Ning Su , Jing Bian , Zhihe Zhang , Cong Zeng , Zhaoqing Chen , Yi Xia
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Abstract
To mitigate hazardous vibrations on slender tower structures, a Negative-stiffness Inerter-based Outrigger-Cable-Lever-Damping (NIOCLD) system is proposed. The NIOCLD is composed of an outrigger, a lever, a pair of cables and negative-stiffness inerter-based (NI) dampers. The vibration-induced bending rotation of the primary tower is firstly converted into vertical direction by the outrigger. Transmitted by the cables, amplified by the lever, and finally, the vibration is dissipated by the NI dampers. The optimal parameters of the NIOCLD system were analytically derived based on H-norm, damping enhancement, and pole-based optimization approaches. The parametric values, applicable scopes, dynamic and static performances of these solutions are systematically compared to provide insights for the practical design. Finally, the effectiveness was validated by a practical steel-concrete hybrid wind turbine tower against seismic and wind hazards. As the NIOCLD adopts the negative-stiffness and inerter elements, it exhibits superior energy dissipation performance compared to the Inerter-based Outrigger-Cable-Lever-Damping (IOCLD) system without negative-stiffness, and amplifying damping transfer system (ADTS) without negative-stiffness or inerter. The proposed NIOCLD can dissipate more energy proportion, produce larger damping force with less stroke. Due to the high-performance and practical feasibility, the NIOCLD is especially suitable for vibration control of slender tower structures.
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