-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- FAST INPUT FILE -------------------------------------------------------- NREL 5.0 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); Compatible with FAST v6.0. ---------------------- SIMULATION CONTROL -------------------------------------- True Echo - Echo input data to "echo.out" (flag) 1 ADAMSPrep - ADAMS preprocessor mode {1: Run FAST, 2: use FAST as a preprocessor to create an ADAMS model, 3: do both} (switch) 2 AnalMode - Analysis mode {1: Run a time-marching simulation, 2: create a periodic linearized model} (switch) 3 NumBl - Number of blades (-) 3500.0 TMax - Total run time (s) 0.0125 DT - Integration time step (s) ---------------------- TURBINE CONTROL ----------------------------------------- 0 YCMode - Yaw control mode {0: none, 1: user-defined from routine UserYawCont, 2: user-defined from Simulink} (switch) 9999.9 TYCOn - Time to enable active yaw control (s) [unused when YCMode=0] 0 PCMode - Pitch control mode {0: none, 1: user-defined from routine PitchCntrl, 2: user-defined from Simulink} (switch) 0.0 TPCOn - Time to enable active pitch control (s) [unused when PCMode=0] 0 VSContrl - Variable-speed control mode {0: none, 1: simple VS, 2: user-defined from routine UserVSCont, 3: user-defined from Simulink} (switch) 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] 2 GenModel - Generator model {1: simple, 2: Thevenin, 3: user-defined from routine UserGen} (switch) [used only when VSContrl=0] 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] 0.0 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] 1 HSSBrMode - HSS brake model {1: simple, 2: user-defined from routine UserHSSBr} (switch) 9999.9 THSSBrDp - Time to initiate deployment of the HSS brake (s) 9999.9 TiDynBrk - Time to initiate deployment of the dynamic generator brake [CURRENTLY IGNORED] (s) 9999.9 TTpBrDp(1) - Time to initiate deployment of tip brake 1 (s) 9999.9 TTpBrDp(2) - Time to initiate deployment of tip brake 2 (s) 9999.9 TTpBrDp(3) - Time to initiate deployment of tip brake 3 (s) [unused for 2 blades] 9999.9 TBDepISp(1) - Deployment-initiation speed for the tip brake on blade 1 (rpm) 9999.9 TBDepISp(2) - Deployment-initiation speed for the tip brake on blade 2 (rpm) 9999.9 TBDepISp(3) - Deployment-initiation speed for the tip brake on blade 3 (rpm) [unused for 2 blades] 9999.9 TYawManS - Time to start override yaw maneuver and end standard yaw control (s) 9999.9 TYawManE - Time at which override yaw maneuver reaches final yaw angle (s) 0.0 NacYawF - Final yaw angle for override yaw maneuvers (degrees) 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] 9999.9 TPitManE(1) - Time at which override pitch maneuver for blade 1 reaches final pitch (s) 9999.9 TPitManE(2) - Time at which override pitch maneuver for blade 2 reaches final pitch (s) 9999.9 TPitManE(3) - Time at which override pitch maneuver for blade 3 reaches final pitch (s) [unused for 2 blades] 0.0 BlPitch(1) - Blade 1 initial pitch (degrees) 0.0 BlPitch(2) - Blade 2 initial pitch (degrees) 0.0 BlPitch(3) - Blade 3 initial pitch (degrees) [unused for 2 blades] 0.0 B1PitchF(1) - Blade 1 final pitch for pitch maneuvers (degrees) 0.0 B1PitchF(2) - Blade 2 final pitch for pitch maneuvers (degrees) 0.0 B1PitchF(3) - Blade 3 final pitch for pitch maneuvers (degrees) [unused for 2 blades] ---------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS -------------------------------- 9.80665 Gravity - Gravitational acceleration (m/s^2) ---------------------- FEATURE FLAGS ------------------------------------------- False FlapDOF1 - First flapwise blade mode DOF (flag) False FlapDOF2 - Second flapwise blade mode DOF (flag) False EdgeDOF - First edgewise blade mode DOF (flag) False TeetDOF - Rotor-teeter DOF (flag) [unused for 3 blades] False 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) False TwFADOF2 - Second fore-aft tower bending-mode DOF (flag) False TwSSDOF1 - First side-to-side tower bending-mode DOF (flag) False TwSSDOF2 - Second side-to-side tower bending-mode DOF (flag) True CompAero - Compute aerodynamic forces (flag) False CompNoise - Compute aerodynamic noise (flag) ---------------------- INITIAL CONDITIONS -------------------------------------- 0.0 OoPDefl - Initial out-of-plane blade-tip displacement (meters) 0.0 IPDefl - Initial in-plane blade-tip deflection (meters) 0.0 TeetDefl - Initial or fixed teeter angle (degrees) [unused for 3 blades] 0.0 Azimuth - Initial azimuth angle for blade 1 (degrees) 12.1 RotSpeed - Initial or fixed rotor speed (rpm) 0.0 NacYaw - Initial or fixed nacelle-yaw angle (degrees) 0.0 TTDspFA - Initial fore-aft tower-top displacement (meters) 0.0 TTDspSS - Initial side-to-side tower-top displacement (meters) ---------------------- TURBINE CONFIGURATION ----------------------------------- 63.0 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) 1 PSpnElN - Number of the innermost blade element which is still part of the pitchable portion of the blade for partial-span pitch control [1 to BldNodes] [CURRENTLY IGNORED] (-) 0.0 UndSling - Undersling length [distance from teeter pin to the rotor apex] (meters) [unused for 3 blades] 0.0 HubCM - Distance from rotor apex to hub mass [positive downwind] (meters) -5.01910 OverHang - Distance from yaw axis to rotor apex [3 blades] or teeter pin [2 blades] (meters) 1.9 NacCMxn - Downwind distance from the tower-top to the nacelle CM (meters) 0.0 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) 87.6 TowerHt - Height of tower above ground level [onshore] or MSL [offshore] (meters) 1.96256 Twr2Shft - Vertical distance from the tower-top to the rotor shaft (meters) 0.0 TwrRBHt - Tower rigid base height (meters) -5.0 ShftTilt - Rotor shaft tilt angle (degrees) 0.0 Delta3 - Delta-3 angle for teetering rotors (degrees) [unused for 3 blades] -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] 0.0 AzimB1Up - Azimuth value to use for I/O when blade 1 points up (degrees) ---------------------- MASS AND INERTIA ---------------------------------------- 0.0 YawBrMass - Yaw bearing mass (kg) 240.00E3 NacMass - Nacelle mass (kg) 56.78E3 HubMass - Hub mass (kg) 0.0 TipMass(1) - Tip-brake mass, blade 1 (kg) 0.0 TipMass(2) - Tip-brake mass, blade 2 (kg) 0.0 TipMass(3) - Tip-brake mass, blade 3 (kg) [unused for 2 blades] 2607.89E3 NacYIner - Nacelle inertia about yaw axis (kg m^2) 534.116 GenIner - Generator inertia about HSS (kg m^2) 115.926E3 HubIner - Hub inertia about rotor axis [3 blades] or teeter axis [2 blades] (kg m^2) ---------------------- DRIVETRAIN ---------------------------------------------- 100.0 GBoxEff - Gearbox efficiency (%) 94.4 GenEff - Generator efficiency [ignored by the Thevenin and user-defined generator models] (%) 97.0 GBRatio - Gearbox ratio (-) False GBRevers - Gearbox reversal {T: if rotor and generator rotate in opposite directions} (flag) 28.1162E3 HSSBrTqF - Fully deployed HSS-brake torque (N-m) 0.6 HSSBrDT - Time for HSS-brake to reach full deployment once initiated (sec) [used only when HSSBrMode=1] DynBrkFi - File containing a mech-gen-torque vs HSS-speed curve for a dynamic brake [CURRENTLY IGNORED] (quoted string) 867.637E6 DTTorSpr - Drivetrain torsional spring (N-m/rad) 6.215E6 DTTorDmp - Drivetrain torsional damper (N-m/(rad/s)) ---------------------- 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] ---------------------- PLATFORM ------------------------------------------------ 2 PtfmModel - Platform model {0: none, 1: onshore, 2: fixed bottom offshore, 3: floating offshore} (switch) "NRELOffshrBsline5MW_Platform_Monopile_RF.dat" PtfmFile - Name of file containing platform properties (quoted string) [unused when PtfmModel=0] ---------------------- TOWER --------------------------------------------------- 99 TwrNodes - Number of tower nodes used for analysis (-) "NRELOffshrBsline5MW_Tower_Monopile_RF.dat" TwrFile - Name of file containing tower properties (quoted string) ---------------------- NACELLE-YAW --------------------------------------------- 9028.32E6 YawSpr - Nacelle-yaw spring constant (N-m/rad) 19.16E6 YawDamp - Nacelle-yaw damping constant (N-m/(rad/s)) 0.0 YawNeut - Neutral yaw position--yaw spring force is zero at this yaw (degrees) ---------------------- FURLING ------------------------------------------------- False Furling - Read in additional model properties for furling turbine (flag) FurlFile - Name of file containing furling properties (quoted string) [unused when Furling=False] ---------------------- ROTOR-TEETER -------------------------------------------- 0 TeetMod - Rotor-teeter spring/damper model {0: none, 1: standard, 2: user-defined from routine UserTeet} (switch) [unused for 3 blades] 0.0 TeetDmpP - Rotor-teeter damper position (degrees) [used only for 2 blades and when TeetMod=1] 0.0 TeetDmp - Rotor-teeter damping constant (N-m/(rad/s)) [used only for 2 blades and when TeetMod=1] 0.0 TeetCDmp - Rotor-teeter rate-independent Coulomb-damping moment (N-m) [used only for 2 blades and when TeetMod=1] 0.0 TeetSStP - Rotor-teeter soft-stop position (degrees) [used only for 2 blades and when TeetMod=1] 0.0 TeetHStP - Rotor-teeter hard-stop position (degrees) [used only for 2 blades and when TeetMod=1] 0.0 TeetSSSp - Rotor-teeter soft-stop linear-spring constant (N-m/rad) [used only for 2 blades and when TeetMod=1] 0.0 TeetHSSp - Rotor-teeter hard-stop linear-spring constant (N-m/rad) [used only for 2 blades and when TeetMod=1] ---------------------- TIP-BRAKE ----------------------------------------------- 0.0 TBDrConN - Tip-brake drag constant during normal operation, Cd*Area (m^2) 0.0 TBDrConD - Tip-brake drag constant during fully-deployed operation, Cd*Area (m^2) 0.0 TpBrDT - Time for tip-brake to reach full deployment once released (sec) ---------------------- BLADE --------------------------------------------------- "NRELOffshrBsline5MW_Blade.dat" BldFile(1) - Name of file containing properties for blade 1 (quoted string) "NRELOffshrBsline5MW_Blade.dat" BldFile(2) - Name of file containing properties for blade 2 (quoted string) "NRELOffshrBsline5MW_Blade.dat" BldFile(3) - Name of file containing properties for blade 3 (quoted string) [unused for 2 blades] ---------------------- AERODYN ------------------------------------------------- "NRELOffshrBsline5MW_AeroDyn.ipt" ADFile - Name of file containing AeroDyn input parameters (quoted string) ---------------------- NOISE --------------------------------------------------- NoiseFile - Name of file containing aerodynamic noise input parameters (quoted string) [used only when CompNoise=True] ---------------------- ADAMS --------------------------------------------------- "NRELOffshrBsline5MW_ADAMSSpecific.dat" ADAMSFile - Name of file containing ADAMS-specific input parameters (quoted string) [unused when ADAMSPrep=1] ---------------------- LINEARIZATION CONTROL ----------------------------------- "NRELOffshrBsline5MW_Linear.dat" LinFile - Name of file containing FAST linearization parameters (quoted string) [unused when AnalMode=1] ---------------------- OUTPUT -------------------------------------------------- True SumPrint - Print summary data to ".fsm" (flag) True TabDelim - Generate a tab-delimited tabular output file. (flag) "ES10.3E2" OutFmt - Format used for tabular output except time. Resulting field should be 10 characters. (quoted string) [not checked for validity!] 