Research Article

Dynamic Response of Offshore Wind Turbine with a New Monopile Foundation under Different Lateral and Seismic Loadings

Table 2

Key characteristics of the NREL 5 MW wind turbine with 3 blades.

CharacterAmount

Diameter of the rotor (m)126
Wind speed (m/s)11.4
Cut-in, rated rotor speed (rpm)6.9, 12.1
Rotor-nacelle mass (kg)350,000
Diameter of tower base (mm)6000
Thickness of tower base (mm)27
Diameter of tower top (mm)3870
Thickness of tower top (mm)19
Coordinate location of RNA (x, y, z) (mm)(410, 0.00, 1970)
Mass moment of inertia of RNA (x, y, z) (kg·m2)(4.37, 3.35, 2.54) × 107
Mass of blade (kg)17,740