A fully coupled method for numerical modeling and dynamic analysis of floating vertical axis wind turbines

Abstract

Offshore wind energy is one of the most promising renewable energy resources and an increasing interest arises to develop floating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs), which have the potential to reduce the cost of energy. Assessment of the performance of floating VAWTs requires sophisticated fully coupled aero-hydro-servo-elastic simulation tools, which are currently limited. This paper aims to develop a fully integrated simulation tool for …