Cross-Talk Compensation for Blade Root Flap- and Edgewise Moments on an Experimental Research Wind Turbine and Comparison to Numerical Results

Abstract

In the current paper a method to correct cross-talk effects for strain-gauge measurements is presented. The method is demonstrated on an experimental horizontal axis wind turbine. The procedure takes cross-moments (flap-wise on edgewise moments and vice versa) as well as axial acceleration into account. The results from the experimental setup are compared to numerical URANS calculations and the medium-fidelity code Qblade for a baseline case and two yawed inflow situations.