This paper relates to the study of load characteristics applicable to wind turbine generators induced by earthquakes. An artificial design earthquake wave generated through the target spectrum and the envelope function of Richter Magnitude Scale (ML) 7.0 as in ASCE4-98 was created. A simulation of earthquake loads were performed according to the design load cases (DLC) 9.5~9.7 of GL guidelines. Additionally, simulation of seismic loads experienced by Wind Turbines installed in the Gyeongju region were carried out utilizing artificial earthquakes of ML 5.8 simulating the real earthquakes during the Gyeongju Earthquakes of Sept. 2016.

• 김미선(유니슨(주), 풍력연구소) | Miseon Kim (Wind Energy R&D Center, UNISON Co., Ltd) Corresponding author
• 김정기(유니슨(주), 풍력연구소) | Jeonggi Kim (Wind Energy R&D Center, UNISON Co., Ltd)
• 박선호(유니슨(주), 풍력연구소) | Sunho Park (Wind Energy R&D Center, UNISON Co., Ltd)
• 방조혁(유니슨(주), 풍력연구소) | Johyug Bang (Wind Energy R&D Center, UNISON Co., Ltd)
• 정진화(유니슨(주), 풍력연구소) | Chinwha Chung (Wind Energy R&D Center, UNISON Co., Ltd)