Fatigue Assessment of Monopile Supported Offshore Wind Turbine under Non-Gaussian Wind Field

The vibration of offshore wind turbines caused by external loads is significant, which will cause fatigue damage to offshore wind turbines. Wind load is the main load during the operation period of the wind turbine, and available studies have shown that the external wind field often exhibits certain...

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Main Authors: Bing Li, Kang Rong, Haifeng Cheng, Yongxin Wu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6467617
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description The vibration of offshore wind turbines caused by external loads is significant, which will cause fatigue damage to offshore wind turbines. Wind load is the main load during the operation period of the wind turbine, and available studies have shown that the external wind field often exhibits certain non-Gaussian characteristics. This article aims to obtain the fatigue assessment of the monopile foundation of the wind turbine under the non-Gaussian wind fields. A 5 MW wind turbine is selected in this article, and OpenFAST is applied to simulate the wind load. By comparing the Mises stress time histories of the pile foundation at a different depth, the fatigue analysis of the critical spots of the pile foundation is obtained. In the analysis of fatigue damage, the rain flow counting method is adopted, and the two-segment S-N curve is selected to analyze the fatigue life of the critical spots. The results show that, by taking the non-Gaussian characteristic of the wind field into account, the fatigue life of the monopile foundation decreases. Therefore, attention should be paid to the influence of non-Gaussian characteristics of wind fields on the fatigue life of monopile-supported wind turbines.
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spelling doaj-art-5e8a206bb10545c1a6d1ccffe58cef0c2025-08-20T03:34:32ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032021-01-01202110.1155/2021/64676176467617Fatigue Assessment of Monopile Supported Offshore Wind Turbine under Non-Gaussian Wind FieldBing Li0Kang Rong1Haifeng Cheng2Yongxin Wu3Key Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, No. 2, Sipailou, Nanjing 210096, ChinaKey Laboratory of Concrete and Prestressed Concrete Structures of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, No. 2, Sipailou, Nanjing 210096, ChinaShanghai Investigation, Design &Research Institute Co., Ltd.,, No. 388, Yixian Road, Shanghai 200434, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, No. 1, Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, ChinaThe vibration of offshore wind turbines caused by external loads is significant, which will cause fatigue damage to offshore wind turbines. Wind load is the main load during the operation period of the wind turbine, and available studies have shown that the external wind field often exhibits certain non-Gaussian characteristics. This article aims to obtain the fatigue assessment of the monopile foundation of the wind turbine under the non-Gaussian wind fields. A 5 MW wind turbine is selected in this article, and OpenFAST is applied to simulate the wind load. By comparing the Mises stress time histories of the pile foundation at a different depth, the fatigue analysis of the critical spots of the pile foundation is obtained. In the analysis of fatigue damage, the rain flow counting method is adopted, and the two-segment S-N curve is selected to analyze the fatigue life of the critical spots. The results show that, by taking the non-Gaussian characteristic of the wind field into account, the fatigue life of the monopile foundation decreases. Therefore, attention should be paid to the influence of non-Gaussian characteristics of wind fields on the fatigue life of monopile-supported wind turbines.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6467617
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title Fatigue Assessment of Monopile Supported Offshore Wind Turbine under Non-Gaussian Wind Field
title_full Fatigue Assessment of Monopile Supported Offshore Wind Turbine under Non-Gaussian Wind Field
title_fullStr Fatigue Assessment of Monopile Supported Offshore Wind Turbine under Non-Gaussian Wind Field
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title_short Fatigue Assessment of Monopile Supported Offshore Wind Turbine under Non-Gaussian Wind Field
title_sort fatigue assessment of monopile supported offshore wind turbine under non gaussian wind field
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