A Bidirectional Tuned Mass Damper for Flutter Suppression in Ultra-Large Offshore Wind Turbine Flexible Blades

Abstract

As onshore space resources become exhausted, the migration of wind turbines to offshore areas is an inevitable trend. The blades of offshore wind turbines are typically over 100 m long, and this increased nonlinearity in the blades escalates the risk of flutter. Addressing the flutter phenomenon in these ultra-long flexible blades, this research establishes a full-scale model (FSM) considering geometric and material nonlinearities to accurately characterize the nonlinear dynamic response. Compared to the equivalent beam model, the proposed FSM better lays a foundation for flutter suppression research. On this basis, a bidirectional TMD was innovatively applied to the wind turbine blade and compared against a unidirectional TMD. The results demonstrate that bidirectional TMD can enhance the flutter control rate of 15 MW blades to over 90%, significantly improving flutter characteristics. Compared to the original blade, the steady-state amplitude is reduced by up to 45.73%, markedly suppressing flutter levels. These findings provide theoretical and data support for subsequent studies on aeroelastic instability and flutter suppression in ultra-long flexible blades, offering significant engineering application value and potential for broader implementation.

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