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The document outlines the input file for AERODYN v15 and ELASTODYN for OpenFAST, detailing various aerodynamic and environmental parameters for a wind turbine simulation. It includes settings for wake models, airfoil properties, blade configurations, and tower influences, as well as simulation control options and initial conditions. The document serves as a comprehensive guide for configuring the aerodynamic and structural analysis of offshore wind turbines.

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The document outlines the input file for AERODYN v15 and ELASTODYN for OpenFAST, detailing various aerodynamic and environmental parameters for a wind turbine simulation. It includes settings for wake models, airfoil properties, blade configurations, and tower influences, as well as simulation control options and initial conditions. The document serves as a comprehensive guide for configuring the aerodynamic and structural analysis of offshore wind turbines.

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------- AERODYN v15 for OpenFAST INPUT FILE -----------------------------------------------

NREL MW - offshore baseline aerodynamic input properties.

====== General Options


============================================================================

False Echo - Echo the input to "<rootname>.AD.ech"? (flag)

"default" DTAero - Time interval for aerodynamic calculations {or "default"} (s)

1 WakeMod - Type of wake/induction model (switch) {0=none, 1=BEMT, 2=DBEMT,


3=OLAF} [WakeMod cannot be 2 or 3 when linearizing]

2 AFAeroMod - Type of blade airfoil aerodynamics model (switch) {1=steady model,


2=Beddoes-Leishman unsteady model} [AFAeroMod must be 1 when linearizing]

0 TwrPotent - Type tower influence on wind based on potential flow around the tower
(switch) {0=none, 1=baseline potential flow, 2=potential flow with Bak correction}

False TwrShadow - Calculate tower influence on wind based on downstream tower shadow?
(flag)

False TwrAero - Calculate tower aerodynamic loads? (flag)

False FrozenWake - Assume frozen wake during linearization? (flag) [used only when
WakeMod=1 and when linearizing]

False CavitCheck - Perform cavitation check? (flag) [AFAeroMod must be 1 when


CavitCheck=true]

False CompAA - Flag to compute AeroAcoustics calculation [only used when WakeMod=1 or
2]

"unused" AA_InputFile - Aeroacoustics input file

====== Environmental Conditions


===================================================================

1.225 AirDens - Air density (kg/m^3)

1.464e-05 KinVisc - Kinematic air viscosity (m^2/s)

335 SpdSound - Speed of sound (m/s)

103500 Patm - Atmospheric pressure (Pa) [used only when CavitCheck=True]

1700 Pvap - Vapour pressure of fluid (Pa) [used only when CavitCheck=True]

0.5 FluidDepth - Water depth above mid-hub height (m) [used only when CavitCheck=True]

====== Blade-Element/Momentum Theory Options


====================================================== [unused when WakeMod=0 or 3]

1 SkewMod - Type of skewed-wake correction model (switch) {1=uncoupled, 2=Pitt/Peters,


3=coupled} [unused when WakeMod=0 or 3]
"default" SkewModFactor - Constant used in Pitt/Peters skewed wake model {or "default" is
15/32*pi} (-) [used only when SkewMod=2; unused when WakeMod=0 or 3]

True TipLoss - Use the Prandtl tip-loss model? (flag) [unused when WakeMod=0 or 3]

True HubLoss - Use the Prandtl hub-loss model? (flag) [unused when WakeMod=0 or 3]

True TanInd - Include tangential induction in BEMT calculations? (flag) [unused when
WakeMod=0 or 3]

False AIDrag - Include the drag term in the axial-induction calculation? (flag) [unused when
WakeMod=0 or 3]

False TIDrag - Include the drag term in the tangential-induction calculation? (flag) [unused
when WakeMod=0,3 or TanInd=FALSE]

"Default" IndToler - Convergence tolerance for BEMT nonlinear solve residual equation {or
"default"} (-) [unused when WakeMod=0 or 3]

100 MaxIter - Maximum number of iteration steps (-) [unused when WakeMod=0]

====== Dynamic Blade-Element/Momentum Theory Options


============================================== [used only when WakeMod=2]

2 DBEMT_Mod - Type of dynamic BEMT (DBEMT) model {1=constant tau1, 2=time-


dependent tau1} (-) [used only when WakeMod=2]

4 tau1_const - Time constant for DBEMT (s) [used only when WakeMod=2 and
DBEMT_Mod=1]

====== OLAF -- cOnvecting LAgrangian Filaments (Free Vortex Wake) Theory Options
================== [used only when WakeMod=3]

"unused" OLAFInputFileName - Input file for OLAF [used only when WakeMod=3]

====== Beddoes-Leishman Unsteady Airfoil Aerodynamics Options


===================================== [used only when AFAeroMod=2]

3 UAMod - Unsteady Aero Model Switch (switch) {1=Baseline model (Original),


2=Gonzalez's variant (changes in Cn,Cc,Cm), 3=Minnema/Pierce variant (changes in Cc and Cm)}
[used only when AFAeroMod=2]

