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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-929-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-929-2020
Research article
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23 Jul 2020
Research article |  | 23 Jul 2020

Differences in damping of edgewise whirl modes operating an upwind turbine in a downwind configuration

Gesine Wanke, Leonardo Bergami, and David Robert Verelst

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Converting an upwind wind turbine into a downwind configuration is shown to come with higher edgewise loads due to lower edgewise damping. The study shows from modal displacements of a reduced-order turbine model that the interaction between the forces on the rotor, the rotor motion, and the tower torsion is the main reason for the observed damping decrease.
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