Modelling and dynamic analyses of TLP-type floating wind turbine

Fixed support structures for offshore wind turbines are commonly used for shallow water (till 45 meters). In many countries shallow-waters are rare. Floating support structures may be the solution for these areas. Many concepts have been developed but three concepts have been analyzed (spar, semi-submergible and the tension leg platform (TLP))...

Influence of Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Response on the Fatigue Damage of a FOWT: Development of Method to Assess Hydrodynamic Nonlinear Response of a FOWT, Having Allowance for Platform-Turbine Coupling Effects and Combined Wind and Wave Loads.

A method has been developed with which the rigid-body motions, stress and fatigue damage response of a TLP-type FOWT are determined in time domain, with the aim of assessing the influence of non-linear hydrodynamic response on the fatigue damage. The dynamics are described by means of a system of coupled 6DOF-EoMs and solved in Matlab, after...