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Fatigue loads on a pitch regulated wind turbine operating in a coastal wind turbine array

Abstract

The objective of this analysis is to improve the foundations for designing wind turbines in wind turbine arrays and wind farms. The analysis is carried out using load measurements on a Vestas/DWT Windane 34 turbine operating in the Kappel wind farm in the southern part of Denmark. This report describes the fatigue loadings on the wind turbine operating in a coastal wind farm. The wind farm consists of 24 wind turbines erected in a single row, under such conditions that it has given the opportunity for investigation of the loads on a turbine operating in a very low-turbulent site in different near-wake situations. The laods are analyzed by means of statistics and fatigue, with the latter one represented by Rainflow counting distributions and damage equivalent load analysis. The analysis shows important differences in fatigue load spectra in different wake situations. These changes could contribute significantly to the life time consumption of the wind turbine components. However, in some cases it is possible to have the opposite situation, depending on e.g. wind farm layout and background turbulence intensity. (au) (3 tabs., 31 ills., 7 refs.)
Publication Date:
Nov 01, 1994
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
RISO-R-743(EN)
Reference Number:
SCA: 170602; PA: DK-94:001713; EDB-95:013360; SN: 95001301472
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Nov 1994
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; HORIZONTAL AXIS TURBINES; DESIGN; WIND LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; COASTAL REGIONS; DYNAMIC LOADS; FATIGUE; POWER RANGE 100-1000 KW; TURBULENCE; WIND; WIND TURBINE ARRAYS; 170602; TURBINE DESIGN AND OPERATION
OSTI ID:
10105166
Research Organizations:
Risoe National Lab., Roskilde (Denmark). Meteorology and Wind Energy
Country of Origin:
Denmark
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE95723836; ISBN 87-550-1971-4; TRN: DK9401713
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS; Also available from Risoe Library, P.O. Box 49, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
Submitting Site:
DK
Size:
34 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Thomsen, K, Bindner, H, and Friis Pedersen, T. Fatigue loads on a pitch regulated wind turbine operating in a coastal wind turbine array. Denmark: N. p., 1994. Web.
Thomsen, K, Bindner, H, & Friis Pedersen, T. Fatigue loads on a pitch regulated wind turbine operating in a coastal wind turbine array. Denmark.
Thomsen, K, Bindner, H, and Friis Pedersen, T. 1994. "Fatigue loads on a pitch regulated wind turbine operating in a coastal wind turbine array." Denmark.
@misc{etde_10105166,
title = {Fatigue loads on a pitch regulated wind turbine operating in a coastal wind turbine array}
author = {Thomsen, K, Bindner, H, and Friis Pedersen, T}
abstractNote = {The objective of this analysis is to improve the foundations for designing wind turbines in wind turbine arrays and wind farms. The analysis is carried out using load measurements on a Vestas/DWT Windane 34 turbine operating in the Kappel wind farm in the southern part of Denmark. This report describes the fatigue loadings on the wind turbine operating in a coastal wind farm. The wind farm consists of 24 wind turbines erected in a single row, under such conditions that it has given the opportunity for investigation of the loads on a turbine operating in a very low-turbulent site in different near-wake situations. The laods are analyzed by means of statistics and fatigue, with the latter one represented by Rainflow counting distributions and damage equivalent load analysis. The analysis shows important differences in fatigue load spectra in different wake situations. These changes could contribute significantly to the life time consumption of the wind turbine components. However, in some cases it is possible to have the opposite situation, depending on e.g. wind farm layout and background turbulence intensity. (au) (3 tabs., 31 ills., 7 refs.)}
place = {Denmark}
year = {1994}
month = {Nov}
}