True FLookup - Flag to indicate whether a lookup for f' will be calculated (TRUE) or whether
best-fit exponential equations will be used (FALSE); if FALSE S1-S4 must be provided in airfoil input
files (flag) [used only when AFAeroMod=2]

====== Airfoil Information


=========================================================================

1 AFTabMod - Interpolation method for multiple airfoil tables {1=1D interpolation on AoA
(first table only); 2=2D interpolation on AoA and Re; 3=2D interpolation on AoA and UserProp} (-)

1 InCol_Alfa - The column in the airfoil tables that contains the angle of attack (-)

2 InCol_Cl - The column in the airfoil tables that contains the lift coefficient (-)

3 InCol_Cd - The column in the airfoil tables that contains the drag coefficient (-)
4 InCol_Cm - The column in the airfoil tables that contains the pitching-moment
coefficient; use zero if there is no Cm column (-)

0 InCol_Cpmin - The column in the airfoil tables that contains the Cpmin coefficient; use zero
if there is no Cpmin column (-)

8 NumAFfiles - Number of airfoil files used (-)

"../../../TurbineData/Airfoils/Cylinder1.dat" AFNames - Airfoil file names (NumAFfiles lines) (quoted


strings)

"../../../TurbineData/Airfoils/Cylinder2.dat"

"../../../TurbineData/Airfoils/DU40_A17.dat"

"../../../TurbineData/Airfoils/DU35_A17.dat"

"../../../TurbineData/Airfoils/DU30_A17.dat"

"../../../TurbineData/Airfoils/DU25_A17.dat"

"../../../TurbineData/Airfoils/DU21_A17.dat"

"../../../TurbineData/Airfoils/NACA64_A17.dat"

====== Rotor/Blade Properties


=====================================================================

True UseBlCm - Include aerodynamic pitching moment in calculations? (flag)

"../../../TurbineData/Blade_Plan.dat" ADBlFile(1) - Name of file containing distributed aerodynamic


properties for Blade #1 (-)

"../../../TurbineData/Blade_Plan.dat" ADBlFile(2) - Name of file containing distributed aerodynamic


properties for Blade #2 (-) [unused if NumBl < 2]

"../../../TurbineData/Blade_Plan.dat" ADBlFile(3) - Name of file containing distributed aerodynamic


properties for Blade #3 (-) [unused if NumBl < 3]

====== Tower Influence and Aerodynamics


============================================================= [used only when
TwrPotent/=0, TwrShadow=True, or TwrAero=True]

12 NumTwrNds - Number of tower nodes used in the analysis (-) [used only when
TwrPotent/=0, TwrShadow=True, or TwrAero=True]

TwrElev TwrDiam TwrCd

(m) (m) (-)

0 6 1

8.52610000e+00 5.78700000e+00 1

1.70530000e+01 5.57400000e+00 1

2.55790000e+01 5.36100000e+00 1
3.41050000e+01 5.14800000e+00 1

4.26330000e+01 4.93500000e+00 1

5.11580000e+01 4.72200000e+00 1

5.96850000e+01 4.50900000e+00 1

6.82110000e+01 4.29600000e+00 1

7.67380000e+01 4.08300000e+00 1

8.52680000e+01 3.87000000e+00 1

8.76000000e+01 3.87000000e+00 1

====== Outputs
==================================================================================
==

True SumPrint - Generate a summary file listing input options and interpolated properties to
"<rootname>.AD.sum"? (flag)

0 NBlOuts - Number of blade node outputs [0 - 9] (-)

1, 9, 19 BlOutNd - Blade nodes whose values will be output (-)

0 NTwOuts - Number of tower node outputs [0 - 9] (-)

1, 2, 6 TwOutNd - Tower nodes whose values will be output (-)

OutList The next line(s) contains a list of output parameters. See OutListParameters.xlsx for a listing
of available output channels, (-)

"RtAeroPwr"

END input - file (the word "END" must appear in the first 3 columns of this last OutList line)

---------------------- NODE OUTPUTS --------------------------------------------

1 BldNd_BladesOut - Blades to output

99 BldNd_BlOutNd - Blade nodes on each blade (currently unused)

OutList1 The next line(s) contains a list of output parameters. See OutListParameters.xlsx,
AeroDyn_Nodes tab for a listing of available output channels, (-)

"Cl"

"Cd"

"AxInd"

"Alpha"

END of - input file (the word "END" must appear in the first 3 columns of this last OutList
line)
------- ELASTODYN for OpenFAST INPUT FILE -------------------------------------------

NREL MW - Baseline Wind Turbine for Use in Offshore Analysis. Properties from Dutch
Offshore Wind Energy Converter (DOWEC) 6MW Pre-Design (10046_009.pdf) and REpower 5M
5MW (5m_uk.pdf)

---------------------- SIMULATION CONTROL --------------------------------------

False Echo - Echo input data to "<RootName>.ech" (flag)

