Rivera‐Arreba, AS Wise, M Hermile, FK Chow… - Wind …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Global dynamic response models used for the design of wind turbines are largely based on
neutral stability, which is not representative of real atmospheric conditions. Offshore wind …

Characterizing wind gusts in complex terrain

F Letson, RJ Barthelmie, W Hu… - … Chemistry and Physics, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Wind gusts are a key driver of aerodynamic loading, especially for tall structures such a
bridges and wind turbines. However, gust characteristics in complex terrain are not well …