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Yaw control is one of the most important farm-level active control strategies with the aim of power maximization and load mitigation. However, improper yaw strategies may induce a significant load increase on wind turbines (WTs) although a power enhancement can be achieved. Therefore, it is essential to conduct a comprehensive fatigue analysis of wind turbines under yaw control before proposing an optimal yaw control strategy. In this study, fatigue analysis of WTs under shear flow is conducted first under various environmental and yaw conditions. Bending moments at not only blade root and yaw bearing, but also non-rotating component like tower base are investigated. Furthermore, various wake conditions including both full wake and partial wake are generated to explore the combined effects of wake flow and yaw control. Different load trends and variation rates are obtained in the analysis. To determine the optimal yaw angle at different practical inflow and yaw conditions, a cost function is proposed by using resultant bending moments and further integrating loads at different components together. The results show that efficient yaw ranges all appear in the positive yaw direction a

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Author

Ruiyang He; Hongxing Yang; Lin Lu

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)