Seismic response mitigation of a wind turbine tower using a tuned parallel inerter mass system

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 180; pp. 29 - 39
• Main Authors: Zhang, Ruifu, Zhao, Zhipeng, Dai, Kaoshan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Beam theory (structures); Design optimization; Energy absorption; Energy dissipation; Euler-Bernoulli beams; Inerter system; Lager; Optimum design; Seismic engineering; Seismic response; Subsystems; Tuned mass; Turbines; Vibration; Vibration control; Vibration isolators; Wind power; Wind turbine tower; Wind turbines; Tuned mass; Optimum design; Inerter system; Wind turbine tower; Vibration control

•TPIMS was proposed as a lightweight device to reduce wind turbine tower vibrations.•An optimum design method was developed to minimize tuned mass weight of TPIMS.•TPIMS shows robustness and is superior to TMD in the aspect of additional mass. Traditional tuned mass dampers have been studied to redu...