Abstract

This paper summarizes the results of the implementation and verification of a hydro-aero-servo-elastic load simulation model for a self-aligning floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) combined with a structural analysis methodology of this FOWT structure. The main focus is a comparison of a rigid and a flexible support structure representation in the load simulation. This investigation is part of the multiparty project for the ‘Hydrodynamic and Structural Optimization of a Semi-submersible Offshore Wind Turbine’ (HyStOH), joining partners from science and industry and financially supported by the German Ministry of Economics Affairs and Energy, BMWi (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie).

Volume Subject Area:
Scientific Track
Keywords:
floating offshore wind turbine, self-aligning floater, self-aligner, flexible structure modeling, finite element analysis
Topics:
Floating wind turbines, Offshore wind turbines, Structural analysis, Stress, Economics , Finite element analysis, Flexible structures, Joining, Modeling, Semi-submersible offshore structures, Servomechanisms, Simulation, Simulation models, Structural optimization
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