Design Optimization and Coupled Dynamics Analysis of an Offshore Wind Turbine with a Single Swivel Connected Tether

The increased interest in renewable wind energy has stimulated many offshore wind turbine concepts. This paper presents a design optimization and a coupled dynamics analysis of a platform with a single tether anchored to the seabed supported for a 5 MW baseline wind turbine. The design is based on a...

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Main Authors: Jieyan Chen, Chengxi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/14/3526