Coupled dynamic response characteristics of integrated system combining semi-submersible wind turbine and fish farming cage under wind, wave and current actions

ObjectiveThis paper aims to study the coupled dynamic response characteristics of an integrated system of a semi-submersible wind turbine and fish farming cage under wind, wave and current actions.MethodBased on the self-designed semi-submersible wind turbine SJTU-SPIC, an integrated floating wind turbine and fish farming cage concept is proposed and numerically modeled. The dynamic response characteristics of the integrated concept under wind, wave and current actions are then studied using coupled aero-hydro-servo-elastic-mooring analysis.ResultsThe numerical simulations indicate that introducing the fish farming cage can induce slightly a larger surge motion but suppress the pitch, which is beneficial for wind power production.ConclusionThe dynamic behavior of the integrated system of a semi-submersible wind turbine and fish farming cage proposed herein is similar to that of a floating wind turbine, and the system is shown to be feasible.