Articles | Volume 13, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-13-331-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-13-331-2022
Research article
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06 Apr 2022
Research article |  | 06 Apr 2022

Optimal sensor placement and model updating applied to the operational modal analysis of a nonuniform wind turbine tower

Mohammad Tamizifar, Masoud Mosayebi, and Saeid Ziaei-Rad

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We show how the operational modal analysis of a nonuniform wind turbine tower can be performed and used to acquire effective and reliable test results and dynamic behavior. Results show that a tailor-made genetic algorithm (using auto-MAC as the fitness function) is a practical approach to finding the optimal position of the sensors to obtain the best results for objective modes. We also accessed the updated finite element model with less than 1 % error compared to the frequencies from the test.