• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.448-448
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• 2009

A new blade has been developed to apply to Doosan 3MW offshore wind turbine named as WinDS3000TM. The 3MW blade has been designed by the concept of slim external shape and optimized structure. High-performance glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites were used as the main material of the blade. The blade was manufactured using vacuum infusion process in order to increase the fiber volume fraction and to reduce micro-porosities. The blade has successfully passed the full-scale blade static test for certification. During the test, micro-failure signal and strain change of the blade were measured using acoustic emission sensors and strain gages. The blade has robust structure and weighs lighter compared to conventional blade since the new blade was designed by optimization process. The 3MW blade will be commercially applied to WinDS$3000^{TM}$ in 2010.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.328-331
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• 2008

For the purpose of verifying the calculation, the rotor blade shall be subjected to test for the natural frequencies and the static loading within the scope of the assessment. This paper presents a full scale static test procedure of the rotor blade for certification by GL. This blade model is manes as KM24 designed for IEC type IA. The test and calculation values are all most similar. Also there is not founded any marks of cracks or buckling at the shell, and bonding area is T/E, L/E and shear web. Therefore, the test is successful and the rotor blade is satisfied the safety requirement at the maximum design load.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2001년도 제16회 학술발표회 논문초록집
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• pp.91-94
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• 2001

A structural test of the wind turbine rotor blade must be required to evaluate the uncertainty in design assessment due to use of material, design concepts, production processes and so on, and the possible impact on the structural integrity. In the full-scale static strength test, the measuring parameters are strain, displacements, loads, weight and the center of gravity. There are test equipments, measuring sensors, a test rig and fixtures to obtain measuring parameters. In order to simulate the aerodynamics load, the three-point loading method instead of the one-point loading method is applied. There is slightly some difference between the measured results and the predicted results with the reference fiber volume fraction of 60%. However, the agreement between the measured results and the predicted results with the actual fiber volume fraction of 52.5% is good. Even though a slightly non-linearity from 80% loading to 100% loading, a linear static solution is sufficient for the design purpose as the amount of the non-linearity is relatively small. Comparison between measured and predicted strain results at the maximum thickness positions of the blade profile for 0.236R(5.56m), 0.493R(11.59m) and 0.574R(13.43m), under 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% loadings for the upper part of the blade. The predicted values are in good agreement with the measured values.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.443-451
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• 2013

음향방출기법은 구조물에 존재하는 손상 및 손상 메커니즘을 규명하는 가장 유효한 비파괴검사 수단으로 널리 이용되고 있다. 최근 이러한 재료 및 구조의 내부 손상의 실시간 모니터링이 가능한 기법을 활용하여 풍력 블레이드와 같은 대형 구조물의 건전성을 실시간으로 감시 가능하도록 하는 연구가 각광 받고 있다. 이 논문에서는 선행 연구를 통하여 개발된 신호 맵핑 기법을 사용하여 750 kW 블레이드에 외부 손상을 가정한 임의의 외부 충격을 가하여 위치 탐지 결과의 정확성을 확인하고, 100 kW 블레이드의 정하중 시험 시 발생하는 음향방출신호를 측정하여 손상이 발생된 것으로 의심되는 지역을 탐지하는 실험을 실시하였다. 실험 결과 발생된 모든 외부 충격신호에 대하여 낮은 오차범위를 가지는 결과를 보였으며, 정적하중실험동안 측정된 음향방출신호와 실제 손상 발생 위치의 비교를 통하여 새로운 신호 맵핑 기법으로 블레이드에서 발생되는 내부 손상을 매우 높은 정확도로 위치 표정이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2001

A structural test of the wind turbine rotor blade is to evaluate the uncertainty of design due to selection of material, design concepts, production processes and so on, and their possible impacts on the structural integrity. In the full-scale static strength test, the measuring parameters are strain and displacements vs. loads, weight and the center of gravity. In order to simulate the aerodynamics load, the three-point loading method is applied. There is slight difference between the measured results and the predicted results for the reference fiber volume fraction of 60% . However, the agreement between the measured results and the predicted results with the actual fiber volume fraction of 52.5% is good. Even though a slightly non-linearity from 80% loading to 100% loading exists, a linear static solution is sufficient for the design purpose due to te small amount of non-linearity. Comparison between measured and predicted strain results at the maximum thickness positions of the blade profile for 0.236R(5.56m), 0.493R(11.59m) and 0.574R(13.43m), under 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% loadings for the upper part of the blade. The predicted values are in good agreement with the measured values.

