This paper presents a dynamic finite element analysis model for a wind turbine gearbox in which a number of internal gears mesh with each other in a complex pattern. Differing from the conventional dynamic models in which the detailed gear teeth are fully modeled or gears and shafts are replaced with lumped masses, the tooth contact between a pair of gears is modeled using a spring element. The equivalent spring constant is determined by computing the stiffness of a gear tooth using a finite element analysis. The numerical accuracy of the proposed dynamic model is verified through a benchmark experiment of a gearbox with simple gear transmission system. In addition, the natural frequencies and dynamic responses of a 5 MW wind turbine gearbox that are obtained by the proposed modeling technique are given to support its validity and effectiveness.
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July 2015
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Dynamic Response Analysis of Wind Turbine Gearbox Using Simplified Local Tooth Stiffness of Internal Gear System
J. R. Cho,
J. R. Cho
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School of Mechanical Engineering,
Pusan National University
,Busan 609-735
, Korea
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K. Y. Jeong,
K. Y. Jeong
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Pusan National University
,Busan 609-735
, Korea
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M. H. Park,
M. H. Park
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Pusan National University
,Busan 609-735
, Korea
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N. G. Park
N. G. Park
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Pusan National University
,Busan 609-735
, Korea
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J. R. Cho
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Pusan National University
,Busan 609-735
, Korea
K. Y. Jeong
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Pusan National University
,Busan 609-735
, Korea
M. H. Park
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Pusan National University
,Busan 609-735
, Korea
N. G. Park
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Pusan National University
,Busan 609-735
, Korea
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Design Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the Journal of Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics. Manuscript received February 20, 2013; final manuscript received February 21, 2014; published online April 2, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Carlo L. Bottasso.
J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. Jul 2015, 10(4): 041001 (9 pages)
Published Online: July 1, 2015
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Received:
February 20, 2013
Revision Received:
February 21, 2014
Online:
April 2, 2015
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Cho, J. R., Jeong, K. Y., Park, M. H., and Park, N. G. (July 1, 2015). "Dynamic Response Analysis of Wind Turbine Gearbox Using Simplified Local Tooth Stiffness of Internal Gear System." ASME. J. Comput. Nonlinear Dynam. July 2015; 10(4): 041001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4026934
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