Results from the FOCAL experiment campaign 1: turbine control co-design

Abstract This paper summarizes the scaling approach and results from first experimental campaign of Floating Offshore-wind Controls Advanced Laboratory (FOCAL) Experimental Program, which is focused on developing public data sets to support validation numerical models for floating wind control co-design. A 1:70 Froude-scale performance-matched model IEA Wind 15-MW reference turbine was designed, built, characterized a fixed base. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s Reference Open-Source COntroller (ROSCO) integrated into scale testing examine impact advanced generator strategies have performance loads, enabling design optimization.