General responses of multi-degrees-of-freedom (MDOF) systems with parametric stiffness are studied. A Floquet-type solution, which is a product between an exponential part and a periodic part, is assumed, and applying harmonic balance, an eigenvalue problem is found. Solving the eigenvalue problem, frequency content of the solution and response to arbitrary initial conditions are determined. Using the eigenvalues and the eigenvectors, the system response is written in terms of “Floquet modes,” which are nonsynchronous, contrary to linear modes. Studying the eigenvalues (i.e., characteristic exponents), stability of the solution is investigated. The approach is applied to MDOF systems, including an example of a three-blade wind turbine, where the equations of motion have parametric stiffness terms due to gravity. The analytical solutions are also compared to numerical simulations for verification.
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Approximate Floquet Analysis of Parametrically Excited Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems With Application to Wind Turbines
Gizem D. Acar,
Gizem D. Acar
Dynamics and Control Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742
e-mail: gizem@umd.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742
e-mail: gizem@umd.edu
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Brian F. Feeny
Brian F. Feeny
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI 48824
e-mail: feeny@egr.msu.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI 48824
e-mail: feeny@egr.msu.edu
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Gizem D. Acar
Dynamics and Control Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742
e-mail: gizem@umd.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Maryland,
College Park, MD 20742
e-mail: gizem@umd.edu
Brian F. Feeny
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI 48824
e-mail: feeny@egr.msu.edu
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Michigan State University,
East Lansing, MI 48824
e-mail: feeny@egr.msu.edu
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Contributed by the Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND ACOUSTICS. Manuscript received March 14, 2018; final manuscript received June 4, 2018; published online July 24, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Stefano Lenci.
J. Vib. Acoust. Feb 2019, 141(1): 011004 (10 pages)
Published Online: July 24, 2018
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Received:
March 14, 2018
Revised:
June 4, 2018
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Acar, G. D., and Feeny, B. F. (July 24, 2018). "Approximate Floquet Analysis of Parametrically Excited Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems With Application to Wind Turbines." ASME. J. Vib. Acoust. February 2019; 141(1): 011004. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4040522
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