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Influence of wind turbulence on yaw‐control gears in wind turbine
Author(s) -
Suzuki Kazuo,
Hoshino Naoki,
Inomata Noboru,
Kimura Hiroshi,
Fujiwara Tamiya
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/eej.21141
Subject(s) - turbine , turbulence , wind power , nacelle , wind shear , wind direction , wind speed , wind profile power law , marine engineering , wind gradient , torque , meteorology , engineering , environmental science , physics , aerospace engineering , electrical engineering , thermodynamics
This paper describes the influence of wind turbulence on the yaw‐control gears of the nacelle in a wind power station. The site is located on Tappi Cape in Aomori prefecture, where major wind turbulence occurs due to the strong western wind and the steep slope of the cape. This paper discusses two adjacent wind towers out of a total of eleven and clarifies the influence of wind turbulence on the leeward wind power generator. Measurements showed that the turbulence and the standard deviation frequently exceeded IEC Wind Turbine Standards. Consequently, the torque applied to the yaw‐control gears oscillated with a short time period and its magnitude was frequently greater than 4.8 ton‐m (47 kN‐m), regarded as the metal fatigue limit. By a method in which the output of the wind turbine generator is controlled, the magnitude of the oscillating torque can be reduced below the limit of material fatigue. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 176(4): 15–25, 2011; Published online in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ). DOI 10.1002/eej.21141