Motion of floating wind turbines
Master thesis
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2010Metadata
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- Institutt for marin teknikk [3471]
Abstract
Motion of floating wind turbines has been studied. A literature study on different concepts and what tools are available for simulating them is presented. Marintek’s simulation software SIMO is used for time simulations. In the calculations, the hydrodynamic forces, mooring line forces and aerodynamic forces from the tower and rotor are taken into account. In addition a pitch control algorithm is used for the rotor blades. Results are compared to available experimental results from model tests. The structure studied is a 5 MW version of the Hywind concept.