Identification of electro-mechanical interactions in wind turbines

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Abstract

Large direct-drive wind turbines with a multi-megawatt power rating face design challenges, especially concerning tower top mass, due to scaling laws for high-torque generators. This work proposes to extend the design space by moving towards a more system-oriented approach, considering electro-mechanical interactions. This requires an extension of the state-of-the-art wind turbine models with additional degrees of freedom. To limit the computational effort of such models, a profound understanding of possible interaction mechanisms is required. This work aims to identify interactions of an additional degree of freedom in the radial direction of the generator with the wind turbine structure, the aerodynamics, and the wind turbine controller. Therefore, a Simpack model of the IEA 15 MW RWT is implemented and coupled to a quasi-static analytical generator model for electromagnetic forces. The analytical model, sourced from literature, is code-to-code validated against a finite element model of the generator in COMSOL Multiphysics. Electro-mechanical simulation results do not show interactions with the aerodynamics or the controller. However, interactions with the wind turbine structure occur. It is shown that the modelling approach can affect the system’s natural frequencies, which can potentially impact the overall system design choices.

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Lüdecke, F. D., Schmid, M., & Cheng, P. W. (2024). Identification of electro-mechanical interactions in wind turbines. Wind Energy Science, 9(7), 1527–1545. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1527-2024

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