Load and structure-driven product development
Research field
The behavior of large components such as the tower or the rotor blades during installation and under extreme operating loads is being investigated.
The following topics are being researched:
- Design and analysis of offshore structures, in particular wind turbines
- Statistical analysis of environmental conditions to define load cases
- Analysis of the oscillation behavior of structures, in particular wind turbines
Selected publications:
- Design of offshore wind turbines:
Haselsteiner, A. F., Frieling, M., Mackay, E., Sander, A., & Thoben, K.-D. (2021). Long-term response of an offshore turbine: How accurate are contour-based estimates? Renewable Energy, 181, 945–965. DOI:10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.077 - Analysis of the vibration behavior of structures:
Sander, A., Haselsteiner, A. F., Barat, K., Janssen, M., Oelker, S., Ohlendorf, J.-H., & Thoben, K.-D. (2020). Relative motion during single blade installation: Measurements from the North Sea. Proc. 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2020). DOI:10.1115/OMAE2020-18935 - Statistical analysis of environmental conditions:
Haselsteiner, A. F., Coe, R. G., Manuel, L., Chai, W., Leira, B., Clarindo, G., Guedes Soares, C., Dimitrov, N., Sander, A., Ohlendorf, J.-H., Thoben, K.-D., de Hauteclocque, G., Mackay, E., Jonathan, P., Qiao, C., Myers, A., Rode, A., Hildebrandt, A., Schmidt, B., & Vanem, E. (2021). A benchmarking exercise for environmental contours. Ocean Engineering, 236. DOI:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109504