A comparison of extreme structural responses and fatigue damage of semi-submersible type floating horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines

Zhengshun  Cheng; Helge Aagaard Madsen; Wei Chai; Zhen Gao; Torgeir Moan

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2017.02.067

A comparison of extreme structural responses and fatigue damage of semi-submersible type floating horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines

Zhengshun Cheng, Helge Aagaard Madsen , Wei Chai, Zhen Gao, Torgeir Moan

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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•A comprehensive comparison of floating HAWTs and VAWTs with different blade number.•Extreme structural responses and fatigue damage are studied.•Both operational and parked conditions are considered.•The merits and disadvantages of floating HAWTs and VAWTs are revealed and highlighted.

Original language	English
Journal	Renewable Energy
Volume	108
Pages (from-to)	207-219
ISSN	0960-1481
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2017.02.067
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Floating wind turbine
Horizontal axis wind turbine
Vertical axis wind turbine
Extreme structural response
Fatigue damage

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A comparison of extreme structural responses and fatigue damage of semi-submersible type floating horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines

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