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Wind Energy - Aalborg University. John Dalsgaard Sørensen, Department of Civil Engineering Departments at Aalborg University (AAU) in center WEST: Department of Development and Planning Department of Energy Technology Institute of Electronic Systems - Section for Automation & Control
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Wind Energy - Aalborg University John Dalsgaard Sørensen, Department of Civil Engineering Departments at Aalborg University (AAU) in center WEST: • Department of Development and Planning • Department of Energy Technology • Institute of Electronic Systems - Section for Automation & Control • Department of Mechanical Engineering • Department of Production • Department of Civil Engineering www.west.aau.dk
Wind Energy Systems and TechnologiesAalborg University Research areas: • Energy planning • Power electronics and power systems • Control • Blade design – composite materials • Production & logistics • Structural dynamics • Foundation • Load and safety MSc and PhD programs in wind energy Offshore wind turbine at Aalborg Østhavn Offshore wind turbines in Frederikshavn
250 m Ø Up-Scaling to 20MW ?
Department of Development and Planning Wind energy activities: Inter-disciplinary work on energy planning Technical energy systems analyses and GIS analyses of energy systems Primary focus is on the production of energy • Professor Henrik Lund • Assoc. Professor Poul A Østergaard
Department of Energy TechnologyResearch Focus in Wind Turbine Systems: Control System Power electronics Rotor Gearbox Generator Transformer Grid Wind Energy Mechanical Energy Electrical Energy Grid Requirements!
Department of Energy Technology • Wind energy activities: • Variable speed wind turbines • Hybrid drive train (gear + permanent magnet generator) • Advanced monitoring and diagnosis of electrical and mechanical wind turbines • Electrical grid • ... • Professor Frede Blaabjerg • Professor Zhe Chen • Professor Remus Teodorescu • Assoc. Professor Birgitte Bak-Jensen • ...
Institute of Electronic Systems - Section for Automation & Control Wind energy activities: Control of wind turbines Control of floating wind turbine installations (NORCOWE) Distributed Control of Large‐Scale Offshore Wind Farms (AEOLUS) • Professor Thomas Bak • Professor Jacob Stoustrup • Professor Rafal Wisniewski
Department of Mechanical Engineering Wind energy activities: Characterization, modeling/analysis, design and optimization of advanced composite materials and sandwich structures for wind turbine blades • Professor Ole Thybo Thomsen • Professor Erik Lund
Department of Production Wind energy activities: Logistics, production and design for manufacturing of wind turbines • Professor Karl Brian Nielsen • Professor Hans-Henrik Hvolby
Department of Civil Engineering Wind energy activities: • Loads and safety – risk analysis • Foundation – Geotechnics • Rotordynamics • Wave and current loads - scour
Load & Safety – Risk analysis • Reliability of wind turbines • Risk-based planning of operation & maintenance for offshore wind turbines • Professor John Dalsgaard Sørensen
Foundation and Geotechnics • Mono-pile foundation for offshore wind turbines • Bucket foundation for offshore wind-turbines • Soil - Structure interaction of foundations for wind turbines • Professor Lars Bo Ibsen • Assoc. professor Lars Andersen
Foundation and Geotechnics Alpha Ventus Foundation concepts for offshore wind turbines:
Rotordynamics Wind energy activities: • Multi-body dynamics of wind turbines • Non-linear rotor dynamics • Aerodynamics and CFD • Professor Søren RK Nielsen
Wave and current loads - Scour • Environmental offshore loads: • Waves; irregular breaking • Currents; wave generated / tidal • Loads from wave/current • Loads from ice • Erosion holes (Scour) • Scour protection • Assoc. Prof. Peter Frigaard • Assoc. Prof. Thomas L Andersen
Wave Run-up Height (level) of SpraySlamming forces on Boat LandingsWave Forces on Shaft Laboratory tests: Wave and current loads