3 Method - Integration method: {1: RK4, 2: AB4, or 3: ABM4} (-)

"DEFAULT" DT - Integration time step (s)

---------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION ---------------------------------

9.80665 Gravity - Gravitational acceleration (m/s^2)

---------------------- DEGREES OF FREEDOM --------------------------------------

True FlapDOF1 - First flapwise blade mode DOF (flag)

True FlapDOF2 - Second flapwise blade mode DOF (flag)

True EdgeDOF - First edgewise blade mode DOF (flag)

False TeetDOF - Rotor-teeter DOF (flag) [unused for 3 blades]

True DrTrDOF - Drivetrain rotational-flexibility DOF (flag)

True GenDOF - Generator DOF (flag)

False YawDOF - Yaw DOF (flag)

True TwFADOF1 - First fore-aft tower bending-mode DOF (flag)

True TwFADOF2 - Second fore-aft tower bending-mode DOF (flag)

True TwSSDOF1 - First side-to-side tower bending-mode DOF (flag)

True TwSSDOF2 - Second side-to-side tower bending-mode DOF (flag)

False PtfmSgDOF - Platform horizontal surge translation DOF (flag)

False PtfmSwDOF - Platform horizontal sway translation DOF (flag)

False PtfmHvDOF - Platform vertical heave translation DOF (flag)

False PtfmRDOF - Platform roll tilt rotation DOF (flag)

False PtfmPDOF - Platform pitch tilt rotation DOF (flag)

False PtfmYDOF - Platform yaw rotation DOF (flag)

---------------------- INITIAL CONDITIONS --------------------------------------

0 OoPDefl - Initial out-of-plane blade-tip displacement (meters)

0 IPDefl - Initial in-plane blade-tip deflection (meters)

18.57 BlPitch(1) - Blade 1 initial pitch (degrees)


18.57 BlPitch(2) - Blade 2 initial pitch (degrees)

18.57 BlPitch(3) - Blade 3 initial pitch (degrees) [unused for 2 blades]

0 TeetDefl - Initial or fixed teeter angle (degrees) [unused for 3 blades]

0 Azimuth - Initial azimuth angle for blade 1 (degrees)

12.1 RotSpeed - Initial or fixed rotor speed (rpm)

-165 NacYaw - Initial or fixed nacelle-yaw angle (degrees)

0 TTDspFA - Initial fore-aft tower-top displacement (meters)

0 TTDspSS - Initial side-to-side tower-top displacement (meters)

0 PtfmSurge - Initial or fixed horizontal surge translational displacement of platform


(meters)

0 PtfmSway - Initial or fixed horizontal sway translational displacement of platform


(meters)

0 PtfmHeave - Initial or fixed vertical heave translational displacement of platform (meters)

0 PtfmRoll - Initial or fixed roll tilt rotational displacement of platform (degrees)

0 PtfmPitch - Initial or fixed pitch tilt rotational displacement of platform (degrees)

0 PtfmYaw - Initial or fixed yaw rotational displacement of platform (degrees)

---------------------- TURBINE CONFIGURATION -----------------------------------

3 NumBl - Number of blades (-)

63 TipRad - The distance from the rotor apex to the blade tip (meters)

1.5 HubRad - The distance from the rotor apex to the blade root (meters)

-2.5 PreCone(1) - Blade 1 cone angle (degrees)

-2.5 PreCone(2) - Blade 2 cone angle (degrees)

-2.5 PreCone(3) - Blade 3 cone angle (degrees) [unused for 2 blades]

0 HubCM - Distance from rotor apex to hub mass [positive downwind] (meters)

0 UndSling - Undersling length [distance from teeter pin to the rotor apex] (meters)
[unused for 3 blades]

0 Delta3 - Delta-3 angle for teetering rotors (degrees) [unused for 3 blades]

0 AzimB1Up - Azimuth value to use for I/O when blade 1 points up (degrees)

-5.0191 OverHang - Distance from yaw axis to rotor apex [3 blades] or teeter pin [2 blades]
(meters)

1.912 ShftGagL - Distance from rotor apex [3 blades] or teeter pin [2 blades] to shaft strain
gages [positive for upwind rotors] (meters)

-5 ShftTilt - Rotor shaft tilt angle (degrees)


1.9 NacCMxn - Downwind distance from the tower-top to the nacelle CM (meters)

0 NacCMyn - Lateral distance from the tower-top to the nacelle CM (meters)

1.75 NacCMzn - Vertical distance from the tower-top to the nacelle CM (meters)

-3.09528 NcIMUxn - Downwind distance from the tower-top to the nacelle IMU (meters)

