A symbolic framework to obtain mid-fidelity models of flexible multibody systems with application to horizontal-axis wind turbines

Branlard, Emmanuel; Geisler, Jens

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2351-2022

Articles | Volume 7, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2351-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2351-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 6

Research article

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01 Dec 2022

Research article |

| 01 Dec 2022

A symbolic framework to obtain mid-fidelity models of flexible multibody systems with application to horizontal-axis wind turbines

Emmanuel Branlard and Jens Geisler

Model code and software

WELIB E. Branlard https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7306075

Short summary

The article presents a framework to obtain the linear and nonlinear equations of motion of a multibody system including rigid and flexible bodies. The method yields compact symbolic equations of motion. The applications are many, such as time-domain simulation, stability analyses, frequency domain analyses, advanced controller design, state observers, and digital twins.