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Research article
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22 Jan 2025
Research article |
| 22 Jan 2025
| 22 Jan 2025
Dynamic displacement measurement of a wind turbine tower using accelerometers: tilt error compensation and validation
Clemens Jonscher
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
ForWind, Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Paula Helming
Bremen Institute for Metrology, Automation and Quality Science, University of Bremen, Linzer Str. 13, 28359 Bremen, Germany
David Märtins
ForWind, Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Andreas Fischer
Bremen Institute for Metrology, Automation and Quality Science, University of Bremen, Linzer Str. 13, 28359 Bremen, Germany
David Bonilla
ForWind, Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Benedikt Hofmeister
ForWind, Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Tanja Grießmann
ForWind, Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
Raimund Rolfes
ForWind, Institute of Structural Analysis, Leibniz University Hannover, Appelstraße 9A, 30167 Hanover, Germany
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This study investigates dynamic displacement estimation using double-time-integrated acceleration signals for future application in load monitoring based on accelerometers. To estimate displacements without amplitude distortion, a tilt error compensation method for low-frequency vibrations of tower structures using the static bending line without the need for additional sensors is presented. The method is validated using a full-scale onshore wind turbine tower and a terrestrial laser scanner.
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