Modeling of Wind Turbine Drive Trains for Finite Element Analysis

Akhyurna Swain, Chunhua Liu, Philip W.T. Pong

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Abstract

Wind turbine drive trains consist of mechanical components such as the gearbox, the bearings and the rotating shaft; and an electrical component, the electric generator. These components are electromagnetically and electromechanically coupled with each other and have continuously rotating parts, making them more susceptible to faults. Unfortunately, these components are individually modeled while performing finite element analysis, and the coupling effects are neglected, yielding approximations that are not acceptable for, e.g., modal analysis. This paper addresses that problem and presents the model of complete wind turbine drive train subsystem for finite element analysis. The proposed model takes a novel, one-of-a-kind approach design to analyze the drive train subsystem of a wind turbine in a holistic manner.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2023 IEEE International Magnetic Conference - Short Papers, INTERMAG Short Papers 2023 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350338362
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE International Magnetic Conference - Short Papers, INTERMAG Short Papers 2023 - Sendai, Japan
Duration: May 15 2023May 19 2023

Publication series

Name2023 IEEE International Magnetic Conference - Short Papers, INTERMAG Short Papers 2023 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Magnetic Conference - Short Papers, INTERMAG Short Papers 2023
Country/TerritoryJapan
CitySendai
Period5/15/235/19/23

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation

Keywords

  • Finite element analysis (FEA)
  • Magnetic Flux Density (MFD) Evaluation
  • Vibrational analysis
  • Wind turbine drive train

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