Rapid multidisciplinary, multi-objective optimization of composite horizontal-axis wind turbine blade
Abstract
A fast and efficient process of integrated design (both aerodynamic and structural) of a composite horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blade is presented. Multi-objective optimization using a nondeterministic particle swarm method (PSO) has been performed on a composite blade of constant radius to achieve maximal AEP (annual energy production) while keeping minimal blade mass and tip deflection. Outlet parameters include: twist and chord distributions along the blade as well as ply numbers and orientations. A combination of glass and carbon fibers is considered. In the constrained version of this multi-criteria assessment, constraint was defined according to blade failure index. Aerodynamic performances of the blade were estimated by a combined BEMT (blade element momentum theory) approach, while structural computations were performed using finite element method. Although presented results provide insight into the possible values of optimized parameters, the paper also demonstrates the... difficulty of simultaneous satisfaction of this many different criteria (both cost functions and constrains).
Keywords:
PSO / multi-objective optimization / integrated design / HAWT bladeSource:
1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Optimization, MEDO 2016, 2016Publisher:
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Funding / projects:
- Research and Development of Advanced Design Approaches for High Performance Composite Rotor Blades (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-35035)
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Mašinski fakultetTY - CONF AU - Svorcan, Jelena AU - Trivković, Zorana AU - Baltić, Marija AU - Peković, Ognjen PY - 2016 UR - https://machinery.mas.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2353 AB - A fast and efficient process of integrated design (both aerodynamic and structural) of a composite horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blade is presented. Multi-objective optimization using a nondeterministic particle swarm method (PSO) has been performed on a composite blade of constant radius to achieve maximal AEP (annual energy production) while keeping minimal blade mass and tip deflection. Outlet parameters include: twist and chord distributions along the blade as well as ply numbers and orientations. A combination of glass and carbon fibers is considered. In the constrained version of this multi-criteria assessment, constraint was defined according to blade failure index. Aerodynamic performances of the blade were estimated by a combined BEMT (blade element momentum theory) approach, while structural computations were performed using finite element method. Although presented results provide insight into the possible values of optimized parameters, the paper also demonstrates the difficulty of simultaneous satisfaction of this many different criteria (both cost functions and constrains). PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. C3 - 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Optimization, MEDO 2016 T1 - Rapid multidisciplinary, multi-objective optimization of composite horizontal-axis wind turbine blade DO - 10.1109/MEDO.2016.7746538 ER -
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Svorcan, J., Trivković, Z., Baltić, M.,& Peković, O.. (2016). Rapid multidisciplinary, multi-objective optimization of composite horizontal-axis wind turbine blade. in 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Optimization, MEDO 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc... https://doi.org/10.1109/MEDO.2016.7746538
Svorcan J, Trivković Z, Baltić M, Peković O. Rapid multidisciplinary, multi-objective optimization of composite horizontal-axis wind turbine blade. in 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Optimization, MEDO 2016. 2016;. doi:10.1109/MEDO.2016.7746538 .
Svorcan, Jelena, Trivković, Zorana, Baltić, Marija, Peković, Ognjen, "Rapid multidisciplinary, multi-objective optimization of composite horizontal-axis wind turbine blade" in 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Optimization, MEDO 2016 (2016), https://doi.org/10.1109/MEDO.2016.7746538 . .