Blade root bending moment load due to yaw
Description
The blade root bending moment due to the wind turbine yaw operation. The yaw rate can be calculated for passive yaw, or is defined by the design for active yaw.
Related formulasVariables
MyB | Blade root bending moment due to yaw (N*m) |
mB | Blade mass (kg) |
ωyaw | Yaw rate (radian/sec) |
Lroot | Distance between rotor center and yaw axis (m) |
Rcog | Radial distance between the CoG of a blade and the rotor center (m) |
IB | Mass moment of inertia of the blade about the blade root flap axis (kg*m2) |
ωn | Nominal rotor rotational speed (radian/sec) |
R | Rotor radius (m) |
Δxshaft | Peak to peak fatigue shaft load (N) |