0 NcIMUyn - Lateral distance from the tower-top to the nacelle IMU (meters)

2.23336 NcIMUzn - Vertical distance from the tower-top to the nacelle IMU (meters)

1.96256 Twr2Shft - Vertical distance from the tower-top to the rotor shaft (meters)

87.6 TowerHt - Height of tower above ground level [onshore] or MSL [offshore] (meters)

0 TowerBsHt - Height of tower base above ground level [onshore] or MSL [offshore]
(meters)

0 PtfmCMxt - Downwind distance from the ground level [onshore] or MSL [offshore] to the
platform CM (meters)

0 PtfmCMyt - Lateral distance from the ground level [onshore] or MSL [offshore] to the
platform CM (meters)

0 PtfmCMzt - Vertical distance from the ground level [onshore] or MSL [offshore] to the
platform CM (meters)

0 PtfmRefzt - Vertical distance from the ground level [onshore] or MSL [offshore] to the
platform reference point (meters)

---------------------- MASS AND INERTIA ----------------------------------------

0 TipMass(1) - Tip-brake mass, blade 1 (kg)

0 TipMass(2) - Tip-brake mass, blade 2 (kg)

0 TipMass(3) - Tip-brake mass, blade 3 (kg) [unused for 2 blades]

56780 HubMass - Hub mass (kg)

115926 HubIner - Hub inertia about rotor axis [3 blades] or teeter axis [2 blades] (kg m^2)

534.116 GenIner - Generator inertia about HSS (kg m^2)

240000 NacMass - Nacelle mass (kg)

2607890.0 NacYIner - Nacelle inertia about yaw axis (kg m^2)

0 YawBrMass - Yaw bearing mass (kg)

0 PtfmMass - Platform mass (kg)

0 PtfmRIner - Platform inertia for roll tilt rotation about the platform CM (kg m^2)

0 PtfmPIner - Platform inertia for pitch tilt rotation about the platform CM (kg m^2)

0 PtfmYIner - Platform inertia for yaw rotation about the platform CM (kg m^2)

---------------------- BLADE ---------------------------------------------------


17 BldNodes - Number of blade nodes (per blade) used for analysis (-)

"../../../TurbineData/Baseline_Blade.dat" BldFile(1) - Name of file containing properties for blade 1


(quoted string)

"../../../TurbineData/Baseline_Blade.dat" BldFile(2) - Name of file containing properties for blade 2


(quoted string)

"../../../TurbineData/Baseline_Blade.dat" BldFile(3) - Name of file containing properties for blade 3


(quoted string) [unused for 2 blades]

---------------------- ROTOR-TEETER --------------------------------------------

0 TeetMod - Rotor-teeter spring/damper model {0: none, 1: standard, 2: user-defined from


routine UserTeet} (switch) [unused for 3 blades]

0 TeetDmpP - Rotor-teeter damper position (degrees) [used only for 2 blades and when
TeetMod=1]

0 TeetDmp - Rotor-teeter damping constant (N-m/(rad/s)) [used only for 2 blades and
when TeetMod=1]

0 TeetCDmp - Rotor-teeter rate-independent Coulomb-damping moment (N-m) [used only


for 2 blades and when TeetMod=1]

0 TeetSStP - Rotor-teeter soft-stop position (degrees) [used only for 2 blades and when
TeetMod=1]

0 TeetHStP - Rotor-teeter hard-stop position (degrees) [used only for 2 blades and when
TeetMod=1]

0 TeetSSSp - Rotor-teeter soft-stop linear-spring constant (N-m/rad) [used only for 2 blades
and when TeetMod=1]

0 TeetHSSp - Rotor-teeter hard-stop linear-spring constant (N-m/rad) [used only for 2


blades and when TeetMod=1]

---------------------- DRIVETRAIN ----------------------------------------------

100 GBoxEff - Gearbox efficiency (%)

97 GBRatio - Gearbox ratio (-)

867637000.0 DTTorSpr - Drivetrain torsional spring (N-m/rad)

6215000.0 DTTorDmp - Drivetrain torsional damper (N-m/(rad/s))

---------------------- FURLING -------------------------------------------------

False Furling - Read in additional model properties for furling turbine (flag) [must currently
be FALSE)

"unused" FurlFile - Name of file containing furling properties (quoted string) [unused when
Furling=False]

---------------------- TOWER ---------------------------------------------------

20 TwrNodes - Number of tower nodes used for analysis (-)


"../../../TurbineData/Baseline_Tower.dat" TwrFile - Name of file containing tower properties
(quoted string)

---------------------- OUTPUT --------------------------------------------------

True SumPrint - Print summary data to "<RootName>.sum" (flag)

1 OutFile - Switch to determine where output will be placed: {1: in module output file only;
2: in glue code output file only; 3: both} (currently unused)

True TabDelim - Use tab delimiters in text tabular output file? (flag) (currently unused)

"ES10.3E2" OutFmt - Format used for text tabular output (except time). Resulting field should
be 10 characters. (quoted string) (currently unused)

0 TStart - Time to begin tabular output (s) (currently unused)

1 DecFact - Decimation factor for tabular output {1: output every time step} (-) (currently
unused)

0 NTwGages - Number of tower nodes that have strain gages for output [0 to 9] (-)

10, 19, 28 TwrGagNd - List of tower nodes that have strain gages [1 to TwrNodes] (-) [unused if
NTwGages=0]

