Results from the FOCAL Experiment Campaign 1: Turbine Control Co-Design (1)
Published: 2022
Publication Name: Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Publication URL: https://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/82446.pdf
Abstract:
This paper summarizes the scaling approach and results from the first experimental
campaign of the Floating Offshore-wind and Controls Advanced Laboratory (FOCAL)
Experimental Program, which is focused on developing public data sets to support the validation
of numerical models for floating wind control co-design. A 1:70 Froude-scale performancematched model of the IEA Wind 15-MW reference turbine was designed, built, and characterized
on a fixed base. The National Renewable Energy Laboratorys Reference Open-Source
COntroller (ROSCO) was integrated into the scale testing to examine the impact advanced
turbine and generator control strategies have on turbine performance and loads, enabling
validation of control strategies for floating wind design optimization.