... Abstract Usually, the floating offshore wind turbine (FOWTs) are linked to the seabed by catenary mooring system, and its motion amplitude is significant under the action of wind and wave. If the pitch angle of FOWTs is too large, the efficiency of power generation will be reduced. Thus...

... Abstract Most global wind resources are found in water depths exceeding 60 meters, where using bottom-mounted structures is challenging and costly. Thus, increased the studies on floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) solutions characterized by complex dynamics between the floating structures...

... Abstract The complex movements caused by ocean currents affecting floating offshore platforms, specifically Vortex-Induced Motion (VIM), are the focus of this study. It examines VIM patterns observed in towing tank experiments involving a scaled model of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT...

... Abstract The scarcity of suitable shallow waters for fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines has prompted developers to explore deeper waters, albeit with caution due to the significant capital expenditure (CAPEX) associated with Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs). A major cost component...

... Abstract This paper primarily focused on the design and hydrodynamic analysis of a new concept Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) with a capacity of 5 MW or above. The proposed concept has smaller dimensions, hence reduced material and displacement. The platform consisted of large volume...

... in the time domain the fully coupled system that includes flexible turbine tower dynamics, rotor dynamics, and floating platform dynamics. Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) analysis and design require more design load cases than oil and gas platforms due to the various wind turbine operating conditions...

... Abstract This paper aims at investigating vibration suppression and fatigue mitigation of a 5 MW barge-type floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) under misaligned wind and wave loadings. A passive omnidirectional tuned mass damper (TMD) installed in the floating platform was employed. The aero...

... simulations, this study provides a robust foundation for informed design decisions and the ongoing optimization of floating structures in the pursuit of sustainable offshore energy solutions. FOWT CFD added mass damping coefficient Proceedings of the ASME 2024 43rd International Conference...

... Abstract Although vertical axis wind turbines have not been introduced into floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT), they have the advantage that the power generation mechanism such as nacelles can be installed in a low location, making it relatively easy to provide static stability to the FOWT...

... literatures show that the frequency of extreme waves like rogue/ freak waves has increased drastically. Therefore, it is also essential to consider and study the interaction of freak wave with the offshore wind energy platforms. In this study, the freak wave impact on a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT...

... and improved shear-transmitting geometry of the tower legs. The new design suggests significantly reduced extreme hub accelerations under the same conditions even with structural flexibility and will be further analyzed in the future through full aero-hydro-servo-elastic simulations. FOWT lightweight...

... Abstract In order to estimate the construction cost of floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) more precisely than before, it is necessary to calculate the installation time of FOWTs more precisely. Therefore, we proposed a model to estimate the installation time of FOWTs by dividing...

... Abstract Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) is an innovative technology with little industry guidance for its hull design. Various FOWT floaters with different hull shapes claim to support the same turbines. Structural integrity and material expense analyses of different pontoon shapes were...

... connection of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) platform using a response-based time domain structural analysis. Finite Element (FE) models are constructed for the entire FOWT, and corresponding load components are mapped to the FE model. A fully coupled aero-hydro-servo-elastic analysis software...

... Abstract The government of Taiwan is promoting developments within offshore and coastal structures, which includes developments within the floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) sector. The aim of the development plan is to lower the FOWT lifetime cost of energy so they eventually...

..., rotation, condition based monitoring, unsupervised machine learning, anomaly detection, FPSO, FOWT. 1. INTRODUCTION Weathervaning (single point) mooring systems have been common in the offshore industry, especially for oil & gas infrastructure in directionally variable environments [1], but more recently...

... Abstract As the Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) industry expands from demonstrator to commercial projects, arrays of FOWTs with interconnected subsea power cables will be required in order to produce a competitive Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). The selection of subsea power cable...

... nacelle tracking motion for catching the wind direction. The effects of reduction of yaw motion and yaw motion speed by a virtual propulsion system attached to the floating structure were qualitatively and quantitatively investigated as countermeasures against the yaw motion problem. Keywords: FOWT...

... Abstract Floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) is one of the trending topics in the offshore industry. Taiwanese government agency, Bureau of Energy, recently announced a 100 MW floating offshore wind turbine demonstration project, which is planned to be installed in Taiwan Strait to have...

... Abstract This work is part of the DIGIFLOAT project. This project aims to provide a digital twin software framework that enables high-fidelity structural integrity analysis for a floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT) in its as-is state — we refer to this as a structural digital twin (SDT...