3 NBlGages - Number of blade nodes that have strain gages for output [0 to 9] (-)

5, 9, 13 BldGagNd - List of blade nodes that have strain gages [1 to BldNodes] (-) [unused if
NBlGages=0]

OutList The next line(s) contains a list of output parameters. See OutListParameters.xlsx for a listing
of available output channels, (-)

"TipDxb1"

"TipDyb1"

"TipClrnc1"

"BldPitch1" - Blade 1 pitch angle

"BldPitch2" - Blade 2 pitch angle

"BldPitch3" - Blade 3 pitch angle

"Azimuth" - Blade 1 azimuth angle

"NacYaw"

"RotSpeed" - Low-speed shaft and high-speed shaft speeds

"RotThrust"

"RotTorq"

"RootMxb1" - In-plane bending, out-of-plane bending, and pitching moments at the root of
blade 1
"RootMyb1" - In-plane bending, out-of-plane bending, and pitching moments at the root of
blade 1

"RootMzb1" - In-plane bending, out-of-plane bending, and pitching moments at the root of
blade 1

"YawBrMxp" - Side-to-side bending, fore-aft bending, and yaw moments at the top of the
tower (not rotating with nacelle yaw)

"YawBrMyp" - Side-to-side bending, fore-aft bending, and yaw moments at the top of the
tower (not rotating with nacelle yaw)

"YawBrMzp" - Side-to-side bending, fore-aft bending, and yaw moments at the top of the
tower (not rotating with nacelle yaw)

"YawBrTDyp"

"YawBrFyp"

"TwrBsMxt" - Side-to-side bending, fore-aft bending, and yaw moments at the base of the
tower (mudline)

"TwrBsMyt" - Side-to-side bending, fore-aft bending, and yaw moments at the base of the
tower (mudline)

"TwrBsMzt" - Side-to-side bending, fore-aft bending, and yaw moments at the base of the
tower (mudline)

END of - input file (the word "END" must appear in the first 3 columns of this last OutList
line)

------- InflowWind v3.01.* INPUT FILE -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Steady m/s - winds with no shear for FAST CertTests #20 and #25

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

False Echo - Echo input data to <RootName>.ech (flag)

4 WindType - switch for wind file type (1=steady; 2=uniform; 3=binary TurbSim FF;
4=binary Bladed-style FF; 5=HAWC format; 6=User defined)

0 PropagationDir - Direction of wind propagation (meteoroligical rotation from aligned with X


(positive rotates towards -Y) -- degrees)

1 NWindVel - Number of points to output the wind velocity (0 to 9)

0 WindVxiList - List of coordinates in the inertial X direction (m)

0 WindVyiList - List of coordinates in the inertial Y direction (m)

90 WindVziList - List of coordinates in the inertial Z direction (m)

================== Parameters for Steady Wind Conditions [used only for WindType = 1]
=========================
8 HWindSpeed - Horizontal windspeed (m/s)

90 RefHt - Reference height for horizontal wind speed (m)

0 PLexp - Power law exponent (-)

================== Parameters for Uniform wind file [used only for WindType = 2]
============================

"Wind/08ms.wnd" Filename2 - Filename of time series data for uniform wind field. (-)

90 RefHt2 - Reference height for horizontal wind speed (m)

125.88 RefLength - Reference length for linear horizontal and vertical sheer (-)

================== Parameters for Binary TurbSim Full-Field files [used only for WindType = 3]
==============

"Wind/08ms.wnd" Filename - Name of the Full field wind file to use (.bts)

================== Parameters for Binary Bladed-style Full-Field files [used only for WindType =
4] =========

"../../../TurbineData/Wind/DLC223/TurbSim_wsp24s01" FilenameRoot - Rootname of the full-field


wind file to use (.wnd, .sum)

False TowerFile - Have tower file (.twr) (flag)

================== Parameters for HAWC-format binary files [Only used with WindType = 5]
=====================

"wasp\Output\basic_5u.bin" FileName_u - name of the file containing the u-component


fluctuating wind (.bin)

"wasp\Output\basic_5v.bin" FileName_v - name of the file containing the v-component fluctuating


wind (.bin)

"wasp\Output\basic_5w.bin" FileName_w - name of the file containing the w-component


fluctuating wind (.bin)

64 nx - number of grids in the x direction (in the 3 files above) (-)

32 ny - number of grids in the y direction (in the 3 files above) (-)

32 nz - number of grids in the z direction (in the 3 files above) (-)

16 dx - distance (in meters) between points in the x direction (m)

3 dy - distance (in meters) between points in the y direction (m)

3 dz - distance (in meters) between points in the z direction (m)

90 RefHt3 - reference height; the height (in meters) of the vertical center of the grid (m)

------------- Scaling parameters for turbulence ---------------------------------------------------------

