Articles | Volume 8, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-277-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-277-2023
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01 Mar 2023
Research article |  | 01 Mar 2023

Platform yaw drift in upwind floating wind turbines with single-point-mooring system and its mitigation by individual pitch control

Iñaki Sandua-Fernández, Felipe Vittori, Raquel Martín-San-Román, Irene Eguinoa, and José Azcona-Armendáriz

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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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