Repository logo
  • Log In
    New user? Click here to register.Have you forgotten your password?
University College Dublin
  • Colleges & Schools
  • Statistics
  • All of DSpace
  • Log In
    New user? Click here to register.Have you forgotten your password?
  1. Home
  2. College of Engineering & Architecture
  3. School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
  4. Mechanical & Materials Engineering Research Collection
  5. Optimization of composite material tower for offshore wind turbine structures
 
  • Details
Options

Optimization of composite material tower for offshore wind turbine structures

File(s)
FileDescriptionSizeFormat
Download OptimizationCompositeOffshoreTower.pdf1019.15 KB
Author(s)
O’Leary, Kieran 
Pakrashi, Vikram 
Kelliher, Denis 
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/10499
Date Issued
September 2019
Date Available
16T10:40:56Z May 2019
Abstract
The focus of this study was to investigate the application of lightweight fiber reinforced composite materials in the construction of offshore wind turbine support structures. A composite tower design suitable for the NREL 5 MW reference wind turbine is presented. The design is based on the most automated and low cost composite manufacturing methods (pultrusion and filament winding) and the conclusions of this study may not be applicable for offshore structures using different composite material construction techniques. The mass of the tower was minimized using gradient based optimization approach. The cost of a composite tower was calculated and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) projections are discussed in comparison with the existing steel tower cost. The study determined that while the composite tower is technically feasible and has a lower mass than a comparable steel tower, uncertainty remains in how it compares economically in terms of LCOE.
Sponsorship
Science Foundation Ireland
Other Sponsorship
Ove Arup Foundation
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal
Renewable Energy
Volume
140
Start Page
928
End Page
942
Copyright (Published Version)
2019 Elsevier
Keywords
  • Composite materials

  • Offshore wind support...

  • Optimization

DOI
10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.101
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0960-1481
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/
Owning collection
Mechanical & Materials Engineering Research Collection
Scopus© citations
24
Acquisition Date
Jan 27, 2023
View Details
Views
733
Last Week
1
Acquisition Date
Jan 27, 2023
View Details
Downloads
672
Last Week
11
Acquisition Date
Jan 27, 2023
View Details
google-scholar
University College Dublin Research Repository UCD
The Library, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4
Phone: +353 (0)1 716 7583
Fax: +353 (0)1 283 7667
Email: mailto:research.repository@ucd.ie
Guide: http://libguides.ucd.ie/rru

Built with DSpace-CRIS software - Extension maintained and optimized by 4Science

  • Cookie settings
  • Privacy policy
  • End User Agreement