Influence of Surface Ice Roughness on the Aerodynamic Performance of Wind Turbines

The focus of this research was on the equivalent particle roughness height correction required to account for the presence of ice when determining the performances of wind turbines.In particular,two icing processes(frost ice and clear ice)were examined by combining the FENSAP-ICE and FLUENT analysis tools.The ice type on the blade surfaces was predicted by using a multi-time step method.Accordingly,the influence of variations in icing shape and ice surface roughness on the aerodynamic performance of blades during frost ice formation or clear ice formation was investigated.The results indicate that differences in blade surface roughness and heat flux lead to disparities in both ice formation rate and shape between frost ice and clear ice.Clear ice has a greater impact on aerodynamics compared to frost ice,while frost ice is significantly influenced by the roughness of its icy surface.

Research on Leading Edge Erosion and Aerodynamic Characteristics of Wind Turbine Blade Airfoil

The effects of the erosion present on the leading edge of a wind turbine airfoil(DU 96-W-180)on its aerodynamic performances have been investigated numerically in the framework of a SST k–ωturbulence model based on the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes equations(RANS).The results indicate that when sand-induced holes and small pits are involved as leading edge wear features,they have a minimal influence on the lift and drag coefficients of the airfoil.However,if delamination occurs in the same airfoil region,it significantly impacts the lift and resistance characteristics of the airfoil.Specifically,as the angle of attack grows,there is a significant decrease in the lift coefficient accompanied by a sharp increase in the drag coefficient.As wear intensifies,these effects gradually increase.Moreover,the leading edge wear can exacerbate flow separation near the trailing edge suction surface of the airfoil and cause forward displacement of the separation point.

Dynamic characteristics of the planetary gear train excited by time-varying meshing stiffness in the wind turbine

Wind power has attracted increasing attention as a renewable and clean energy. Gear fault frequently occurs under extreme environment and complex loads. The time-varying meshing stiffness is one of the main excitations. This study proposes a 5 degree-of-freedom torsional vibration model for the planetary gear system. The influence of some parameters(e.g., contact ratio and phase difference) is discussed under different conditions of a single teeth pair and double pairs of teeth. The impact load caused by the teeth face fault, ramped load induced by the complex wind conditions, and the harmonic excitation are investigated. The analysis of the time-varying meshing stiffness and the dynamic meshing force shows that the dynamic design under different loads can be made to avoid resonance, can provide the basis for the gear fault location of a wind turbine, and distinguish the fault characteristics from the vibration signals.

Aero-Hydrodynamic Coupled Dynamic Characteristics of Semi-Submersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Under Inflow Turbulence

In this study,the frequency characteristics of the turbulent wind and the effects of wind-wave coupling on the low-and high-frequency responses of semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbines(FOWT)are investigated.Various wave load components,such as first-order wave loads,combined first-and second-order difference-frequency wave loads,combined first-and second-order sum-frequency wave loads,and first-and complete second-order wave loads are taken into consideration,while different turbulent environments are considered in aerodynamic loads.The com-parison is based on time histories and frequency spectra of platform motions and structural load responses and statistical values.The findings indicate that the second-order difference-frequency wave loads will significantly increase the natural frequency of low-frequency motion in the responses of the platform motion and structure load of the semi-submersible platform,which will cause structural fatigue damage.Under the action of turbulent wind,the influences of second-order wave loads on the platform motion and structural load response cannot be ignored,especially under extreme sea conditions.Therefore,in order to evaluate the dynamic responses of semi-submersible FOWT more accurately,the actual environment should be simulated more realistically.

Experimental study of rotating wind turbine breakdown characteristics in large scale air gaps

When a wind turbine is struck by lightning,its blades are usually rotating.The effect of blade rotation on a turbine＇s ability to trigger a lightning strike is unclear.Therefore,an arching electrode was used in a wind turbine lightning discharge test to investigate the difference in lightning triggering ability when blades are rotating and stationary.A negative polarity switching waveform of 250/2500 μs was applied to the arching electrode and the up-and-down method was used to calculate the 50%discharge voltage.Lightning discharge tests of a 1：30 scale wind turbine model with 2,4,and 6 m air gaps were performed and the discharge process was observed.The experimental results demonstrated that when a 2 m air gap was used,the breakdown voltage increased as the blade speed was increased,but when the gap length was 4 m or longer,the trend was reversed and the breakdown voltage decreased.The analysis revealed that the rotation of the blades changes the charge distribution in the blade-tip region,promotes upward leader development on the blade tip,and decreases the breakdown voltage.Thus,the blade rotation of a wind turbine increases its ability to trigger lightning strikes.

