The goal of this Thesis is to demonstrate, through experimentation, that
ocean waves have a positive effect on the performance of an offshore wind
turbine. A scale model wind turbine was placed into a wave tank that was
completely covered and fitted with a variable speed fan to create different wind
and wave conditions for testing. Through testing, different power coefficient vs.
tip speed ratio graphs were created and a change in power coefficient was
observed between steady operating conditions and operating conditions with
waves. The results show a promising increase in power production for offshore
wind turbines when allowed to operate with the induced motion caused by the
amplitude and frequency of water waves created. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_13070 |
| Contributors | Isaza, Francisco (author), Ghenai, Chaouki (Thesis advisor), College of Engineering and Computer Science (Degree grantor), Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 72 p., Online Resource |
| Rights | All rights reserved by the source institution, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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