Damping measurements using operational data
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Experimental Structural Dynamics Testing
The authors have measured modal damping using strain-gauge data from an operating wind turbine. This new technique for measuring modal damping is easier and less expensive than previously used methods. Auto-correlation and cross-correlation functions of the strain-gauge data have been shown to consist of decaying sinusoids which correspond to the modal frequencies and damping ratios of the wind turbine. The authors have verified the method by extracting damping values from an analytically generated data set. Actual operating response data from the DOE/Sandia 34-m Test Bed has been used to calculate modal damping ratios as a function of rotor rotation rate. This capability will allow more accurate fatigue life prediction and control.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 397884
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 118, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Aug 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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