New wireless measurement setup for floating offshore wind turbines
Conference/JournalMARIN Report 141
Date31 Oct 2024
MARIN has been involved in floating wind turbines (FOWT) right from the start, when the early pioneers started to develop the technology around 20 years ago. But in the last decade we have really seen the market getting more mature, shifting the projects from the concept to the design stage.
A key point of model testing floating wind turbines is that wind and waves are presented simultaneously in the basin. This makes it possible to correctly study the complex motions and loads of the rotating turbine on a moving platform in wind and waves. For the first model tests with FOWT, no dedicated test setup was available, which resulted in using the existing test setup for oil & gas floaters.
A key point of model testing floating wind turbines is that wind and waves are presented simultaneously in the basin. This makes it possible to correctly study the complex motions and loads of the rotating turbine on a moving platform in wind and waves. For the first model tests with FOWT, no dedicated test setup was available, which resulted in using the existing test setup for oil & gas floaters.
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ErikJan de Ridder
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Micro MARIN MEASUREMENT system available for clients
To mitigate this unwanted effect of the measurement cables, MARIN has developed a wireless measurement system called µMMS (Micro MARIN Measurement System). The system is specifically designed for light floaters, which means the measurement system is very light and small, such that it can easily be installed on a FOWT model.
The new wireless measurement system is now available for our clients, as well as a broad range of other comprehensive solutions for model testing floating turbines.
The new wireless measurement system is now available for our clients, as well as a broad range of other comprehensive solutions for model testing floating turbines.
Micro MARIN Measurement System
MICRO MARIN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM