Estimation of the wind turbine rotor moment of inertia via dynamic parameters and comparison with the calculated the simplified 3D model moment of inertia
This paper presents a method for determining the moment of inertia of the rotor of a wind turbine empirically based on the measured dynamic parameters of an existing wind turbine. The possibility of constructing a simplified 3D model of the rotor of this turbine in a computer-aided design environment is also being investigated, the moment of inertia of a real structure is compared with a simplified model obtained using SolidWorks software. The construction of a 3D model and the calculation of the moment of inertia of this model using CAD allow us to obtain this indicator of the operation of the rotor, the largest and heaviest rotating part of the turbine. The results obtained can be used in further engineering calculations, which reduces the cost of the design process