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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-277-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-277-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Platform yaw drift in upwind floating wind turbines with single-point-mooring system and its mitigation by individual pitch control
Wind Energy Department, Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER), Sarriguren, Spain
Felipe Vittori
Wind Energy Department, Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER), Sarriguren, Spain
Raquel Martín-San-Román
Wind Energy Department, Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER), Sarriguren, Spain
DAVE/UPM, E.T.S.I. Aeronáutica y del Espacio, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Irene Eguinoa
Wind Energy Department, Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER), Sarriguren, Spain
José Azcona-Armendáriz
Wind Energy Department, Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables (CENER), Sarriguren, Spain
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This work analyses in detail the causes of the yaw drift in floating offshore wind turbines with a single-point-mooring system induced by an upwind wind turbine. The ability of an individual pitch control strategy based on yaw misalignment is demonstrated through simulations using the NREL 5 MW wind turbine mounted on a single-point-mooring version of the DeepCwind OC4 floating platform. This effect is considered to be relevant for all single-point-moored concepts.
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