[HTML][HTML] Influence of variability and uncertainty of wind and waves on fatigue damage of a floating wind turbine drivetrain

S Wang, T Moan, Z Jiang - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates the effect of variability and uncertainty of wind and wave conditions
on the short-term fatigue damage of a 10-MW floating wind turbine drivetrain. Global …

On design, modelling, and analysis of a 10‐MW medium‐speed drivetrain for offshore wind turbines

S Wang, AR Nejad, T Moan - Wind Energy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The design of a medium‐speed drivetrain for the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) 10‐
MW reference offshore wind turbine is presented. A four‐point support drivetrain layout that …

Development of a 5 MW reference gearbox for offshore wind turbines

AR Nejad, Y Guo, Z Gao, T Moan - Wind Energy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents detailed descriptions, modeling parameters and technical data of a
5MW high‐speed gearbox developed for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory …

Time domain-based gear contact fatigue analysis of a wind turbine drivetrain under dynamic conditions

W Dong, Y Xing, T Moan, Z Gao - International Journal of Fatigue, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper presents a general approach to predict the contact fatigue life of the gears in the
drive-train system of a wind turbine under dynamic conditions. A simplified predictive pitting …

Modelling and analysis of floating spar‐type wind turbine drivetrain

Y Xing, M Karimirad, T Moan - Wind Energy, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper studies the drivetrain dynamics of a 750 kW spar‐type floating wind turbine
(FWT). The drivetrain studied is a high‐speed generator, one‐stage planetary, two‐stage …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of bedplate flexibility on drivetrain dynamics: Case study of a 10 MW spar type floating wind turbine

S Wang, AR Nejad, EE Bachynski, T Moan - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the effect of bedplate flexibility on drivetrain dynamics of a 10 MW spar
type floating wind turbine. The 10 MW drivetrain bedplate is designed based on extreme …

Dynamic modelling of wind turbine gearbox bearing loading during transient events

T Bruce, H Long… - IET renewable power …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Wind turbine gearbox bearings (WTGBs) are the most reliability critical component in wind
turbine gearboxes because of their high failure rate and long downtime‐per‐failure. Current …

Long‐term contact fatigue analysis of a planetary bearing in a land‐based wind turbine drivetrain

Z Jiang, Y Xing, Y Guo, T Moan, Z Gao - Wind Energy, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents an approach for performing a long‐term fatigue analysis of rolling
element bearings in wind turbine gearboxes. Multilevel integrated analyses were performed …

System dynamic modelling of three different wind turbine gearbox designs under transient loading conditions

H Al-Hamadani, T An, M King, H Long - International Journal of Precision …, 2017 - Springer
Wind turbine (WT) drivetrain design configurations affect dynamic loads experienced by the
drivetrain components under different operational conditions. This paper presents system …

Three‐dimensional bearing load share behaviour in the planetary stage of a wind turbine gearbox

W LaCava, Y Xing, C Marks, Y Guo… - IET Renewable Power …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The Gearbox Reliability Collaborative has conducted extensive field and dynamometer test
campaigns on two heavily instrumented wind turbine gearboxes. In this study, the load …