We were pleased to have Ben Marrant from ZF Wind Power Antwerpen NV present at the 5th Wind & Drivetrain Conference on April 7, 2022.
Benjamin Marrant graduated as an aerospace engineer at Delft University of Technology in 2001. He worked as an associate researcher at Delft University of Technology in research projects related to the aeroelasticity of wind turbines until 2007. After that, Ben started in the Technology Division of Hansen Transmission, which ZF later acquired. In this division, he mainly worked in the area of NVH
of multi-megawatt wind turbine gearboxes and drivetrains.
Ben joined the SIMULIA Champions Program in 2022.
Abstract
As onshore wind turbines are installed closer and closer to urbanized areas, wind turbine OEMs are being faced with increasingly stringent noise regulations. Compliance with these noise regulations, combined with torque density increase measures, increasing power levels of onshore wind turbines, and shorter design cycles translate into ever-increasing design challenges for gearbox suppliers. As the major design levers with respect to NVH are being decided upon in the concept phase where not all design inputs are fixed it is key to be able to compare different concepts, gear designs, etc., and the interaction with the system level in a quick and easy way. This requires an all-in-one simulation approach, involving a.o. transfer path predictions with Simpack, which is able to predict the NVH risks for the different design options available. Therefore, ZF developed an integrated simulation platform that combines the different aspects of predicting wind turbine tonality. This enables ZF to develop NVH risk mitigation strategies pro-actively in an early phase of the design leading to less expensive and better integrated solutions.
CustomerPresentation Simpack Multibody Dynamics Multibody Simulation Motion Multibody System Simulation Wind Turbine Dynamics Wind Turbines Drivetrain Wind Turbine Engineering SIMULIA Champion
