Innovation in Dynamic Cables for Offshore Renewable Energy

Project Description

Power export cables for floating offshore wind, termed ’dynamic cables’, are continuously bending and twisting caused by the interaction between the tidal current and the floating structure. This requires the cables to have significant range of movement. This Project aims to advance the state-of-the-art in dynamic cable design and operation through two research themes: (1) Improved Modelling and Understanding of Dynamic Cable Behaviour and (2) Data and Uncertainty in Dynamic Cable Behaviour. The research in the first theme will improve fundamental understanding of dynamic cable behaviour through the application of advanced computational modelling techniques as well as undertaking a significant experimental testing programme. Research under the second theme will apply probabilistic approaches to dynamic cable analysis in order to use data from condition monitoring to develop improved maintenance strategies.