Numerical Simulation of Wind Turbine Wake Characteristics in Uniform Inflow

Flow field around a two-bladed horizontal-axis wind turbine(HAWT)is simulated at various tip speed ratios to investigate its wake characteristics by analyzing the tip and root vortex trajectories in the nearwake,as well as the vertical profiles of the axial velocity.Results show that the pitch of the tip vortex varies inversely with the tip speed ratio.Radial expansion of the tip vortices becomes more obvious as the tip speed ratio increases.Tip vortices shed not exactly from the blade tip but from the blade span of 96.5%—99%radius of the rotor.The axial velocity profiles are transformed into V-shape from W-shape at the distance downstream of eight rotor diameters due to the momentum recovery.

Scour Effect on Dynamic Characteristics and Responses of Offshore Wind Turbines

The monopile foundation is the main form of offshore wind turbine foundation,and its surrounding scouring pit will reduce the constraints of the soil on the piles,which makes wind turbine foundation instability a key issue affecting the structural safety of offshore wind turbines.In previous studies,the rotating rotor and control system are neglected when studying the influence of scour on the offshore wind turbine structure.In this paper,the numerical model of the blade-tower-monopile integrated offshore wind turbine is established,and the influence of scour on the dynamic characteristics of wind turbine is obtained considering parameters,such as blade azimuth,pitch angle,rotor speed,and soil stiffness.After calculating wind load by using the modified Blade Element Momentum theory,the impact of scour on the wind-induced response of a monopile wind turbine is achieved,considering control system and aeroelastic coupling.Therefore,a reference method is proposed for estimating scour depth according to the monopile foundation offshore wind turbine wind-induced response.

Dynamic Analysis of Tension Leg Platform for Offshore Wind Turbine Support as Fluid-Structure Interaction

Tension leg platform （TLP） for offshore wind turbine support is a new type structure in wind energy utilization. The strong-interaction method is used in analyzing the coupled model, and the dynamic characteristics of the TLP for offshore wind turbine support are recognized. As shown by the calculated results： for the lower modes, the shapes are water＇s vibration, and the vibration of water induces the structure＇s swing; the mode shapes of the structure are complex, and can largely change among different members; the mode shapes of the platform are related to the tower＇s. The frequencies of the structure do not change much after adjusting the length of the tension cables and the depth of the platform; the TLP has good adaptability for the water depths and the environment loads. The change of the size and parameters of TLP can improve the dynamic characteristics, which can reduce the vibration of the TLP caused by the loads. Through the vibration analysis, the natural vibration frequencies of TLP can be distinguished from the frequencies of condition loads, and thus the resonance vibration can be avoided, therefore the offshore wind turbine can work normally in the complex conditions.

APPLICATION OF CFD TECHNOLOGY IN WIND TURBINE ICING PROBER DESIGN

A series of numerical methods,which are suitable to design the shape and configuration of the icing prober for the horizontal axis wind turbine,are presented.The methods are composed of a multiple reference frame(MRF)method for calculating flow field of air,a Lagrangian method for computing droplet trajectories,an Eulerian method for calculating droplet collection efficiency,and an arithmetic for fast computing ice accretion.All the numerical methods are based on the computational fluid dynamics(CFD)technology.After proposing the basic steps and ideas for the design of the icing detection system,the shape and configuration of the icing prober for a 1.5 MW horizontal axis wind turbine are then obtained with the methods.The results show that the numerical methods are efficient and the CFD technology plays an important role in the design process.

Real-Time Electrostatic Monitoring of Wear Debris for Wind Turbine Gearbox

Engineering practice has shown that early faults of gearboxes are a leading maintenance cost driver that can easily lower the profit from a wind turbine operation.A novel oil-lubricated electrostatic monitoring of wear debris for a wind turbine gearbox is presented.The continuous wavelet transform(CWT)is used to eliminate the noises of the original electrostatic signal.The kurtosis and root mean square(RMS)values of the time domain signal are extracted as the characteristic parameters to reflect the deterioration of the gearbox.The overall tendency of electrostatic signals in accelerated life test is analyzed.In the eighth cycle,the abnormal wear in the wind turbine gearbox is detected by electrostatic monitoring.A comparison with the popular MetalScan monitoring is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the electrostatic monitoring method.The results demonstrate that the electrostatic monitoring method can detect the fault accurately.

