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Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have with time been outrivaled by the today more common and economically feasible horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs). However, VAWTs have several advantages which still make them interesting, for example, the VAWTs can have the drive train at ground level and it has been argued that they have lower noise emission. Other proposed advantages are suitability for both up-scaling and floating offshore platforms. The work within this thesis is made in collaboration between Halmstad University and Uppsala University. A 200-kW semi-guy-wired VAWT H-rotor, owned by Uppsala University but situated in Falkenberg close to Halmstad, has been the main subject of the research although most results can be generalized to suit a typical H-rotor. This thesis has three main topics regarding VAWTs: (1) how the wind energy extraction is influenced by turbulence, (2) aerodynamical noise generation and (3) eigenfrequencies of the semi-guy-wired tower. The influence from turbulence on the wind energy extraction is studied by evaluating logged operational data and examining how the power curve and the tip-speed ratio for maximum Cp is impacted by turbulence. The work has showed that the T1-turbine has a good ability to extract wind energy at turbulent conditions, indicating an advantage in energy extraction at turbulent sites for VAWTs compared to HAWTs.The noise characteristics are studied experimentally, and models of the two most likely aerodynamic noise mechanisms are applied. Here, inflow-turbulence noise is deemed as the prevailing noise source rather than turbulent-boundary-layer trailing-edge noise (TBL-TE) which is the most important noise mechanism for HAWTs. The overall noise emission has also been measured and proven low compared to similar sized HAWTs. The eigenfrequencies of a semi-guy-wired tower are also studied. Analytical expressions describing the first-mode eigenfrequency of both tower and guy wire has been derived and verified by experiments and simulations.

Finita elementmetoden (FEM) utvärderas för att i framtiden kunna undvika mycket av den fysiska provning som idag används vid optimering av maskininställningar, både vid införandet av nya maskiner men även på befintliga. Fräsmaskinen som granskas grovbearbetar fyrcylindriga vevaxlar under åtta bearbetningstempon. Resonansfrekvenser skulle kunna identifieras med hjälp av en FEM-modell och sedan undvikas genom att justera skärhastigheten. Litteraturstudien innefattar skärande bearbetning, vibrationer, svängningsteori och FEM. Modeller av vevaxlar ges av arbetsgivaren och egenfrekvensanalyser utförs i programvaran Abaqus för samtliga bearbetningstempon. Egenfrekvenser jämförs med den drivande frekvensen från fräsverktyget. Fräsning i vevaxelns egenfrekvens inträffar vid ett tillfälle, bearbetningstempo två. Vibrationerna antas inte påverkas i stor utsträckning på grund av fräsverktygets differentialdelade skär som gör att fräsning i egenfrekvens endast inträffar var sjätte skär. Vibrationsdata från arbetsgivaren visar även att vibrationerna är låga för bearbetningstempot. FEM-modellerna verifieras med fysiska experiment (slagimpulsprov) på fritt upphängd vevaxel och jämförs med resultat från FEM-analys för fri axel. Skillnaden i egenfrekvens mellan experiment och FEM-simulering är maximalt 5 %, vilket bekräftar modellernas tillförlitlighet. Vidare skapas en förenklad modell av fräsverktyget som analyseras angående egenfrekvenser i Abaqus. Egenfrekvenserna visar sig vara betydligt högre än högsta skärfrekvensen, vilket verifierar att bearbetning inte sker i verktygets egenfrekvens. Finita elementmetoden är en mycket lämplig metod för att fastställa egenfrekvenser och därmed undvika bearbetningsvibrationer som uppstår p.g.a. resonans. Fräsverktygens differentialdelade skär ger dock en ständigt varierande frekvens, vilket tyder på att vibrationerna i fräsmaskinen troligtvis inte orsakas av resonansfenomenet. / The finite element method (FEM) is evaluated with the purpose of avoiding time consuming physical testing which is currently used for optimizing machine settings, both in new and existing machines. The studied milling machine machines crankshafts through eight machining steps. Resonance frequencies could be identified with a FEM-model and then be avoided by adjusting the cutting speed. The literature study includes machining through cutting, vibrations, oscillation theory and FEM. Crankshaft models are provided by the employer and eigenfrequency analyses are carried out with the software Abaqus, simulating the crankshaft mounted in the milling machine during all machining steps. The eigenfrequencies are compared to the cutting frequency from the milling tool. Milling with eigenfrequency occurs during machining step two. The influence on the vibrations is assumed to be small due to the variable teeth spacing on the tool. The machine will therefore only be machining in eigenfrequency every sixth cut. Vibration data created by the employer also indicate that vibrations are low during the machining step. Verification of the FEM-models is conducted through physical experiments with impact hammer testing. The test is carried out on a freely hinged crankshaft and compared to the FEM-results for a constraint-free crankshaft. The difference in eigenfrequency between the impact hammer test and the FEM-analysis is a maximum of 5 %, which demonstrates the reliability of the model. Furthermore a simplified model of the cutting tool is made and analyzed for eigenfrequencies in Abaqus. The eigenfrequencies are shown to be higher than the highest possible cutting frequency which confirms that the cutting tool is not machining in its own eigenfrequency. FEM is a useful method for determining eigenfrequencies and thereby avoiding machining vibrations caused by resonance. However, due to the variable teeth spacing the cutting frequency is constantly changing for the operation, which indicates that the vibrations are not caused by the resonance phenomena.

