Study of Torsional Vibration Bifurcation Characteristics of Direct-Drive Wind Turbine Shaft System

Abstract

This paper set out to establish the dynamics model of shaft torsional vibration for direct-drive wind turbine with the phenomenon of unstable shaft system torsional vibration. The stability of the equilibrium point of the dynamical model is investigated, and the Routh–Hurwitz stability criterion is used to obtain a range of values for the bifurcation control parameters. For the stable equilibrium point, the stability domain of the system is calculated by constructing the Lyapunov function. The sensitivity analysis of system parameters is carried out to obtain the law of the effect of system parameters on system stability of the torsional vibration system. The results are substituted for example calculations, and the results verify the correctness of the theoretical analysis conclusions. It is proved that it is feasible to analyze the torsional vibration characteristics of the direct-drive wind turbine shaft system by using the principle of Routh–Hurwitz stability, etc., which provides a reference for the structural design of direct-drive wind turbine.