- Title
- A simple method for modelling fatigue spectra of small wind turbine blades
- Creator
- Evans, Samuel; Dana, Scott; Clausen, Philip; Wood, David
- Relation
- Wind Energy Vol. 24, Issue 6, p. 549-557
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.2588
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- Small-scale wind turbines have market opportunities in distributed energy generation applications but face future challenges in remaining cost competitive compared with solar photovoltaic systems. High unit costs can be attributed to design conservatism when calculating fatigue loads of key structural components such as the blades. In this study, we use the aeroelastic software FAST to highlight limitations of the International Electrotechnical Commission 61400-2:2013 small wind turbine design standard for calculating fatigue life using the simplified load model. We present a modified method for calculating the fatigue spectra of small wind turbine blades. An advantage of this method is that it does not require complex aeroelastic simulations or field measurements. This modified method is intended to be implemented early in the blade design stage, such as during rotor optimization simulations, allowing for multiple rotor configurations to be rapidly compared.
- Subject
- aeroelastic modelling; FAST; IEC 61400-2:2013; simplified load model; SDG 7; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1446781
- Identifier
- uon:42966
- Identifier
- ISSN:1095-4244
- Language
- eng
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