1 ScaleMethod - Turbulence scaling method [0 = none, 1 = direct scaling, 2 = calculate scaling


factor based on a desired standard deviation]
1 SFx - Turbulence scaling factor for the x direction (-) [ScaleMethod=1]

1 SFy - Turbulence scaling factor for the y direction (-) [ScaleMethod=1]

1 SFz - Turbulence scaling factor for the z direction (-) [ScaleMethod=1]

12 SigmaFx - Turbulence standard deviation to calculate scaling from in x direction (m/s)


[ScaleMethod=2]

8 SigmaFy - Turbulence standard deviation to calculate scaling from in y direction (m/s)


[ScaleMethod=2]

2 SigmaFz - Turbulence standard deviation to calculate scaling from in z direction (m/s)


[ScaleMethod=2]

------------- Mean wind profile parameters (added to HAWC-format files) ---------------------------------

5 URef - Mean u-component wind speed at the reference height (m/s)

2 WindProfile - Wind profile type (0=constant;1=logarithmic,2=power law)

0 PLExp - Power law exponent (-) (used for PL wind profile type only)

0.03 Z0 - Surface roughness length (m) (used for LG wind profile type only)

0 InitPosition(x) - Initial offset in +x direction (shift of wind box)

====================== OUTPUT ==================================================

False SumPrint - Print summary data to <RootName>.IfW.sum (flag)

OutList The next line(s) contains a list of output parameters. See OutListParameters.xlsx for a listing
of available output channels, (-)

"Wind1VelX" X-direction wind velocity at point WindList(1)

"Wind1VelY" Y-direction wind velocity at point WindList(1)

"Wind1VelZ" Z-direction wind velocity at point WindList(1)

END of - input file (the word "END" must appear in the first 3 columns of this last OutList
line)

------- SERVODYN v1.05.* INPUT FILE --------------------------------------------

NREL MW - Baseline Wind Turbine for Use in Offshore Analysis. Properties from Dutch
Offshore Wind Energy Converter (DOWEC) 6MW Pre-Design (10046_009.pdf) and REpower 5M
5MW (5m_uk.pdf)

---------------------- SIMULATION CONTROL --------------------------------------

False Echo - Echo input data to <RootName>.ech (flag)

"default" DT - Communication interval for controllers (s) (or "default")

---------------------- PITCH CONTROL -------------------------------------------


5 PCMode - Pitch control mode {0: none, 3: user-defined from routine PitchCntrl, 4: user-
defined from Simulink/Labview, 5: user-defined from Bladed-style DLL} (switch)

0 TPCOn - Time to enable active pitch control (s) [unused when PCMode=0]

9999.9 TPitManS(1) - Time to start override pitch maneuver for blade 1 and end standard pitch
control (s)

9999.9 TPitManS(2) - Time to start override pitch maneuver for blade 2 and end standard pitch
control (s)

9999.9 TPitManS(3) - Time to start override pitch maneuver for blade 3 and end standard pitch
control (s) [unused for 2 blades]

2 PitManRat(1) - Pitch rate at which override pitch maneuver heads toward final pitch angle
for blade 1 (deg/s)

2 PitManRat(2) - Pitch rate at which override pitch maneuver heads toward final pitch angle
for blade 2 (deg/s)

2 PitManRat(3) - Pitch rate at which override pitch maneuver heads toward final pitch angle
for blade 3 (deg/s) [unused for 2 blades]

0 BlPitchF(1) - Blade 1 final pitch for pitch maneuvers (degrees)

0 BlPitchF(2) - Blade 2 final pitch for pitch maneuvers (degrees)

0 BlPitchF(3) - Blade 3 final pitch for pitch maneuvers (degrees) [unused for 2 blades]

---------------------- GENERATOR AND TORQUE CONTROL ----------------------------

5 VSContrl - Variable-speed control mode {0: none, 1: simple VS, 3: user-defined from
routine UserVSCont, 4: user-defined from Simulink/Labview, 5: user-defined from Bladed-style DLL}
(switch)

2 GenModel - Generator model {1: simple, 2: Thevenin, 3: user-defined from routine


UserGen} (switch) [used only when VSContrl=0]

94.4 GenEff - Generator efficiency [ignored by the Thevenin and user-defined generator
models] (%)

True GenTiStr - Method to start the generator {T: timed using TimGenOn, F: generator speed
using SpdGenOn} (flag)

True GenTiStp - Method to stop the generator {T: timed using TimGenOf, F: when generator
power = 0} (flag)

9999.9 SpdGenOn - Generator speed to turn on the generator for a startup (HSS speed) (rpm)
[used only when GenTiStr=False]

0 TimGenOn - Time to turn on the generator for a startup (s) [used only when
GenTiStr=True]

9999.9 TimGenOf - Time to turn off the generator (s) [used only when GenTiStp=True]

---------------------- SIMPLE VARIABLE-SPEED TORQUE CONTROL --------------------


9999.9 VS_RtGnSp - Rated generator speed for simple variable-speed generator control (HSS
side) (rpm) [used only when VSContrl=1]