In this report, the effect of external torque injection of a particular phase and frequency was analyzed using an induction motor assembly consisting of a prototype of an induction motor and a flexible mounting arrangement. The eigenfrequencies of the several components that make up the construction of the induction machine assembly are found out both by analytical and FEM methods. The electromagnetics of the Induction machine is simulated utilizing COMSOL Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software. The single direction coupling is set up to synchronize the parameters between the Rotating Machinery, Magnetic (RMM) and Multi Body Dynamics (MBD) models in COMSOL. / I denna rapport analyserades effekten av extern momentinsprutning av särskild fas och frekvens med hjälp av en induktionsmotor som består av en prototyp av induktionsmotor och ett flexibelt monteringsarrangemang. Egenfrekvenserna för de flera komponenterna som utgör konstruktionen av induktions maskin aggregatet upptäcks både med analytiska metoder och metoder. Induktions maskinens elektromagnetik simuleras med COMSOL FEA programvara. En enkelriktad koppling är konfigurerad för att synkronisera parametrarna mellan RMM och MBD modellerna i COMSOL.

Different methods for the determination of cantilever properties in non-contact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM) are under investigation. A key aspect is the determination of the cantilever stiffness being essential for a quantitative NC-AFM data analysis including the extraction of the tip-surface interaction force and potential. Furthermore, a systematic analysis of the displacement noise in the cantilever oscillation detection is performed with a special focus on the thermally excited cantilever oscillation. The propagation from displacement noise to frequency shift noise is studied under consideration of the frequency response of the PLL demodulator. The effective Q-factor of cantilevers depends on the internal damping of the cantilever as well as external influences like the ambient pressure and the quality of the cantilever fixation. While the Q-factor has a strong dependence on the ambient pressure between vacuum and ambient pressure yielding a decrease by several orders of magnitude, the pressure dependence of the resonance frequency is smaller than 1% for the same pressure range. On the other hand, the resonance frequency highly depends on the mass of the tip at the end of the cantilever making its reliable prediction from known cantilever dimensions difficult. The cantilever stiffness is determined with a high-precision static measurement method and compared to dimensional and dynamic methods. Dimensional methods suffer from the uncertainty of the measured cantilever dimensions and require a precise knowledge its material properties. A dynamic method utilising the measurement of the thermally excited cantilever displacement noise to obtain cantilever properties allows to characterise unknown cantilevers but requires an elaborative measurement equipment for spectral displacement noise analysis. Having the noise propagation in the NC-AFM system fully characterised, a proposed method allows for spring constant determination from the frequency shift noise at the output of the PLL demodulator with equipment already being available in most NC-AFM setups.