Vibration Control Effect Analysis of PTMD in Wind Turbine Tower Under Multi-Hazard Action of Earthquake and Vortex-Induced Wind

Abstract

Considering the importance of wind turbine tower, its vibration under multi-hazard action consisting of vortex-induced load and seismic load needs to be controlled, especially as the height of the wind turbine tower increases, it increases the risk of its higher-order vibration. To address this issue, theoretical equations for vortex-induced load based on the governing equation of particle damping system are put forward, the vibration control of a 1/20 scale wind turbine model is studied, and the experimental and numerical analyses are conducted. Many studies have shown that wind turbine tower equipped with tuned mass damper (TMD) can result in an RMS response reduction ratio ranging from 20% to 40%. Compared to TMD, particle tuned mass damper (PTMD) has better vibration control effect under single seismic load, and still achieves good vibration control ability with a maximum RMS (root–mean–square) reduction ratio of 35.55% under multi-hazard action. Furthermore, MPTMD (multiple particle tuned mass damper) is proposed for controlling higher-order vibration mode, achieving a maximum RMS reduction ratio of 65.93%. Combining the spectrum diagram result, the ability to control higher-order mode vibration of MPTMD is confirmed.