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Assessment of a rotor blade extension retrofit as a supplement to the lifetime extension of wind turbines [PDF]
Wind Energy Science, 2020 The potential lifetime of wind turbine components is usually not fully utilized as the site conditions are less severe than assumed in the turbine design.
M. Rosemeier, M. Saathoff
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Parked and operating load analysis in the aerodynamic design of multi-megawatt-scale floating vertical-axis wind turbines [PDF]
Wind Energy Science, 2022 A good understanding of aerodynamic loading is essential in the design of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to properly capture design loads and to estimate the power production.
M. S. Sakib, D. T. Griffith
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Power Production and Blade Fatigue of a Wind Turbine Array Subjected to Active Yaw Control
Energies, 2023 This study investigated the power production and blade fatigue of a three-turbine array subjected to active yaw control (AYC) in full-wake and partial-wake configurations.
Mou Lin, Fernando Porté-Agel
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A novel approach to structural load control using intelligent actuators [PDF]
, 2009 The recent trend towards large multi-MW wind turbines resulted in the role of the control system becoming increasingly important. The extension of the role of the controller to alleviate structural loads has motivated the exploration of novel control ...
Dominguez, S. +4 more
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Performance of a hydrokinetic turbine using a theoretical approach
Energy Reports, 2020 Regarding the interest in renewable energies, several sources of energy production have been studied and still under improvement. In this work, we are interested in harnessing marine energy currents exploiting the hydrokinetic turbines.
S. Hazim +3 more
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Energies, 2012 A detailed review of the current state-of-art for wind turbine blade design is presented, including theoretical maximum efficiency, propulsion, practical efficiency, HAWT blade design, and blade loads.
Richard J. Crossley, Peter J. Schubel
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System-level design studies for large rotors [PDF]
Wind Energy Science, 2019 We examine the effect of rotor design choices on the power capture and structural loading of each major wind turbine component. A harmonic model for structural loading is derived from simulations using the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL ...
D. S. Zalkind +10 more
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Wind Engineering : The International Journal of Wind Power, 2019 This article first presents a description of the different load types to which a wind turbine blade is subjected. Analytical equations are derived to express blade loads from operation parameters of the wind turbine (rotor and nacelle velocities and ...
L-C. Forcier, S. Joncas
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Shock and Vibration, 2011 An active control method utilizing the multiple trailing edge flap configuration for rotorcraft vibration suppression and blade loads control is presented.
Uğbreve;ur Dalli +1 more
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Reducing Helicopter Vibration Loads by Individual Blade Control with Genetic Algorithm
Machines, 2022 A rotor that can realize individual blade pitch control was designed. This paper focuses on finding the trend of helicopter vibration loads after applying multiple high-order harmonic control.
Renguo Yang +3 more
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