Analysis of Working Condition and Load Direction for Tripod Substructure of Offshore Wind Turbine

Abstract:

The control working condition and the control load direction of the typical Tripod substructure for the offshore wind turbine are studied by the finite element analysis software SACS. The results show that the different control criterions are corresponding to the different control working conditions for the Tripod substructure of the offshore wind turbine, and the control load directions vary with the structure form and the marine environments. Therefore, the static and dynamic analysis of the offshore wind turbine substructure in the single or limited load directions cant reflect the static and dynamic characteristic of the structure sufficiently. The multidirectional static and dynamic analysis of the offshore wind turbine structure has to be carried out.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 454)
• Pages: 27-33
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.454.27
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Bin Wang*, Ying Li, Na Lv, Bin Bin Zhu, Wei Li
• Keywords: Control Condition, Control Load Direction, Offshore Wind Turbine, Tripod Foundation Structure

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