FLOATECH WP3 experimental dataset : wave-tank hybrid testing of a 10 MW turbine based on a spar platform (ECN)

This dataset presents the experimental measurements made in the Hydrodynamic and Ocean Engineering wave tank of Ecole Centrale de Nantes, in France, with the model of a 10 MW turbine supported by a spar platform at a scale 1:40. 

The tests were performed using a real-time hybrid testing method (or software-in-the-loop) called SoftWind presented and published in Ocean Engineering (the paper is available at this link). 

Presentation of the experimental model:

The model is presented in details in the provided Excel file "FLOATECH_C3_Project data and model description.xlsx". 

In the dataset:

The measurement files of the tests are gathered in folders by "series", and each test file has a test number. The series and the test conditions of each run are detailed in the provided Excel file "FLOATECH_C3_Database_Matrix.xlsx". 

Decay tests, pull-out tests and hammer tests were performed and are given in the dataset. 

Real-time simulation models

The numerical models used in the real-time OpenFAST simulations are also provided in the compressed file "RT Simulations files.zip". 

Data used in the published paper:

Some of the tests were used in the paper (see link). The corresponding test numbers are given in the table below. 

Load cases
Hs (m)
Tp (s)
Uhub (m/s)
TI (%)
Wave dir. (°)
Wind dir(°)
TestNum 1C
TestNum 3C
TestNum 5C

1.2
7
12
14
13.8
0
0
269
268
270

2.1
7
12
14
13.8
0
25
275
307
281