Title :
An open source tool to estimate mass and efficiency of wind turbine power take-off systems
Author :
Keysan, O. ; Mueller, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Energy Syst., Univ. of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents mass and efficiency estimations for wind turbine drive-train components. Data from literature and commercial catalogues are collected to obtain trend lines for each component. Different gearbox and generator types are investigated as well as the bearing and the low-speed shaft. An open-source tool is presented to compare different power take-off options in terms of weight and efficiency. The datasets and the user interface made available as an open source tool and can be accessed at GitHub.
Keywords :
machine bearings; power transmission (mechanical); public domain software; shafts; wind turbines; GitHub; bearing; drive-train components; efficiency estimation; gearbox; generator types; low-speed shaft; mass estimation; open source tool; power take-off systems; user interface; wind turbine; Wind turbine; direct-drive; gearbox; generator; mass estimation; offshore;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2013), 2nd IET
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-758-8
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1822
