Event Title

Natural Frequency Measurement of A 13-Meter Wind Turbine Blade Using Different Techniques

Presenter Information

Yadong Jiang, School of Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway;Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway; SFI MaREI Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
William Finnegan, Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; MaREI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Afrooz Kazemi Vanhari, Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; MaREI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Patrick Meier, Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; MaREI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Edward Fagan, Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland; MaREI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
Jamie Goggins, School of Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway;Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway; SFI MaREI Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Location

Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland

Event Website

https://event.ceri2020.exordo.com/

Start Date

27-8-2020 4:15 PM

End Date

27-8-2020 5:30 PM

Description

Nowadays the wind energy markets continue to grow to accommodate the current demands of renewable energy. As the wind turbine blades are susceptible to suffer damage from complex and irregular loading caused by catastrophes, development of quick and reliable ways for wind turbine health monitoring is becoming crucial. Natural frequency testing is one of the most commonly used non-destructive health monitoring methods, as any damages could lead to changes in the structural vibration characteristics. In this paper, a series of tests were carried out to measure the natural frequencies of a 13 m wind turbine blade. Various testing techniques and devices were employed in this study and the accuracy of the acquired data, namely the captured accelerations and the corresponding Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) diagrams, were compared. The advantages and disadvantage of the three techniques were discussed.

Recommended Citation

Jiang, Yadong; Finnegan, William; Kazemi Vanhari, Afrooz; Meier, Patrick; Fagan, Edward; and Goggins, Jamie, "Natural Frequency Measurement of A 13-Meter Wind Turbine Blade Using Different Techniques" (2020). Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020. 4.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/9/4