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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/was.2016.22.1.107

Vibration control in wind turbines for performance enhancement: A comparative study  

Rezaee, Milad (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University)
Aly, Aly Mousaad (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University)
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Wind and Structures / v.22, no.1, 2016 , pp. 107-131 More about this Journal
Abstract
The need for a more affordable, reliable, clean and secure energy has led to explorations in non-traditional sources, particularly renewable energies. Wind is one of the cleanest energy sources that plays a significant role in augmenting sustainability. Wind turbines, as energy convertors, are usually tall and slender structures, and depending on their location (inland or offshore), they can be subject to high wind and/or strong wave loadings. These loads can cause severe vibrations with detrimental effects on energy production, structural lifecycle and initial cost. A dissipativity analysis study was carried out to know whether wind turbine towers require damping enhancement or rigidity modifications for vibration suppression. The results suggest that wind turbines are lightly damped structures and damping enhancement is a potential solution for vibration lessening. Accordingly, the paper investigates different damping enhancement techniques for vibration mitigation. The efficacy of tuned mass damper (TMD), tuned liquid column damper (TLCD), tuned sloshing damper (TSD), and viscous damper (VD) to reduce vibrations is investigated. A comparison among these devices, in terms of robustness and effectiveness, is conducted. The VD can reduce both displacement and acceleration responses of the tower, better than other types of dampers, for the same control effort, followed by TMD, TSD, and finally TLCD. Nevertheless, the use of VDs raises concerns about where they should be located in the structure, and their application may require additional design considerations.
Keywords
dissipativity analysis; wind turbine; viscous dampers; vibration control; tuned mass dampers; liquid dampers; high-rise structures;
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