Journal article · Conference paper
Design of an aeroelastically tailored 10 MW wind turbine rotor
This work presents an integrated multidisciplinary wind turbine optimization framework utilizing state-of-the-art aeroelastic and structural tools, capable of simultaneous design of the outer geometry and internal structure of the blade. The framework is utilized to design a 10 MW rotor constrained not to exceed the design loads of an existing reference wind turbine.
The results show that through combined geometric tailoring of the internal structure and aerodynamic shape of the blade it is possible to achieve significant passive load alleviation that allows for a 9% longer blade with an increase in AEP of 8.7%, without increasing blade mass and without significant increases in ultimate and fatigue loads on the hub and tower.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Pages: | 062008 |
| Proceedings: | The Science of Making Torque from Wind 2016European Academy of Wind Energy : The Science of Making Torque from Wind |
| ISSN: | 17426596 and 17426588 |
| Types: | Journal article and Conference paper |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1742-6596/753/6/062008 |
| ORCIDs: | Zahle, Frederik , Tibaldi, Carlo and Hansen, Morten Hartvig |
Design Elasticity (mechanical engineering) Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics (mechanical engineering) Mechanical components Optimisation Power and plant engineering (mechanical engineering) aerodynamic shape aerodynamics aeroelasticity blades design design engineering elasticity fatigue load optimisation optimization power 10 MW rotors (mechanical) wind turbine rotors wind turbines
