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Reliability Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbines Considering Soil-Pile Interaction and Scouring Effect

지반과 말뚝의 상호작용 및 세굴현상을 고려한 해상풍력터빈의 신뢰성 해석

  • Yi, Jin-Hak (Coastal Development Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Sun-Bin (Coastal Development Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) ;
  • Yoon, Gil-Lim (Coastal Development Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)
  • 이진학 (한국해양과학기술원 연안개발연구센터) ;
  • 김선빈 (한국해양과학기술원 연안개발연구센터) ;
  • 윤길림 (한국해양과학기술원 연안개발연구센터)
  • Received : 2016.07.27
  • Accepted : 2016.08.22
  • Published : 2016.08.31
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Abstract

Multi-member lattice-type structures including jackets and tripods are being considered as good alternatives to monopile foundations for relatively deep water of 25-50 m of water depth owing to their technical and economic feasibility. In this study, the reliability analysis of bottom-fixed offshore wind turbines with monopile and/or multi-member lattice-type foundations is carried out and the sensitivities of random variables such as material properties, external wind loadings and scouring depth are compared with respect to different types of foundations. Numerical analysis of the NREL 5 MW wind turbine supported by monopile, tripod and jacket substructures shows that the uncertainties of soil properties affect the reliability index more significantly for the monopile-supported OWTs while the reliability index is not so sensitive to the material properties in the cases of tripod- and jacket-supported OWTs. In conclusion, the reliability analysis can be preliminarily carried out without considering soil-pile-interaction in the cases of tripod- and jacket-supported OWTs while it is very important to use the well-measured soil properties for reliable design of monopile-supported OWTs.

최근 해상풍력터빈에 대한 하부구조물로 재킷 또는 트라이포드 형태의 고정식 하부구조물이 기존의 모노파일을 대체하는 좋은 대안으로 제시되고 있다. 이러한 재킷 또는 트라이포트 하부구조물은 이미 기술성숙도가 높고 25-50 m 사이의 중수심에서 경제성 확보가 가능하다. 본 논문에서는 모노파일을 포함하여 트라이포드, 재킷 하부구조물을 채택한 고정식 해상풍력터빈에 대하여 지반물성치 및 하중의 불확실성, 그리고 세굴 깊이를 고려하여 신뢰성 해석을 수행하였다. NREL 5 MW 풍력터빈 제원을 이용한 수치해석을 통하여, 지반물성치의 불확실성을 고려한 신뢰도 지수 분석 결과 모노파일 기초를 채택한 해상풍력터빈의 신뢰도 지수가 세굴깊이가 증가함에 따라 크게 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 재킷 또는 트라이포드 기초를 채택한 경우 세굴깊이가 신뢰도 지수에 미치는 영향이 크지 않음을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로 재킷 또는 트라이포드 기초를 채택한 해상풍력터빈의 경우 지반-말뚝 상호작용을 고려하지 않아도 구조 신뢰성 해석을 수행할 수 있으나, 모노파일을 채택한 경우, 신뢰성 해석 시 지반물성치 및 이에 포함되어 있는 불확실성의 정보가 상대적으로 중요함을 알 수 있다.

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