9999.9 VS_RtTq - Rated generator torque/constant generator torque in Region 3 for simple
variable-speed generator control (HSS side) (N-m) [used only when VSContrl=1]

9999.9 VS_Rgn2K - Generator torque constant in Region 2 for simple variable-speed generator
control (HSS side) (N-m/rpm^2) [used only when VSContrl=1]

9999.9 VS_SlPc - Rated generator slip percentage in Region 2 1/2 for simple variable-speed
generator control (%) [used only when VSContrl=1]

---------------------- SIMPLE INDUCTION GENERATOR ------------------------------

9999.9 SIG_SlPc - Rated generator slip percentage (%) [used only when VSContrl=0 and
GenModel=1]

9999.9 SIG_SySp - Synchronous (zero-torque) generator speed (rpm) [used only when
VSContrl=0 and GenModel=1]

9999.9 SIG_RtTq - Rated torque (N-m) [used only when VSContrl=0 and GenModel=1]

9999.9 SIG_PORt - Pull-out ratio (Tpullout/Trated) (-) [used only when VSContrl=0 and
GenModel=1]

---------------------- THEVENIN-EQUIVALENT INDUCTION GENERATOR -----------------

9999.9 TEC_Freq - Line frequency [50 or 60] (Hz) [used only when VSContrl=0 and
GenModel=2]

9998 TEC_NPol - Number of poles [even integer > 0] (-) [used only when VSContrl=0 and
GenModel=2]

9999.9 TEC_SRes - Stator resistance (ohms) [used only when VSContrl=0 and GenModel=2]

9999.9 TEC_RRes - Rotor resistance (ohms) [used only when VSContrl=0 and GenModel=2]

9999.9 TEC_VLL - Line-to-line RMS voltage (volts) [used only when VSContrl=0 and
GenModel=2]

9999.9 TEC_SLR - Stator leakage reactance (ohms) [used only when VSContrl=0 and
GenModel=2]

9999.9 TEC_RLR - Rotor leakage reactance (ohms) [used only when VSContrl=0 and
GenModel=2]

9999.9 TEC_MR - Magnetizing reactance (ohms) [used only when VSContrl=0 and
GenModel=2]

---------------------- HIGH-SPEED SHAFT BRAKE ----------------------------------

0 HSSBrMode - HSS brake model {0: none, 1: simple, 3: user-defined from routine
UserHSSBr, 4: user-defined from Simulink/Labview, 5: user-defined from Bladed-style DLL} (switch)

9999.9 THSSBrDp - Time to initiate deployment of the HSS brake (s)


0.6 HSSBrDT - Time for HSS-brake to reach full deployment once initiated (sec) [used only
when HSSBrMode=1]

28116.2 HSSBrTqF - Fully deployed HSS-brake torque (N-m)

---------------------- NACELLE-YAW CONTROL -------------------------------------

0 YCMode - Yaw control mode {0: none, 3: user-defined from routine UserYawCont, 4:
user-defined from Simulink/Labview, 5: user-defined from Bladed-style DLL} (switch)

9999.9 TYCOn - Time to enable active yaw control (s) [unused when YCMode=0]

0 YawNeut - Neutral yaw position--yaw spring force is zero at this yaw (degrees)

9028320000.0 YawSpr - Nacelle-yaw spring constant (N-m/rad)

19160000.0 YawDamp - Nacelle-yaw damping constant (N-m/(rad/s))

9999.9 TYawManS - Time to start override yaw maneuver and end standard yaw control (s)

2 YawManRat - Yaw maneuver rate (in absolute value) (deg/s)

0 NacYawF - Final yaw angle for override yaw maneuvers (degrees)

---------------------- TUNED MASS DAMPER ---------------------------------------

False CompNTMD - Compute nacelle tuned mass damper {true/false} (flag)

"../5MW_Baseline/NRELOffshrBsline5MW_ServoDyn_TMD.dat" NTMDfile - Name of the file for


nacelle tuned mass damper (quoted string) [unused when CompNTMD is false]

False CompTTMD - Compute tower tuned mass damper {true/false} (flag)

"../5MW_Baseline/NRELOffshrBsline5MW_ServoDyn_TMD.dat" TTMDfile - Name of the file for


tower tuned mass damper (quoted string) [unused when CompTTMD is false]

---------------------- BLADED INTERFACE ---------------------------------------- [used only with Bladed


Interface]

"../../../TurbineData/ServoData/DISCON.dll" DLL_FileName - Name/location of the dynamic library


{.dll [Windows] or .so [Linux]} in the Bladed-DLL format (-) [used only with Bladed Interface]

"DISCON.IN" DLL_InFile - Name of input file sent to the DLL (-) [used only with Bladed Interface]

"DISCON" DLL_ProcName - Name of procedure in DLL to be called (-) [case sensitive; used only
with DLL Interface]

