FLOATECH WP3 experimental dataset : wave-tank hybrid testing of a 10 MW turbine based on a spar platform (ECN)

This dataset presents the experimental measurements made in the Hydrodynamic and Ocean Engineering wave tank of Ecole Centrale de Nantes, in France, with the model of a 10 MW turbine supported by a spar platform at a scale 1:40.  The tests were performed using a real-time hybrid testing method (or software-in-the-loop) called SoftWind presented and published in Ocean Engineering (the paper is available at this link).    Presentation of the experimental model: The model is presented in details in the provided Excel file "FLOATECH_C3_Project data and model description.xlsx".    In the dataset: The measurement files of the tests are gathered in folders by "series", and each test file has a test number. The series and the test conditions of each run are detailed in the provided Excel file "FLOATECH_C3_Database_Matrix.xlsx".  Decay tests, pull-out tests and hammer tests were performed and are given in the dataset.    Real-time simulation models The numerical models used in the real-time OpenFAST simulations are also provided in the compressed file "RT Simulations files.zip".    Data used in the published paper: Some of the tests were used in the paper (see link). The corresponding test numbers are given in the table below.  Load cases Hs (m) Tp (s) Uhub (m/s) TI (%) Wave dir. (°) Wind dir(°) TestNum 1C TestNum 3C TestNum 5C 1.2 7 12 14 13.8 0 0 269 268 270 2.1 7 12 14 13.8 0 25 275 307 281