Multi-scale reliability-based design optimization of main beam structure for wind turbine blades
The application of carbon fiber composites in wind turbine blades and the optimized design of the main beam structure are further investigated for the problems of inadequate material performance and difficulty in guaranteeing reliability caused by the large-scale wind turbine blades.The equivalent elastic properties of the composite material are predicted using the representative volume element(RVE)homogenization method based on the multi-scale characteristics of the composite material.The behavior of the structure under the loading directions of waving and oscillation is analyzed by establishing a parameterized finite element analysis model of the spar structure.A reliability-based design optimization model is constructed with the goal of light weight,and the displacement,stress,and equivalent plastic strain responses are used as constraint functions.The results show that the main beam structure not only meets the requirements of reliability and lightweight,but also the performance of its various parts of materials has been fully exploited.