Performance Analysis on the Use of Oscillating Water Column in Barge-Based Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
Open Access
- 25 February 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by MDPI AG in Mathematics
- Vol. 9 (5), 475
- https://doi.org/10.3390/math9050475
Abstract
Undesired motions in Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT) lead to reduction of system efficiency, the system’s lifespan, wind and wave energy mitigation and increment of stress on the system and maintenance costs. In this article, a new barge platform structure for a FOWT has been proposed with the objective of reducing these undesired platform motions. The newly proposed barge structure aims to reduce the tower displacements and platform’s oscillations, particularly in rotational movements. This is achieved by installing Oscillating Water Columns (OWC) within the barge to oppose the oscillatory motion of the waves. Response Amplitude Operator (RAO) is used to predict the motions of the system exposed to different wave frequencies. From the RAOs analysis, the system’s performance has been evaluated for representative regular wave periods. Simulations using numerical tools show the positive impact of the added OWCs on the system’s stability. The results prove that the proposed platform presents better performance by decreasing the oscillations for the given range of wave frequencies, compared to the traditional barge platform.Keywords
Funding Information
- Eusko Jaurlaritza (IT1207-19)
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (RTI2018-094902-B-C21, RTI2018-094902-B-C22 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE))
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