Demonstration of Key Features of

FAST with AeroDyn & HydroDyn

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NREL Wind Turbine
Modeling Workshop

August 7, 2012
UMASS Amherst, MA

Jason Jonkman, Ph.D.
Senior Engineer, NREL
Wind Turbine Modeling Workshop 2 National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Input & Output Files
Linear
(.dat)
ADAMS-Spec.
(.dat)
Furling
(.dat)
Platform
(.dat)
Primary
(.ipt)
Airfoil(s)
(.dat)
Wind
(.wnd,.bts)
FAST
Required Optional
Time
Series
(.out)
Periodic
Matrices
(.lin)
ADAMS
Input Files
(.acf,.adm)
AeroDyn
Excitation
Force (.3)
Added-mass and
Damping (.1)
Hydrostatic
Data (.hst)
Required WAMIT Output
Summary
(.opt)
Element
(.elm)

Summary
(.fsm)
Primary
(.fst)
Tower
(.dat)
Blade(s)
(.dat)
FAST-to-ADAMS
Preprocessor
Linearization
Time Simulation
Wind Turbine Modeling Workshop 3 National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NREL 5-MW Baseline Wind Turbine
Fictitious, but representative,
multi-MW wind turbine
Heavily influenced by the
REpower 5M prototype &
DOWEC project turbines
Specifications include:
Blade structural &
aerodynamic properties
Nacelle & hub
Drivetrain
Tower
Control system:
Generator torque
Blade pitch
REpower 5M Wind Turbine
Summary of Properties

Rating 5 MW
Rotor Orientation, Configuration Upwind, 3 Blades
Control Variable Speed, Collective Pitch
Drivetrain High Speed, Multiple Stage Gearbox
Rotor Diameter 126 m
Hub Height 90 m
Cut-In, Rated, Cut-Out Wind Speed 3 m/s, 11.4 m/s, 25 m/s
Cut-In, Rated Rotor Speed 6.9 rpm, 12.1 rpm
Rated Tip Speed 80 m/s
Overhang, Shaft Tilt, Precone 5 m, 5, 2.5
Rotor Mass 110,000 kg
Nacelle Mass 240,000 kg
Tower Mass 347,460 kg
Coordinate Location of Overall CM (-0.2 m, 0.0 m, 64.0 m)
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Onshore, Steady Wind 8 m/s, No Control
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Onshore, Steady Wind 8 m/s
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Onshore, Steady Wind 18 m/s
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Onshore, Turbulent Wind 18 m/s
Wind Turbine Modeling Workshop 8 National Renewable Energy Laboratory
OC3-Hywind Spar Buoy
Developed within IEA Wind Task
23 OC3 project
Statoil supplied data for 5-MW
Hywind conceptual design
OC3 adapted spar to support the
NREL 5-MW turbine:
Rotor-nacelle assembly unchanged
Tower adapted to conform to spar
Overall mass, CM, & inertias made
consistent to Statoils Hywind
Mooring system simplified
Torque & pitch controller modified to:
Maintain positive aerodynamic
damping
Minimize rotor speed excursions
OC3-Hywind Model
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Offshore, Steady Wind 8 m/s, Period Waves 2 m, 8 s
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Offshore, Turbulent Wind 18 m/s, Irregular Waves 6 m, 10 s
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Offshore, Pitch Free Decay, No Aerodynamics, Still Water
Questions?
Jason Jonkman, Ph.D.
+1 (303) 384 7026
jason.jonkman@nrel.gov
NREL is a national laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.