Tubular, lattice and hybrid steel turbine towers for offshore wind energy. A numerical investigation

Nafsika Stavridou, Charalampos Baniotopoulos, Efthymios Koltsakis

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Abstract

The increasing world power demand combined with the need of envi-ronment protection and sustainable energy production, has led recently to the use of alternative means of energy production minimizing CO2 emissions including wind energy harvesting. The new trend to expand to offshore wind power instal-lations in order to increase the amount of world sustainable energy production has led to the development of multiple structural solutions both for the founda-tions and the upper structure of wind power generators. Research on the structural optimization of wind turbine towers is of great interest and importance due to their high manufacturing and erection costs and certain transportation limitations that prevent them from reaching greater heights. The present work addresses the comparison of a classic tapered steel wind turbine tower configuration with a hybrid lattice tower of the same height and energy production potential. Aiming to contribute to better understanding of the structural behaviour of both types of wind turbine towers, the present research work focuses on the development of reliable numerical models along with the use of analytical equations in order to predict accurately and interpret the aforementioned structural response of the two tower configurations by conducting a comparative study between them.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages524-529
Number of pages6
Volume18
ISBN (Print)978-981-13-2305-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Nov 2018
Event1st Vietnam Symposium on Advances in Offshore Engineering - National University of Civil Engineering, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Duration: 2 Nov 20184 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering Book Series
PublisherSpringer
Volume18

Conference

Conference1st Vietnam Symposium on Advances in Offshore Engineering
Abbreviated titleVSOE 2018
Country/TerritoryViet Nam
CityHanoi
Period2/11/184/11/18

Keywords

  • Off-shore wind turbine towers
  • numerical analysis
  • structural design
  • Steel structures

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