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This study presents key enhancements in hydrodynamic modeling using the strip-based Morison's equation approach to enable rapid simulations of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT). The modeling framework employs the relative form of the…
In this paper, the coupled dynamics of the floating platform and the WTG rotor is analysed. In particular, the damping is explicitly derived from the coupled equations of rotor and floating platform. The analysis of the damping leads to the…
The growing demand for offshore wind energy has led to a significant increase in wind turbine size and to the development of large-scale wind farms, often comprising 100 to 150 turbines. However, the environmental impact of underwater noise…
Offshore wind energy leverages the high intensity and consistency of oceanic winds, playing a key role in the transition to renewable energy. As energy demands grow, larger turbines are required to optimize power generation and reduce the…
Fatigue is a critical factor in structures as wind turbines exposed to harsh operating conditions, both in the design stage and control during their operation. In the present paper the most recognized approaches to estimate the damage…
Floating offshore wind turbines are a novel technology, which has reached, with the first wind farm in operation, an advanced state of development. The question of how floating wind systems can be optimized to operate smoothly in harsh wind…
This paper presents a novel feature fusion-based deep learning model (called CASU2Net) for fault detection in offshore wind turbines. The proposed CASU2Net model benefits of a two-step early fusion to enrich features in the final stage.…
Offshore renewable energy systems offer promising solutions for sustainable power generation, yet most existing platforms harvest either wind or wave energy in isolation. This study presents a hybrid floating offshore platform that…
This paper presents developed real-time simulation models for offshore wind turbine generators in compliance with industry standards. The critical control functions such as negative sequence injection, sequence current limit, voltage ride…
Wind turbines operating within wind farms experience complex aerodynamic loading arising from the interplay between wake-induced velocity deficits, enhanced turbulence, and varying operational conditions. Understanding the relationship…
The occurrence of extreme (rogue) waves in the ocean is for the most part still shrouded in mystery, as the rare nature of these events makes them difficult to analyze with traditional methods. Modern data mining and machine learning…
Wake interaction is a key factor limiting the performance of floating offshore wind turbine arrays, yet the combined influence of inflow turbulence structure and platform motion on wake dynamics remains poorly understood. This study…
Designing a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) controller requires solving engineering challenges not found for fixed-bottom turbines. This paper applies several methods from the growing body of FOWT control literature to the 10-MW…
Wind-wave interactions impose wind forcing on wave surface and wave effects on turbulent wind structures, which essentially influences the wind-wave loading on structures. Existing research treats the wind and wave loading separately and…
Offshore wind turbine towers are pre-assembled and temporarily held in close proximity to each other in group arrangements on port quaysides. Accurate estimates of the aerodynamic loads on the individual towers and on the overall group are…
The global transition towards renewable energy has accelerated the deployment of utility-scale wind farms, increasing the need for accurate performance and economic assessments. Although wind energy offers substantial potential for carbon…
Dynamic fluctuations in the wind field to which a wind turbine (WT) is exposed to are responsible for fatigue loads on its components. To reduce structural loads in WTs, advanced control schemes have been proposed. In recent years,…
Wind energy is the leading non-hydro renewable technology. Increasing reliability is a key factor in reducing the downtime of high-power wind turbines installed in remote off-shore places, where maintenance is costly and less reactive.…
This paper presents the modeling and verification of multibody structural dynamics for offshore wind turbines. The flexible tower and support structure of a monopile-based offshore wind turbine are modeled using an acausal,…
This paper describes the extensive Wind Tunnel (WT) linear cascade testing campaign carried out on a constant section turbine blade developed for low subsonic applications. Comprehensive experimental program was designed to determine the…