On the Unambiguous, Traceable and Dimensionally Homogeneous Calculation of Per-Unit Parameters for the Two-Mass Drive Train Model of a Set of Reference Wind Turbines

Abstract

The Bond Graph (BG) methodology, a multi-domain graphical description formalism, is used to study a horizontal-axis two-mass drive train of a wind turbine. The main contribution of this work is to address the lack of wind energy literature dealing with fully unambiguous, traceable, and dimensionally homogeneous per-unit quantities for two-mass drive train models. Data in real quantities for the drive train are collected from open-access datasheets and their corresponding design information files. Wind turbines that may serve as Reference Wind Turbines (RWTs), with traceable calculations, are carefully selected. A lumped-parameter order-reduction method is employed to convert data from higher-order models into data for a reduced-order two-mass model. The BG methodology is then used to formally derive the per-unit drive train model and its corresponding dimensionally homogeneous per-unit parameters for a set of six representative Reference Wind Turbines, covering a nominal power range from 0.75 MW to 5 MW.