Parametric modeling and analysis of wind turbine tower based on VB and ANSYS

ZHANG Yan-li， WANG Guang-qing， LI Man
（Baoding Tianwei Wind Power Technology Co.， Ltd.， Baoding 071051， China）

Abstract： In order to improve the efficiency of established wind turbine tower finite element model and its finite element analysis，the parametric programming language and APDL，in ANSYS were investigated.After a comprehensive study for the structure of series tower，the wind turbine program of parametric modeling，analysis and post processing was established.Visual interface VB language was presented to packaging this program. The wind turbine program was evaluated on the tower model analysis，the program was tested.The experimental results show that the program has improved the efficiency to establish finite element model of wind turbine tower and shorten the design cycle of wind turbine tower.It is simple，practical，and provides a new way to solve the similar issues.
Key words： parametric modeling； wind turbine tower； finite element； ANSYS parametric design language（APDL）