Optimal Control of Wind Turbines under Islanded Operation

In this paper, an optimal control scheme for wind turbine output torque and power regulation under the influence of wind disturbances is presented. The system considered is a dynamic mechanical-based model with pitch and generator torque actuators for controlling the pitch and generator torque. The performance of linear matrix inequality (LMI) formalism of linear quadratic regulator (LQR);linear quadratic regulator with integral action (LQRI) and model predictive control (MPC) were compared in response to a step change in wind disturbance. It is shown by Matlab simulation that the LQRI outperformed both LQR and MPC controllers.

Impact of Blade-Flapping Vibration on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Wind Turbines under Yaw Conditions

Although the aerodynamic loading of wind turbine blades under various conditions has been widely studied,the radial distribution of load along the blade under various yaw conditions and with blade flapping phenomena is poorly understood.This study aims to investigate the effects of second-order flapwise vibration on the mean and fluctuation characteristics of the torque and axial thrust of wind turbines under yaw conditions using computational fluid dynamics(CFD).In the CFD model,the blades are segmented radially to comprehensively analyze the distribution patterns of torque,axial load,and tangential load.The following results are obtained.(i)After applying flapwise vibration,the torque and axial thrust of wind turbines decrease in relation to those of the rigid model,with significantly increased fluctuations.(ii)Flapwise vibration causes the blades to reciprocate along the axial direction,altering the local angle of attack and velocity of the blades relative to the incoming wind flow.This results in the contraction of the torque region from a circular shape to a complex“gear”shape,which is accompanied by evident oscillations.(iii)Compared to the tangential load,the axial load on the blades is more sensitive to flapwise vibration although both exhibit significantly enhanced fluctuations.This study not only reveals the impact of flapwise vibration on wind turbine blade performance,including the reduction of torque and axial thrust and increased operational fluctuations,but also clarifies the radial distribution patterns of blade aerodynamic characteristics,which is of great significance for optimizing wind turbine blade design and reducing fatigue risks.

计及ROCOF与转子动能的风电机组自适应下垂控制策略

风电机组参与调频可提高风电并网系统的频率稳定性,但现有下垂控制难以兼顾频率响应特性和风机自身运行状态。为此,文中提出一种计及频率变化率(rate of change of frequency,ROCOF)与转子动能的自适应下垂控制策略,充分利用转子动能参与调频,确保风机稳定运行。首先,根据系统频率情况,将ROCOF划分区间,通过分段函数构建下垂系数与ROCOF的耦合函数,确保风电机组在扰动初期释放更多能量,提高风机对频率的支撑能力,减缓频率跌落速度。然后,引入转速影响因子,根据风机自身运行状态调整下垂系数,防止风机转子失速,避免频率二次跌落。最后,在MATLAB/Simulink平台上搭建风火联合系统仿真模型验证了所提控制策略有效性。仿真结果表明所提策略在保证风机转速稳定的同时,能有效利用风机转子动能改善系统频率响应特性。

Experimental study of the wake characteristics of a two-blade horizontal axis wind turbine by time-resolved PIV

Wind tunnel experiments of the wake characteristics of a two-blade wind turbine, in the downstream region of 0<x/R<10, have been carried out. With the help of the time resolved particle image velocimetry(TRPIV), flow properties such as the vortex structure,average velocity, fluctuations velocities and Reynolds stresses are obtained at different tip speed ratios(TSR). It is found that the wind turbine wake flow can be divided into velocity deficit region, velocity remained region and velocity increased region, with generally higher velocity deficit compared with a three-blade wind turbine wake. Once a blade rotates to the reference 0° plane,the tip vortices generate, shed and move downstream with the intensity gradually decreased. The leapfrogging phenomenon of tip vortices caused by the force interaction of adjacent vortices is found and more apparent in the far wake region. The axial fluctuation velocity is larger than radial fluctuation velocity at the blade root region, and the turbulent kinetic energy shares the similar trend as the axial fluctuation velocity. The axial normalized Reynolds normal stress is much larger than the radial normalized Reynolds normal stress and Reynolds shear stress at the blade root region. As the TSR increases, the radial location where the peak axial normalized Reynolds normal stress u'u'/U^2 and axial fluctuation velocity appear descends in the radial direction.