• 풍력에너지저널
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2022

This paper deals with the structural analysis of wind turbine blades considering the bi-modulus property of CFRP, known as a more economic and efficient material for very large blades. The bi-modulus property is an unique characteristic of CFRP that shows higher tensile modulus than compressive modulus. Due to this characteristic, it is needed to apply the bi-modulus property to the computational analysis of CFRP blades to achieve more accurate results. In this paper, a novel method is proposed to apply the bi-modulus property of CFRP in a numerical simulation. To demonstrate the bi-modulus effect in FE analysis, the actual bi-modulus of CFRP was measured and applied to the structural analysis of a wind turbine blade. Moreover, the effects of the proposed method were evaluated by comparing the analysis results with actual full-scale blade static test results. As a result, it was verified that the proposed method could appropriately simulate the bi-modulus during FE analysis. Moreover, the accuracy of blade structural analysis was improved in accordance with the application of the bi-modulus property.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2003

본 연구는 풍력발전 시스템에 관련된 IEC61400-1 국제규격 및 GL규격에 정의된 다양한 하중조건을 고려하였고, 이러한 하중들을 효과적으로 견딜 수 있는 특별한 복합재 구조형상을 제안하였다. 복합재 풍력터빈 블레이드 주고에 대한 평가를 위해 유한요소 구조해석을 수행하였다. 구조설꼐에서는 파라미터 분석 연구를 통해 블레이드 구조형상을 결정하였고, 대부분의 주요 설꼐 피라미터를 결정하였다. FEM을 이용한 응력해석결과를 검토하여 설계된 블레이드 구조는 어떠한 하중조건에 대해서도 안전함을 확인하였다. 뿐만 아니라, 본 연구에 의해 새롭게 고안된 삽입볼트를 사용한 허브 연결부의의 설계하중과 피로하중에 대한 안전성을 검토하였으며, 잘 알려진 S-N 선형 손상 이론, 하중 스펙트럼 및 Spera의 실험식에 의해 20년 이상의 피로수명을 갖도록 하였다. 몇 개의 집중하중으로 모사된 공력하중에 대한 실물 정적구조시험을 수행하였으며, 실험결과로부터 설계된 블레이드는 구조적으로 안전함을 확인하였다. 더욱이, 변위 및 응력, 중량, 무게중심 증의 측정된 결과는 해석결과와 일치함을 확인하였으며, 연구된 블레이드는 독일의 국제적 인증기관인 GL사의 인증을 획득하였다.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.45-50
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• 2008

GFRP based composite rotor blades were developed for 750 kW & 2 MW wind turbines. The blade sectional geometry was designed to have a general shell-spar and shear web structure. For verifying the structural safety under all relevant extreme loads specified in the GL guidelines, the structural analysis of the rotor blades was performed using commercial FEM codes. The static load carrying capacity, blade tip deflections and natural frequencies were evaluated to satisfy the strength and stability requirements. Full-scale proof tests of rotor blades were carried out with optical fiber sensors for real-time condition monitoring. Finally, the prototype of each rotor blade passed all proof tests for GL certification.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2010

This paper describes the structural design and testing for 1.5kW class wind turbine composite blade. In order to calculate the equivalent material properties rule-of-mixture is applied. Lay-up sequence, ply thickness and ply angle are designed to satisfy the requirements for structural integrity. Structural analysis by using commercial software ABAQUS is performed to assess the static, buckling and vibration response. And to verify the structural analysis and design, the full scale structural test in flapwise direction was performed under single point loading according to loading conditions calculated by the aerodynamic analysis and Case H (Parked wind loading) in IEC 61400-2.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.299-302
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• 2008

GFRP based composite rotor blades were developed for 750kW & 2MW wind turbines. The blade sectional geometry was designed to have a general shell-spar and shear web structure. For verifying the structural safety under all relevant extreme loads specified in the GL guidelines, the structural analysis of the rotor blades was performed using commercial FEM codes. The static load carrying capacity, blade tip deflections and natural frequencies were evaluated to satisfy the strength and stability requirements. Full-scale proof tests of rotor blades were carried out with optical fiber sensors for real-time condition monitoring. Finally, the prototype of each rotor blade passed all proof tests for GL certification.