Research Article

Extreme Dynamic Responses of MW-Level Wind Turbine Tower in the Strong Typhoon Considering Wind-Rain Loads

Table 6

The percentage increase of the dynamic responses under typhoon and rain together compared to typhoon alone with a wind direction deflection of 90°.

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Tower top response
 Displacement (m)1.9%3.0%3.8%6.3%13.3%
 Acceleration (m/s2)2.0%3.2%4.0%6.4%13.25%
Tower bottom von Mises stress (MPa)1.7%3.0%4.2%6.7%13.7%