FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Blade strain analysis from field measurements on a vertical axis wind turbine BT AF Träsch, Martin ROSADO HAU, Nidiana Matoug, Camil Arhant, Mael Perier, Vincent Augier, Benoit Répécaud, Michel AS 1:1;2:1;3:2;4:1;5:1;6:1;7:1; FF 1:PDG-REM-RDT-LHYMAR;2:PDG-REM-RDT-LHYMAR;3:;4:PDG-REM-RDT-SMASH;5:PDG-REM-RDT-LHYMAR;6:PDG-REM-RDT-LHYMAR;7:PDG-REM-RDT-LDCM; C1 Ifremer RDT, Research and Technology Development Unit, 1625 route de Sainte-Anne, Plouzané, 29280, France HydroQuest , 16 Chemin de Malacher, 38240 Meylan, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE HYDROQUEST, FRANCE SI BREST SE PDG-REM-RDT-LHYMAR PDG-REM-RDT-SMASH PDG-REM-RDT-LDCM IN WOS Ifremer UPR copubli-france IF 2.5 TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00852/96415/104773.pdf LA English DT Article AB In this paper, the 10 kW WindQuest Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) has been instrumented by strain gauges during its trials in the Ifremer in situ test site of Brest to study the effects of the structural dynamic response of the blades under operating conditions. Static and dynamic effects have been investigated as a function of the rotational speed when the rotor operates under stable wind conditions. The analysis segregates the influence of the gravitational, inertial, and aerodynamic loading components on the flapwise bending stress of the blades. The study of the cyclic variations on the blade strain at different Tip-Speed Ratios leads to the identification of the dynamic stall effect on the unsteady loads, while the spectral analysis describes the system eigenfrequencies excited by the interaction of the wind and the structure's motion. The results provide useful data to validate numerical models for VAWT blades with similar design and evaluate the structural fatigue. PY 2023 PD SEP SO Journal Of Renewable And Sustainable Energy SN 1941-7012 PU AIP Publishing VL 15 IS 5 UT 001064261300001 DI 10.1063/5.0155024 ID 96415 ER EF