30.0 TStart - Time to begin tabular output (s) 1 DecFact - Decimation factor for tabular output {1: output every time step} (-) 1.0 SttsTime - Amount of time between screen status messages (sec) -3.09528 NcIMUxn - Downwind distance from the tower-top to the nacelle IMU (meters) 0.0 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) 1.912 ShftGagL - Distance from rotor apex [3 blades] or teeter pin [2 blades] to shaft strain gages [positive for upwind rotors] (meters) 3 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 OutList.txt for a listing of available output channels, (-) "WindVxi , WindVyi , WindVzi" - Longitudinal, lateral, and vertical wind speeds "WaveElev" - Wave elevation at the platform reference point "GenPwr , GenTq" - Electrical generator power and torque "OoPDefl1 , IPDefl1 , TwstDefl1" - Blade 1 out-of-plane and in-plane deflections and tip twist "BldPitch1" - Blade 1 pitch angle "Azimuth" - Blade 1 azimuth angle "RotSpeed , GenSpeed" - Low-speed shaft and high-speed shaft speeds "TTDspFA , TTDspSS , TTDspTwst" - Tower fore-aft and side-to-side displacements and top twist "TeetDefl , TeetDefl" - Dummy placeholders for the unavailable fore-aft and side-to-side displacements of the tower base at the monopile attachement location "PtfmTDxi , PtfmTDyi , PtfmRDxi , PtfmRDyi" - Fore-aft, side-to-side, roll, and pitch displacements of the monopile at the mudline "TeetDefl , TeetDefl" - Dummy placeholders for the unavailable fore-aft and side-to-side displacements of the monopile at 7m below the mudline "Spn2MLxb1, Spn2MLyb1" - Blade 1 local edgewise and flapwise bending moments at span station 2 (approx. 50% span) "RootFxc1 , RootFyc1 , RootFzc1" - Out-of-plane shear, in-plane shear, and axial forces at the root of blade 1 "RootMxc1 , RootMyc1 , RootMzc1" - In-plane bending, out-of-plane bending, and pitching moments at the root of blade 1 "RotTorq , LSSGagMya, LSSGagMza" - Rotor torque and low-speed shaft 0- and 90-bending moments at the main bearing "YawBrFxp , YawBrFyp , YawBrFzp" - Fore-aft shear, side-to-side shear, and vertical forces at the top of the tower (not rotating with nacelle yaw) "YawBrMxp , YawBrMyp , YawBrMzp" - Side-to-side bending, fore-aft bending, and yaw moments at the top of the tower (not rotating with nacelle yaw) "TwHt3MLxt, TwHt3MLyt" - Local side-to-side and fore-aft bending moments at tower gage 3 (approx. tower base / monopile attachement location) "TwHt2MLxt, TwHt2MLyt" - Local side-to-side and fore-aft bending moments at tower gage 2 (approx. MSL) "TwHt1MLxt, TwHt1MLyt" - Local side-to-side and fore-aft bending moments at tower gage 1 (approx. halfway between MSL and mudline) "TwrBsFxt , TwrBsFyt , TwrBsFzt" - Fore-aft shear, side-to-side shear, and vertical forces at the mudline "TwrBsMxt , TwrBsMyt , TwrBsMzt" - Side-to-side bending, fore-aft bending, and yaw moments at the mudline "TeetDefl , TeetDefl , TeetDefl , TeetDefl" - Dummy placeholders for the unavailable local fore-aft shear, side-to-side shear, side-to-side bending moment, and fore-aft bending moment of the monopile at 7m below the mudline "PtfmSurge, PtfmSway , PtfmRoll , PtfmPitch" - Platform surge, sway, roll, and pitch displacements (for use in calculating in Crunch the tower-top displacements in the inertia frame) END of FAST input file (the word "END" must appear in the first 3 columns of this last line). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------