Abstract
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in full-scale wind turbine nacelle testing to complement individual component testing. As a result, several wind turbine nacelle test benches have been built to perform such testing with the intent of loading the integrated components as they are in the field. However, when mounted on a test bench the nacelle is not on the top of a tower and does not have blades attached to it - this is a form of abstraction. This paper aims to quantify the influence of such an abstraction on the dynamic response of the nacelle through a series of simulation case studies. The responses of several nacelle components are studied including the main bearing, main shaft, gearbox supports, generator, and yaw bearing interface. Results are presented to highlight the differences in the dynamic response of the nacelle caused by the abstraction. Additionally, the authors provide recommendations for mitigating the effects of the abstraction.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Event | ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - Charlotte, North Carolina Duration: 21 Aug 2016 → 24 Aug 2016 |
Conference
Conference | ASME 2016 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference |
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City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Period | 21/08/16 → 24/08/16 |
Bibliographical note
See NREL/CP-5000-66302 for preprintNREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-5000-67902
Keywords
- analysis
- component
- influence of abstraction
- nacelle testing
- wind turbine