Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus Precision

This paper examines the impact on experimental uncertainty of introducing aerodynamic and rotor gyroscopic loading on a model multirotor floating wind energy platform during physical testing. In addition, a methodology and a metric are presented for the assessment of the uncertainty across the full...

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Main Authors:	Cian J. Desmond, Jan-Christoph Hinrichs, Jimmy Murphy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:	Energies
Subjects:	uncertainty accuracy precision multi rotor floating wind offshore wind wave basin physical testing validation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/3/435

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spelling	doaj-032e636c10b447e7bb9e0ccb0480f8a62020-11-24T21:46:41ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-01-0112343510.3390/en12030435en12030435Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus PrecisionCian J. Desmond0Jan-Christoph Hinrichs1Jimmy Murphy2Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy, Beaufort Building, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, P43 C573 Ringaskiddy, IrelandAerodyn engineering gmbh, Hollerstrasse 122, 24782 Büdelsdorf, GermanyCentre for Marine and Renewable Energy, Beaufort Building, Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, P43 C573 Ringaskiddy, IrelandThis paper examines the impact on experimental uncertainty of introducing aerodynamic and rotor gyroscopic loading on a model multirotor floating wind energy platform during physical testing. In addition, a methodology and a metric are presented for the assessment of the uncertainty across the full time series for the response of a floating wind energy platform during wave basin testing. It is shown that there is a significant cost incurred in terms of experimental uncertainty through the addition of rotor thrust in the laboratory environment for the considered platform. A slight reduction in experimental uncertainty is observed through the introduction of gyroscopic rotor loading for most platform responses.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/3/435uncertaintyaccuracyprecisionmulti rotorfloating windoffshore windwave basinphysical testingvalidation
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author	Cian J. Desmond Jan-Christoph Hinrichs Jimmy Murphy
spellingShingle	Cian J. Desmond Jan-Christoph Hinrichs Jimmy Murphy Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus Precision Energies uncertainty accuracy precision multi rotor floating wind offshore wind wave basin physical testing validation
author_facet	Cian J. Desmond Jan-Christoph Hinrichs Jimmy Murphy
author_sort	Cian J. Desmond
title	Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus Precision
title_short	Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus Precision
title_full	Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus Precision
title_fullStr	Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus Precision
title_full_unstemmed	Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus Precision
title_sort	uncertainty in the physical testing of floating wind energy platforms’ accuracy versus precision
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Energies
issn	1996-1073
publishDate	2019-01-01
description	This paper examines the impact on experimental uncertainty of introducing aerodynamic and rotor gyroscopic loading on a model multirotor floating wind energy platform during physical testing. In addition, a methodology and a metric are presented for the assessment of the uncertainty across the full time series for the response of a floating wind energy platform during wave basin testing. It is shown that there is a significant cost incurred in terms of experimental uncertainty through the addition of rotor thrust in the laboratory environment for the considered platform. A slight reduction in experimental uncertainty is observed through the introduction of gyroscopic rotor loading for most platform responses.
topic	uncertainty accuracy precision multi rotor floating wind offshore wind wave basin physical testing validation
url	https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/3/435
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Uncertainty in the Physical Testing of Floating Wind Energy Platforms’ Accuracy versus Precision

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