Experimental investigation of the cyclic pitch control on a horizontal axis wind turbine in diagonal inflow wind condition

Le Quang Sang, Maeda Takao, Yasunari Kamada and Qing'an Li

Energy, 2017, vol. 134, issue C, 269-278

Abstract: Offshore wind power has huge energy potential. For deep water areas, FOWTs (Floating Offshore Wind Turbines) are sensitive to large oscillations due to the aerodynamic force of wind and the hydrodynamic force of wave. In the natural environment, the wind is usually unstable and characterized by the diagonal inflow wind. In this study, the potential of alleviating blade load variations induced by the cyclic pitch control evaluated under the condition of the diagonal inflow wind. An experiment in an open wind tunnel was performed to investigate the effect of the diagonal inflow wind on the aerodynamic forces of FOWTs. A two-bladed downwind FOWT with a diameter of 1.6 m used for this experiment. The forces and moments applied to the entire wind turbine were measured by a six-component balance. A swash plate used to adjust the pitch angle in the cyclic pitch control. From the experimental results, the average value of the aerodynamic load acting on the rotor face in the diagonal inflow wind condition at phase angle of ξ = 60° equals the moment coefficient in the optimum operating condition at the front inflow wind. The load change on yaw system can be controlled by cyclic pitch control method.

Keywords: Floating offshore wind turbine; Aerodynamic forces; Six-component balance; Cyclic pitch control; Wind tunnel experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2017.06.042

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