Sensitivity analysis of numerical modeling input parameters on floating offshore wind turbine loads

Wiley, Will; Jonkman, Jason; Robertson, Amy; Shaler, Kelsey

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1575-2023

Articles | Volume 8, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1575-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1575-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 10

Research article

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24 Oct 2023

Research article |

| 24 Oct 2023

Sensitivity analysis of numerical modeling input parameters on floating offshore wind turbine loads

Will Wiley, Jason Jonkman, Amy Robertson, and Kelsey Shaler

Model code and software

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Short summary

A sensitivity analysis determined the modeling parameters for an operating floating offshore wind turbine with the biggest impact on the ultimate and fatigue loads. The loads were the most sensitive to the standard deviation of the wind speed. Ultimate and fatigue mooring loads were highly sensitive to the current speed; only the fatigue mooring loads were sensitive to wave parameters. The largest platform rotation was the most sensitive to the platform horizontal center of gravity.