A method of convolutional neural network based on frequency segmentation for monitoring the state of wind turbine blades

Wind turbine blades are prone to failure due to high tip speed,rain,dust and so on.A surface condition detecting approach based on wind turbine blade aerodynamic noise is proposed.On the experimental measurement data,variational mode decomposition filtering and Mel spectrogram drawing are conducted first.The Mel spectrogram is divided into two halves based on frequency characteristics and then sent into the convolutional neural network.Gaussian white noise is superimposed on the original signal and the output results are assessed based on score coefficients,considering the complexity of the real environment.The surfaces of Wind turbine blades are classified into four types:standard,attachments,polishing,and serrated trailing edge.The proposed method is evaluated and the detection accuracy in complicated background conditions is found to be 99.59%.In addition to support the differentiation of trained models,utilizing proper score coefficients also permit the screening of unknown types.

PREDICTION OF THE AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINES IN CONDITION OF UNIFORM WIND

The classical momentum-blade element theory is improved by using the empirical formula while part of rotor blades enters into the turbulent wake state, and the performance of a horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) at all speed ratios can be predicted. By using an improved version of the so-called secant method, the convergent solutions of the system of two-dimensional equations concerning the induced velocity factors a and a' are guaranteed. Besides, a solving method of multiple solutions for a and a' is proposed and discussed. The method provided in this paper can be used for computing the aerodynamic performance of HAWTs both ofrlow solidity and of high solidity. The calculated results coincide well with the experimental data.

AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION DESIGN OF LOW ASPECT RATIO TRANSONIC TURBINE STAGE

The advanced optimization method named as adaptive range differential evolution （ARDE） is developed. The optimization performance of ARDE is demonstrated using a typical mathematical test and compared with the standard genetic algorithm and differential evolution. Combined with parallel ARDE, surface modeling method and Navier-Stokes solution, a new automatic aerodynamic optimization method is presented. A low aspect ratio transonic turbine stage is optimized for the maximization of the isentropic efficiency with forty-one design variables in total. The coarse-grained parallel strategy is applied to accelerate the design process using 15 CPUs. The isentropic efficiency of the optimum design is 1.6% higher than that of the reference design. The aerodynamic performance of the optimal design is much better than that of the reference design.

Dynamic Responses of A Semi-Type Offshore Floating Wind Turbine During Normal State and Emergency Shutdown

This paper addresses joint wind-wave induced dynamic responses of a semi-type offshore floating wind turbine（OFWT） under normal states and fault event conditions. The analysis in this paper is conducted in time domain, using an aero-hydro-servo-elastic simulation code-FAST. Owing to the unique viscous features of the reference system, the original viscous damping model implemented in FAST is replaced with a quadratic one to gain an accurate capture of viscous effects. Simulation cases involve free-decay motion in still water, steady motions in the presence of regular waves and wind as well as dynamic response in operational sea states with and without wind. Simulations also include the cases for transient responses induced by fast blade pitching after emergency shutdown. The features of platform motions, local structural loads and a typical mooring line tension force under a variety of excitations are obtained and investigated.

Investigation of the effects of platform motion on the aerodynamics of a floating offshore wind turbine

Along with the flourishing of the wind energy industry, floating offshore wind turbines have aroused much interest among the academia as well as enterprises. In this paper, the effects of the supporting platform motion on the aerodynamics of a floating wind turbine are studied using the open source CFD framework Open FOAM. The platform motion responses, including surge, heave and pitch, are superimposed onto the rotation of the wind turbine. Thrust and torque on the wind turbine are compared and analysed for the cases of different platform motion patterns together with the flow field. It is shown that the movement of the supporting platform can have large influences on a floating offshore wind turbine and thus needs to be considered carefully during the design process.

Metamodeling-based parametric optimization of DBD plasma actuation to suppress flow separation over a wind turbine airfoil model

While dielectric-barrier-discharge(DBD)based plasma actuation systems have been successfully demonstrated to suppress massive flow separation over wind turbine blades to reduce the transient aerodynamic loadings acting on the turbine blades,it is still a non-trivial task to establish a best combination of various operating parameters for a DBD plasma actuation system to achieve the optimized flow control effectiveness.In the present study,a regression Kriging based metamodeling technique is developed to optimize the operating parameters of a DBD plasma actuation system for suppressing deep stall over the surface of a wind turbine blade section/airfoil model.The data points were experimentally obtained by embedding a nanosecond-pulsed DBD(NS-DBD)plasma actuator at the leading edge of the airfoil model.The applied voltage and frequency for the NS-DBD plasma actuation were used as the design variables to demonstrate the optimization procedure.The highest possible lift coefficient of the turbine airfoil model at deep stalled angles of attack(i.e.,α?=?22°and 24°)were selected as the objective function for the optimization.It was found that,while the metamodeling-based procedure could accurately predict the objective function within the bounds of the design variables with an uncertainty~?2%,a global accuracy level of~?97%was achieved within the whole design space.

A Novel Model for CFD-Based Throughflow Analysis of Film-Cooled Turbine Blade

This paper presents a novel approach of modeling the air-cooled turbine with CFD-based throughflow analysis. Starting from the basic equations of motion, governing equations and source terms for mass, momentum and energy are formulated in an analytical manner. These source terms are to mimic the authentic injection-mainstream interactions with easy implementation. The source terms in the aero-cooling scenario are related to corresponding sources in the aerodynamic-only analysis. Based on such formulations, a novel strategy is developed to estimate aerodynamic characteristics of a blade row under film cooling with known characteristics under no cooling. The model and the strategy are validated in the classic NASA E3 turbine guide vane under various operating conditions. Sensitivity studies of input parameters are conducted to evaluate the applicability of the proposed model. Specifically, the flow rate distributions of cooling flow at different cooling holes are crucial for accurate predictions.

Aero-thermal redesign of a high pressure turbine nozzle guide vane

The current article presents conceptual,preliminary and detailed aero-thermal redesign of a typical high pressure turbine nozzle guide vane.Design targets are lower coolant consumption,reduced manufacturing costs and improved durability.These goals are sought by 25%reduction in vane count number and lower number of airfoils per segment.Design challenges such as higher airfoil loading,associate aerodynamic losses and higher thermal loads are discussed.In order to maximize coolant flow reduction and avoid higher aerodynamic losses,airfoil Mach distribution is carefully controlled.There has been an effort to limit design changes so that the proven design features of the original vane are used as much as possible.Accordingly,the same cooling concept is used with minor modifications of the internal structures in order to achieve desired coolant flow and internal heat transfer distribution.Platforms of the new design are quite similar to the original one except for cooling holes and application of thermal barrier coating(TBC).Detailed aerodynamics/heat transfer simulations reveals that the reduced trailing edge(T.E.)blockage and skin friction dominated the negative effect of increased secondary losses.As a result the reduced design performs acceptable in terms of total pressure loss and improving stage efficiency for a wide range of varying pressure ratio.Moreover,more than 20%cooling mass flow can be saved;while maximum and average metal temperatures as well as cross sectional temperature gradients have not been changed much.