Outcomes of the DeepWind conceptual design

Uwe S. Paulsen*, Michael Borg, Helge Aa Madsen, Troels Friis Pedersen, Jesper Hattel, Ewen Ritchie, Carlos S. Ferreira, Harald Svendsen, Petter A. Berthelsen, Charles Smadja

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Abstract

DeepWind has been presented as a novel floating offshore wind turbine concept with cost reduction potentials. Twelve international partners developed a Darrieus type floating turbine with new materials and technologies for deep-sea offshore environment. This paper summarizes results of the 5 MW DeepWind conceptual design. The concept was evaluated at the Hywind test site, described on its few components, in particular on the modified Troposkien blade shape and airfoil design. The feasibility of upscaling from 5 MW to 20 MW is discussed, taking into account the results from testing the Deepwind floating 1 kW demonstrator. The 5 MW simulation results, loading and performance are compared to the OC3-NREL 5 MW wind turbine. Finally the paper elaborates the conceptual design on cost modelling.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnergy Procedia : 12th Deep Sea Offshore Wind R&D Conference, EERA DeepWind'2015
Number of pages13
Volume80
PublisherElsevier
Publication date2015
Pages329-341
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event12th Deep Sea Offshore Wind R and D Conference, EERA DeepWind 2015 - Trondheim, Norway
Duration: 4 Feb 20156 Feb 2015

Conference

Conference12th Deep Sea Offshore Wind R and D Conference, EERA DeepWind 2015
Country/TerritoryNorway
CityTrondheim
Period04/02/201506/02/2015
SeriesDeep Sea Offshore Wind R&D Conference, EERA DeepWind

Keywords

  • aerodynamics
  • controls
  • cost models
  • DeepWind
  • floater
  • hydrodynamics
  • magnetic bearings
  • offshore floating platform
  • permanent magnet generator
  • pultrusion
  • safety
  • structural optimization
  • Vertical-axis wind turbine

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