Great news from the FLOATFARM project! Our colleague Robert Behrens de Luna has successfully completed the first fully functional integration of QBlade with National Renewable Energy Laboratoryโs open-source optimization frameworks ๐๐๐๐ and ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ง๐๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ :
๐บQBlade now connects seamlessly with all tools in the WEIS framework, including pyHams, the ROSCO toolbox, and TurbSim. The workflow is aligned with Level 3 time-domain optimizations. The QBlade-to-WEIS interface will be available on GitHub by the end of the year.
๐บOffshore wind turbine models (both floating and fixed-bottom), along with the structural data tables required for QBladeโs non-linear multi-body formulation, are derived directly from windIO input files.
๐บAll objective functions supported in WEIS/WISDEM, such as LCOE, tower base and blade root DELs, structural masses, and power coefficient, are fully available.
The example animation shows an optimization result on the VolturnUS floating substructure. This co-design optimization minimizes LCOE by varying the floater geometry and tuning the controller parameters of the IEA 22MW turbine. ๐
Stay tuned for more updates!
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