"default" DLL_DT - Communication interval for dynamic library (s) (or "default") [used only
with Bladed Interface]

false DLL_Ramp - Whether a linear ramp should be used between DLL_DT time steps
[introduces time shift when true] (flag) [used only with Bladed Interface]

9999.9 BPCutoff - Cutoff frequency for low-pass filter on blade pitch from DLL (Hz) [used only
with Bladed Interface]

0 NacYaw_North - Reference yaw angle of the nacelle when the upwind end points due North
(deg) [used only with Bladed Interface]
0 Ptch_Cntrl - Record 28: Use individual pitch control {0: collective pitch; 1: individual pitch
control} (switch) [used only with Bladed Interface]

0 Ptch_SetPnt - Record 5: Below-rated pitch angle set-point (deg) [used only with Bladed
Interface]

0 Ptch_Min - Record 6: Minimum pitch angle (deg) [used only with Bladed Interface]

0 Ptch_Max - Record 7: Maximum pitch angle (deg) [used only with Bladed Interface]

0 PtchRate_Min - Record 8: Minimum pitch rate (most negative value allowed) (deg/s) [used
only with Bladed Interface]

0 PtchRate_Max - Record 9: Maximum pitch rate (deg/s) [used only with Bladed Interface]

0 Gain_OM - Record 16: Optimal mode gain (Nm/(rad/s)^2) [used only with Bladed
Interface]

0 GenSpd_MinOM - Record 17: Minimum generator speed (rpm) [used only with Bladed
Interface]

0 GenSpd_MaxOM - Record 18: Optimal mode maximum speed (rpm) [used only with Bladed
Interface]

0 GenSpd_Dem - Record 19: Demanded generator speed above rated (rpm) [used only with
Bladed Interface]

0 GenTrq_Dem - Record 22: Demanded generator torque above rated (Nm) [used only with
Bladed Interface]

0 GenPwr_Dem - Record 13: Demanded power (W) [used only with Bladed Interface]

---------------------- BLADED INTERFACE TORQUE-SPEED LOOK-UP TABLE -------------

0 DLL_NumTrq - Record 26: No. of points in torque-speed look-up table {0 = none and use
the optimal mode parameters; nonzero = ignore the optimal mode PARAMETERs by setting Record
16 to 0.0} (-) [used only with Bladed Interface]

GenSpd_TLU GenTrq_TLU

(rpm) (Nm)

---------------------- OUTPUT --------------------------------------------------

True SumPrint - Print summary data to <RootName>.sum (flag) (currently unused)

1 OutFile - Switch to determine where output will be placed: {1: in module output file only;
2: in glue code output file only; 3: both} (currently unused)

True TabDelim - Use tab delimiters in text tabular output file? (flag) (currently unused)

"ES10.3E2" OutFmt - Format used for text tabular output (except time). Resulting field should
be 10 characters. (quoted string) (currently unused)

0 TStart - Time to begin tabular output (s) (currently unused)

OutList The next line(s) contains a list of output parameters. See OutListParameters.xlsx for a listing
of available output channels, (-)
"GenPwr" - Electrical generator power and torque

"GenTq" - Electrical generator power and torque

END of - input file (the word "END" must appear in the first 3 columns of this last OutList
line)

This summary file was generated by TurbSim (v2.00.07a-bjj, 14-Jun-2016) on 28-Nov-2020 at


16:43:53.

Runtime Options:

268812614 Random seed #1

********** Random seed #2

F Output binary HH turbulence parameters?

F Output formatted turbulence parameters?

F Output AeroDyn HH files?

F Output AeroDyn FF files?

T Output BLADED FF files?

F Output tower data?

F Output formatted FF files?

F Output coherent turbulence time step file?

T Clockwise rotation when looking downwind?

0 - NONE IEC turbulence models scaled to exact specified standard deviation

Turbine/Model Specifications:

31 Vertical grid-point matrix dimension

31 Horizontal grid-point matrix dimension

0.050 Time step [seconds]

700.000 Analysis time [seconds]

700.000 Usable output time [seconds]


90.000 Hub height [m]

170.000 Grid height [m]

180.000 Grid width [m]

0.000 Vertical flow angle [degrees]

0.000 Horizontal flow angle [degrees]

Meteorological Boundary Conditions:

IECKAI IEC Kaimal spectral model

1 IEC standard: IEC 61400-1 Ed. 3: 2005

C IEC turbulence characteristic

NTM IEC Normal Turbulence Model

N/A IEC Extreme Turbulence Model (ETM) "c" parameter [m/s]

IEC Wind profile type

90.000 Reference height [m]

24.000 Reference wind speed [m/s]

N/A Jet height [m]

0.200 Power law exponent

0.030 Surface roughness length [m]

Non-IEC Meteorological Boundary Conditions:

N/A Site latitude [degrees]

N/A Gradient Richardson number

N/A Friction or shear velocity [m/s]

N/A Mixing layer depth [m]

N/A Mean hub u'w' Reynolds stress

N/A Mean hub u'v' Reynolds stress

N/A Mean hub v'w' Reynolds stress

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