Research Article

Global Sensitivity Analysis of High Speed Shaft Subsystem of a Wind Turbine Drive Train

Table 1

Test rig nominal and randomized input parameters.

ParameterSymbolNominal value ()

Motor inertia with respect to axis0.087 kgm2
Rotor inertia with respect to axis0.095 kgm2
Rotor shaft inertia with respect to axis0.0003 kgm2
Rotor inertia with respect to (minor axis)19.083 kgm2
Disk inertia with respect to axis18 kgm2
Shaft inertia with respect to axis0.5 kgm2
Disk mass14.52 kg
Rotor shaft mass3.85 kg
Eccentric mass value mounted in the rotor disk74.4 gr
Distance of eccentric mass from center8 cm
Rotor shaft and disk mass18.35 kg
Length from coupling to the tip0.85 m
Length from coupling to bearing housing0.72 m
Length from coupling to CG of disk and rotor shaft0.75 m
Damping factor0.01 s
Coupling torsional stiffness2600 Nm/rad
Coupling bending stiffness56 kNm/rad
Bearing mount lateral and vertical stiffness coefficients4308 kN/m
Bearing hub bending stiffness
Coupling torsional damping26 kNm/rad
Coupling bending damping56 kNm s/rad
Bearing mount lateral and vertical damping coefficients4308 kN s/m
Bearing friction damping coefficient0.0023 Ns/m
Rotor torsional damping coefficient plus bearing friction0.006 Ns/m
Motor torsional damping coefficient0.006 Ns/m
Shaft bending stiffness7.6699 kNm2
Angle dependency factor of
Torque ripples parameters10 Nm
Backlash gap0.002 m
Backlash regularization parameter
Bearing torque disturbance zone for defect
Maximum value of rotational bearing defect torque30 Nm
Maximum value of radial bearing defect torque30 Nm