TY - JOUR
T1 - Method for early analysis of the umbilical cable in a floating offshore wind turbine
AU - Rico, Antonio
AU - López-Queija, Javier
AU - Llorente, José Ignacio
AU - Mendikoa, Íñigo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia Naval 2024.
PY - 2025/3
Y1 - 2025/3
N2 - The expansion of floating offshore wind energy brings the industry closer to achieving commercial viability. However, the challenging marine environment—characterized by strong winds, waves, and currents—combined with the growing size of wind turbines and the dynamic behavior of floaters, raises concerns about power production efficiency and system durability due to increased loads. A critical component within floating wind platforms is the umbilical cable, responsible for transmitting generated energy. Any failure in this cable would result in the shutdown of, at least, the associated wind turbine, emphasizing the need for precise and early design. This work introduces a novel method based on catenary models, leveraging known boundary conditions to reduce computational effort and improve design accuracy. By comparing the proposed approach with an industry-standard method, the research aims to provide insights into the umbilical cable design.
AB - The expansion of floating offshore wind energy brings the industry closer to achieving commercial viability. However, the challenging marine environment—characterized by strong winds, waves, and currents—combined with the growing size of wind turbines and the dynamic behavior of floaters, raises concerns about power production efficiency and system durability due to increased loads. A critical component within floating wind platforms is the umbilical cable, responsible for transmitting generated energy. Any failure in this cable would result in the shutdown of, at least, the associated wind turbine, emphasizing the need for precise and early design. This work introduces a novel method based on catenary models, leveraging known boundary conditions to reduce computational effort and improve design accuracy. By comparing the proposed approach with an industry-standard method, the research aims to provide insights into the umbilical cable design.
KW - Catenary curve equation
KW - Dynamic cable simplified modeling
KW - Floating offshore wind turbines
KW - Floating platform modeling
KW - Offshore dynamics
KW - Wind energy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85214243661&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s40868-024-00148-7
DO - 10.1007/s40868-024-00148-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85214243661
SN - 1679-396X
VL - 20
JO - Marine Systems and Ocean Technology
JF - Marine Systems and Ocean Technology
IS - 1
M1 - 10
ER -