Conceptual monopile and tower sizing for the IEA Wind Task 37 Borssele reference wind farm

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Physics. Conference Series

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2018/1/012025· OSTI ID:1825874

McWilliam, Michael K. ^[1]; Natarajan, Anand ^[1]; Pollini, Nicolo ^[1]; Dykes, Katherine ^[1]; Barter, Garrett E. ^[2]

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1. Technical Univ. of Denmark, Roskilde (Denmark)
2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This paper explores the preliminary design of the support structures for the IEA Wind Task 37 reference wind farm at the Borssele site III and IV. The study looks at two different design methods that might be used within larger wind farm system design optimization (i.e. lay-out, electrical systems, etc.). The first consists of a scaling tool that scales a detailed design according to the rated power, water depth, hub height and rotor diameter. The second is a physics-based optimization approach that relies on the WISDEM® design tool. This research compares the results of these two methods for the design of both the tower and monopile of the IEA 10-MW and 15-MW reference wind turbines at a range of sea depths (25 m, 30 m, 35 m, 40 m). The two tools yield very similar results in terms of monopile base diameter, support structure natural frequency and mass. WISDEM is then used to also investigate the sensitivity of the design to the tower top forces, wave conditions and the soil conditions. It is shown that tower top forces dominate the design. In general, large diameter structures can carry additional costs associated with manufacturing and transportation requirements. Thus, the paper is concluded with a trade-off study between mass and diameter that quantifies the effect of the reduction in monopile diameter with the increase in structural mass.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office
• Grant/Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1825874
• Report Number(s): NREL/JA--5000-79144; MainId:33370; UUID:c5fe6fc8-8a7c-4672-b5a7-14ee4a639227; MainAdminID:63125
• Journal Information: Journal of Physics. Conference Series, Journal Name: Journal of Physics. Conference Series Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 2018; ISSN 1742-6588
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

WIND ENERGY
WISDEM
monopile
offshore wind