Wind Turbine in a Multidisciplinary Simulation Environment
WindMUSE
In aviation, it has been tried and tested for decades to carry out a simulation on the ground before every real flight test in order to optimise the test procedure as well as the methods and concepts developed in a holistic manner and to minimise risks during the test.
The simulation models and tools established in the DLR aviation sector are now to be made applicable to wind energy, so that a holistic simulation of real wind turbines is made possible by means of the multidisciplinary simulation environment developed here. Models ranging from very fast and sufficiently accurate to computing time-intensive and highly accurate methods are used. The WindMUSE simulation environment will be used in research for various tasks, ranging from predictions of loads, for example, to the preparation or integration of real tests for carrying out hardware-in-the-loop tests. WindMUSE must therefore also fulfil real-time requirements specifically for this application.
In this project, DLR's simulation tools are to be linked for the first time with OneWind from the Fraunhofer Institute IWES through a tool-to-tool coupling in order to optimally combine the experience and potential of both partners.
