Research on the aerodynamic characteristics of a lift drag hybrid vertical axis wind turbine
Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2016 Compared with a drag-type vertical axis wind turbines, one of the greatest advantages for a lift-type vertical axis wind turbines is its higher power coefficient ( C p ).
Xiaojing Sun +5 more
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Optimal design of wind turbine blades equipped with flaps [PDF]
, 2014 As a result of the significant growth of wind turbines in size, blade load control has become the main challenge for large wind turbines. Many advanced techniques have been investigated aiming at developing control devices to ease blade loading.
Maheri, Alireza, Wiratama, I. Kade
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A ducted wind turbine simulation model for building simulation [PDF]
, 2004 Power production is shifting away from centralized generation plants to production of heat and power at the point of demand. A technology that may play a part in this shift is the ducted wind turbine (DWT).
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Wind turbines and invisible technology: unarticulated reasons for local opposition to wind energy [PDF]
, 2013 Local opposition to wind turbines stems from concerns about environmental and economic damage, as well as conflicts between rural and urban residents.
Hirsh, Robert F, Sovacool, Benjamin K
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Condition Based Monitoring of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines using Computational Fluid Dynamics [PDF]
Scarcity of fossil fuels and a rapid escalation in the fuel prices around the world recently has lead the search for alternative energy sources. Out of the available energy sources, wind is being considered as the prime next generation energy source. The
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Maximum power point tracking for variable-speed fixed-pitch small wind turbines [PDF]
, 2009 Variable-speed, fixed-pitch wind turbines are required to optimize power output performance without the aerodynamic controls. A wind turbine generator system is operated such that the optimum points of wind rotor curve and electrical generator curve ...
Jovanovic, Milutin +3 more
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Frequency regulation strategy of wind storage hybrid system based on effective inertia margin
International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy SystemsAs the renewable energy penetration grows, wind turbines are increasingly involved in the frequency regulation of the power system. Due to the spatial and temporal uncertainty of regional wind speeds, the active power support capacity of each wind ...
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E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 Nowadays, the worldwide growing demand for energy from renewable sources is observed. This fact is related to a number of factors, especially environmental ones.
Filipowicz Mariusz +3 more
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Provision of Ancillary Services with Variable Speed Wind Turbines [PDF]
, 2014 In recent years, the amount of wind turbines in the power system has increased tremendously. As the current wind turbines do not participate in the provision of ancillary services such as frequency control and voltage control, this may compromise the ...
De Kooning, Jeroen +4 more
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A concurrent precursor inflow method for Large Eddy Simulations and applications to finite length wind farms [PDF]
, 2014 In order to enable simulations of developing wind turbine array boundary layers with highly realistic inflow conditions a concurrent precursor method for Large Eddy Simulations is proposed. In this method we consider two domains simultaneously, i.e.
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