Wind turbine blade testing system using base excitation
Abstract
An apparatus (500) for fatigue testing elongate test articles (404) including wind turbine blades through forced or resonant excitation of the base (406) of the test articles (404). The apparatus (500) includes a testing platform or foundation (402). A blade support (410) is provided for retaining or supporting a base (406) of an elongate test article (404), and the blade support (410) is pivotally mounted on the testing platform (402) with at least two degrees of freedom of motion relative to the testing platform (402). An excitation input assembly (540) is interconnected with the blade support (410) and includes first and second actuators (444, 446, 541) that act to concurrently apply forces or loads to the blade support (410). The actuator forces are cyclically applied in first and second transverse directions. The test article (404) responds to shaking of its base (406) by oscillating in two, transverse directions (505, 507).
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1128689
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,677,827
- Application Number:
- 12/747,487
- Assignee:
- Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC (Golden, CO)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2008 Dec 12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Cotrell, Jason, Thresher, Robert, Lambert, Scott, Hughes, Scott, and Johnson, Jay. Wind turbine blade testing system using base excitation. United States: N. p., 2014.
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