An Investigation of Passive and Semi-Active TMD for a TLP Floating Offshore Wind Turbine in ULS Conditions

Conference · Tue Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2016-54332· OSTI ID:1457021

Park, Semyung ^[1]; Lackner, Mathew ^[1]; Cross-Whiter, John ^[2]; Rodriguez, Arturo ^[3]; La Cava, William ^[1]

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1. University of Massachusetts
2. Glosten
3. Alstom Renewable US LLC

Floating offshore wind turbines are able to access deeper waters with stronger winds, but also have more complicated dynamic behavior than fixed-bottom offshore turbines, potentially resulting in larger loads. Structural control using tuned mass dampers (TMD) is a promising method for mitigating these loads. Previous research on structural control in wind turbines has typically considered passive devices and operational conditions. In this study, the effects of a passive tuned mass damper and a semi-active tuned mass damper, located at the tower top, are analyzed and simulated for the GE Haliade 150-6MW wind turbine located on the Glosten Pelastar tension-leg platform (TLP).

• Research Organization: Alstom Renewable US LLC, Greenwood Village, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: EE0005494
• OSTI ID: 1457021
• Report Number(s): DoE-Alstom-0005494-3
• Resource Relation: Conference: ASME 2016 35th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Busan (Korea, Rep. of ), 19-24 Jun 2016
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

offshore wind turbines
dampers
tuned mass
semi-active
TLP