Oscillations in Offshore Wind Turbines

Dear Colleagues,

The growing demand for energy in which the world is currently immersed has led to the search for new energy sources that are clean and do not generate carbon residues. Among them, wind, wave and tidal energies emerge as promising and efficient alternatives. Wind turbines can be on land or have offshore foundations. Offshore wind turbines have a number of advantages over land-based turbines, such as no space limitations and more limited impact on the ecosystem. More recently, near-shore offshore wind turbines have migrated to deep waters, with floating platforms being a promising, cost effective and feasible solution for many countries.

However, they operate in hard ambient conditions that limit their operation and compromise their integrity. In addition to adverse weather conditions, in deep waters, they are subjected to strong waves and sea currents that increase the oscillations and vibrations in their structure, thus, reducing performance and life span. Therefore, the research applied to improve the knowledge about the oscillations in offshore systems, as well as the development of techniques to control them and reduce their effects, would be very beneficial.

Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers and industrial professionals from different fields to share their research results and experiences in modelling, analysis and control of oscillations in offshore energy systems. Contributions to this Special Issue are welcome to present and discuss novel methods, algorithms, frameworks, architectures, platforms and applications.

Dr. Jesus Enrique Sierra-Garcia
Dr. Fares M’zoughi
Guest Editors

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