HAWCStab2 – Aeroservoelastic modal analysis

Aero-servo-elastic modal analysis

Vibrations of large flexible wind turbines
are highly dependent on its modal prop-
erties: frequencies, damping ratios, and
mode shapes. HAWCStab2 is a tool for
computing and analyzing these modal
properties of a wind turbine with or with-
out the unsteady aerodynamic forces
and in open- or closed-loop operation.
The inclusion of the aerodynamic forces
and the controller actions enables aero-
servo-elastic stability analysis for pre-
dicting negative damped turbine modes.

Aero-servo-elastic design
HAWCStab2 is a powerful tool for aero-
servo-elastic design and tuning of con-
trollers: Dominating modes in the simu-
lated aeroelastic response of a turbine
can be easily identified and visualized,
The graphical user interface of HAWCStab2 shows a calculation of aeroelastic damping
resonance issues can be predicted to
for a wind turbine versus operational wind speed. A click on a point in this diagram starts
avoid coincidence of modal frequencies
an animation of the corresponding mode shape including unsteady aerodynamic forces.
with multiples of the rotational speed,
both open- and closed-loop aero-servo-
elastic stability analyses can be used to
predict instabilities due to negatively Facts about HAWCStab2
Member of the HAWC2 package
damped operational turbine modes with-
HAWCStab2 is a member of the soft-  Linear aero-servo-elastic model
out and with the influence of the control-
ware platform developed by DTU Wind for open- and closed-loop eigen-
ler, and reduced order aero-servo-elastic
Energy that includes the validated value and frequency-domain
models can be derived and parameter-
aeroelastic code HAWC2. The aeroelas- analysis of wind turbines.
ized for model-based controllers.
tic model in HAWCStab2 is similar to the  Kinematics based on co-rota-
model in HAWC2, and their inputs are tional finite element method. Un-
the same. An existing HAWC2 model of steady aerodynamics based on
a turbine can therefore be directly used Beddoes-Leishman.
for open- and closed-loop aero-servo-
elastic modal and stability analysis in  State space model of the control-
HAWCStab2 and compared directly to ler can be defined by the user for
the simulated aeroelastic response. closed-loop analysis.
 HAWCstab2 is constantly being
Further development developed at DTU Wind Energy.
The software platform from DTU Wind  HAWCStab2 is today used in
Energy is under constant development. both academia and industry.
Advanced new tools for design analysis
and optimization are and will be imple-
A comparison between HAWCStab2 mented in HAWCStab2, and comments Contact & Information:
predicted and measured frequencies from users are used to make it an even Scientist Lars C. Henriksen
of the edgewise rotor whirling modes more effective tool for aero-servo-elastic Phone +45 4677 4026
of a 2750 kW turbine during operation. wind turbine design. Email: larh@dtu.dk

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