Start Date
27-4-2023 9:00 AM
Document Type
Poster
Description
In recent years, renewable energy has become one of the largest studied topics among engineers for its ability to bring our world into a new era of global recovery and self-sufficiency. In order to maximize production, we have turned to the untapped potential of offshore wind turbines that could span surfaces several times more than existing land wind turbines as well as produce up to ten times more energy due to constant winds and larger engine capabilities. In this research, dynamical systems used to model offshore wind turbine responses to common stresses such as wave and wind loads will be investigated thoroughly along with their common parameters that are frequently adjusted. Understanding these responses allows engineers to effectively minimize failure within the wind turbine and optimize performance no matter where it is in the world. Although using dynamical systems does not account for all possible outcomes of wind turbine responses, it does set a foundation for much more intricate programs such as FAST or ADAMS that can model extremely detailed responses used in the engineering world today.
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Investigating the Dynamical Systems Used In Offshore Wind Turbines
In recent years, renewable energy has become one of the largest studied topics among engineers for its ability to bring our world into a new era of global recovery and self-sufficiency. In order to maximize production, we have turned to the untapped potential of offshore wind turbines that could span surfaces several times more than existing land wind turbines as well as produce up to ten times more energy due to constant winds and larger engine capabilities. In this research, dynamical systems used to model offshore wind turbine responses to common stresses such as wave and wind loads will be investigated thoroughly along with their common parameters that are frequently adjusted. Understanding these responses allows engineers to effectively minimize failure within the wind turbine and optimize performance no matter where it is in the world. Although using dynamical systems does not account for all possible outcomes of wind turbine responses, it does set a foundation for much more intricate programs such as FAST or ADAMS that can model extremely detailed responses used in the engineering world today.
Comments
The faculty mentor for this project was Brenda Edmonds, Mathematics.