2. AGENDA
▸ Les 1 – History, Current State of Art, North Sea
▸ Les 2 – Site Conditions
▸ Les 3 – The Turbine
▸ Les 4 – Actuator Disk Theory and Energy Yield
▸ Les 5 – Structure Design and Load Calculations
▸ Les 6 – Structure Design and Load Calculations
▸ Les 7 – Park Design
▸ Les 8 – Vessels
▸ Les 9 – Installation and Comissioning
▸ Les 10 – Operations and Maintenance
4. What we Need….
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▸ RNA Data
▸ Weather Data
▸ Loadcases
▸ Preliminary Tower Data
▸ Preliminary Substructure Data
▸ Design Elevations
▸ Geometry Estimations
▸ Wind Estimations
▸ Wave Estimations
5. Top Down Design
Wind Turbine
Wind Tower
Sea
Support
Structure
Soil Foundation
▸ RNA Data
▸ Weather Data
▸ Loadcases
▸ Preliminary Tower Data
▸ Preliminary Substructure Data
▸ Design Elevations
▸ Geometry Estimations
▸ Wind Estimations
▸ Wave Estimations
6. Load Cases (Recap)
Wikipedia: a combination of different types of loads with
safety factors applied to them. A structure is checked for
strength and serviceability against all the load cases it is
likely to experience during its lifetime.
DLC Turbine Wind Wave
1 Operational Rated speed 1 year maximum
2 Parked 50 year reduced 50 year maximum
3 Parked 50 year maximum 50 year reduced
7. Load Cases (Recap)
Wikipedia: a combination of different types of loads with
safety factors applied to them. A structure is checked for
strength and serviceability against all the load cases it is
likely to experience during its lifetime.
DLC Turbine Wind Wave
1 Operational Rated speed 1 year maximum
2 Parked 50 year reduced 50 year maximum
3 Parked 50 year maximum 50 year reduced
8. Load Cases (Recap)
Wikipedia: a combination of different types of loads with
safety factors applied to them. A structure is checked for
strength and serviceability against all the load cases it is
likely to experience during its lifetime.
DLC Turbine Wind Wave
1 Operational Rated speed 1 year maximum
2 Parked 50 year reduced 50 year maximum
3 Parked 50 year maximum 50 year reduced
9. Load Cases (Recap)
Wikipedia: a combination of different types of loads with
safety factors applied to them. A structure is checked for
strength and serviceability against all the load cases it is
likely to experience during its lifetime.
DLC Turbine Wind Wave
1 Operational Rated speed 1 year maximum
2 Parked 50 year reduced 50 year maximum
3 Parked 50 year maximum 50 year reduced
22. Result… Max Loads at Interface
▸ 3 Loadcases
▸ 4 Loads per loadcase
▸ 12 Values → 6 Forces, 6 Moments
x
z
23. Result… Max Loads at Interface
▸ 3 Loadcases
▸ 4 Loads per loadcase
▸ 12 Values → 6 Forces, 6 Moments
▸ Per loadcase:
y
x
z
x
z
24. Result… Max Loads at Interface
▸ 3 Loadcases
▸ 4 Loads per loadcase
▸ 12 Values → 6 Forces, 6 Moments
▸ Per loadcase:
Max Load
y
x
z
x
z
25. … Find Stress…. and Determine Geometry...
Max
x
z
σmax=
√(
Fz
A
+
M y⋅x
I y
)
2
+3⋅(
Fx
A
)
2
σmax=
σyield
γ
▸ Max stress found for:
▸ Found wt useing iteration:
26. One Final Note...
x
z
Wind Turbine
Wind Tower
In practice iteration for D, wt
D has effect in wind loads!
28. Substructure (Wave + Current)
x
z
Wind Turbine
Wind Tower
Sea
Support
Structure
Iterative design for load interaction
with waves and current (and soil stability)
39. Result… Max Loads at Mudline
▸ 3 Loadcases
▸ 4 Loads per loadcase
▸ 12 Values → 6 Forces, 6 Moments
▸ Per loadcase:
y
x
z
40. Result… Max Loads at Mudline
▸ 3 Loadcases
▸ 4 Loads per loadcase
▸ 12 Values → 6 Forces, 6 Moments
▸ Per loadcase:
Max Load
y
x
z
41. … Find Stress…. and Determine Geometry...
Max
σmax=
√(
Fz
A
+
M y⋅x
I y
)
2
+3⋅(
Fx
A
)
2
σmax=
σyield
γ
▸ Max stress found for:
▸ Found wt useing iteration:
42. Result
▸ Semi-Optimal Basic Geometry
•
Diameter of Parts
•
Wall Thickness of Parts
▸ Weight (and thus price)
43. Next steps...
▸ Re-iterate design
▸ Standards
▸ Natural Frequency Check
▸ Buckling
▸ Stress Concentration Factors (CSF)
44. Next steps...
▸ Re-iterate design
▸ Standards
▸ Natural Frequency Check
▸ Buckling
▸ Stress Concentration Factors (CSF)
Not part of this course!
45. Homework
▸ Gather Environmental Data from Previous Classes (slide 4)
▸ Create Datasets per Loadcase (slide 5)
▸ Calculate Turbine Loads per Loadcase (slide 10 & 11)
▸ Calculate Tower Loads per Loadcase (slide 12 till 20)
▸ Combine Loads from Turbine and Tower (slide 21)
▸ Calculate Tower wall thickness (slide 22 till 25)
▸ Calculate TP and MP Loads per Loadcase (slide 28 to 37)
▸ Combine Loads from Turbine, Tower, TP and MP (slide 38)
▸ Calculate TP and MP Wall Thickness (slide 39 till 41)
▸ Summarize Found Geometry and Structure Mass (slide 42)