Comparison of simulations and offshore measurement data of a prototype of a floating combined wind and wave energy conversion system

Anders Yde, Torben J. Larsen, Anders Melchior Hansen, Miguel Fernandez, Sarah Bellew

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    Abstract

    In this paper, results from comparisons of simulations and measured offshore data from a floating combined wind and wave energy conversion system are presented. The device is a downscaled prototype that consists of a floating platform equipped with ten wave energy absorbers and three wind turbines. The numerical model of the platform is based on the aeroelastic code, HAWC2, developed by DTU Wind Energy, which is coupled with a special external system that reads the output generated directly by the wave analysis software, WAMIT. The model also includes models for the dynamic mooring lines as well as the turbines non-linear yaw and teeter motion behavior. The main focus on the comparison will be on the statistical trends of the platform motion, mooring loads and turbine loads in measurements and simulations during different operational conditions such as increasing wind speed, wave height and wind/wave misalignment.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the Twenty-fifth (2015) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
    PublisherInternational Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)
    Publication date2015
    Pages721-729
    ISBN (Print)978-1-880653-89-0
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event25th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference - Kona, United States
    Duration: 21 Jun 201526 Jun 2015
    http://www.isope.org/conferences/conferences.htm

    Conference

    Conference25th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityKona
    Period21/06/201526/06/2015
    Internet address
    SeriesProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
    ISSN1098-6189

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