Asymptotic Tracking Control for Wind Turbines in Variable Speed Mode

This paper presents a variable speed control strategy for wind turbines in order to capture maximum wind power.Wind turbines are modeled as a two-mass drive-train system with generator torque control.Based on the obtained wind turbine model,variable speed control schemes are developed.Nonlinear tracking controllers are designed to achieve asymptotic tracking for a prescribed rotor speed reference signal so as to yield maximum wind power capture.Due to the difficulty of torsional angle measurement,an observer-based control scheme that uses only rotor speed information is further developed for global asymptotic output tracking.The effectiveness of the proposed control methods is illustrated by simulation results.

IDDES方法模拟风切变下大型水平轴风力机流场特性

为研究风切变条件下大型水平轴风力机流场特性,以NH 1500 kW大型水平轴风力机为研究对象,运用计算流体力学中模拟流场精度较高的IDDES(改进延迟分离涡)方法,分析流场内瞬时速度分量、脉动速度和风力机输出功率。结果表明:风轮平面周围流场速度波动大,轴向速度在风轮旋转边界以外的区域会增大,在旋转边界以内的区域会亏损;脉动风速频谱特性在低频区与风轮转频的整数倍相关,风力机功率呈余弦形式输出并满足湍流谱特性。

海上单桩基础风机土体阻尼校核与预测方法研究

对长期承受动荷载作用的海上风机而言,土体阻尼是影响其疲劳寿命的重要因素之一,不同学者对其考虑方式尚未统一,同时土体阻尼的输入和校核结果间存在一定差异.针对这一问题,本文以江苏黄海某风机工程项目为依托,在ABAQUS软件中建立单桩基础式海上风机有限元计算模型,设计了包含风机结构壁厚、基础埋深、结构密度及土体阻尼等因素的系列计算方案,采用自由振动分析对土体阻尼输入与校核间差异性进行系统研究,并设计正交试验采用极差分析方法进行各因素的影响权重分析,在此基础上基于多参数非线性回归分析提出了综合拟合公式,并给出相应土体校核阻尼预测方法.结果表明:风机土体阻尼校核结果远小于其输入值,仅为后者的2%~15%;校核阻尼与风机结构壁厚、结构密度呈正相关关系,与基础埋深呈负相关关系,但当基础埋深达到8倍桩径后,则基本不再影响校核结果;以上各因素并非线性独立,三者共同作用决定土体阻尼校核结果,其中结构壁厚影响最为显著,其次为结构密度,最后为基础埋深;本文提出的以结构壁厚与校核结果间幂函数为基础的拟合经验公式,其拟合精度良好,可有效模拟各因素与校核阻尼间的关系,同时可为同类型风机土体阻尼校核预测提供数学基础.

基于哨兵函数和S变换的风力机叶片材料损伤特性研究

利用声发射检测技术研究玻璃纤维增强环氧树脂复合材料的损伤特性,在此过程中,采用哨兵函数来表征该材料的损伤程度,并通过S变换和模糊C均值(FCM)聚类来分析声发射信号,从而获得材料的损伤特征。三点弯曲实验结束后对试件断口进行扫描电子显微镜(SEM)拍照来验证,可得:通过对SEM照片的分析得到基体开裂、纤维脱粘、分层破坏、纤维断裂4种损伤模式;对整个声发射事件进行哨兵函数分析,观察到试件在弯曲过程中哨兵函数曲线呈明显下降趋势;对依据哨兵函数划分的不同阶段的信号进行VMD降噪处理,然后采用S变换进行时频分析得到不同损伤的特征频率,最后采用FCM聚类进行验证。结果表明:哨兵函数值的突变可作为材料断裂的预警信号,材料损伤类型的识别可依据S变换的频率分布结果进行确定。

多泵切换对数字液压传动风力机工作特性影响的分析

多泵数字液压传动风力机可根据风速大小使相应排量液压泵参与工作,使液压风力机在整个工作风速范围内始终保持高效。但不同排量液压泵参与工作的切换会造成风力机液压传动系统流量发生突变并产生压力冲击,影响风力机工作特性和风轮对风能的吸收。在分析多泵数字液压传动风力机工作原理的基础上,对5 MW级多泵数字液压传动风力机的方案进行设计和AMESim仿真建模;进行恒定风速和变风速条件下液压泵工作切换的仿真研究,得到多泵切换时液压风力机的风能利用系数、液压系统流量、压力等工作特性的变化规律;搭建了5 kW风能能量多泵数字液压传递半实物仿真实验平台对仿真结果进行实验验证;研究结果为多泵数字液压传动风力机风能高效利用和稳定运行提供理论依据和技术参考。