Conference paper
Towards an Industrial Manufactured Morphing Trailing Edge Flap System for Wind Turbines
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark1
Aeroelastic Design, Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Composites Mechanics and Materials Mechanics, Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark3
Center for Nuclear Technologies, Technical University of Denmark4
Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark5
Center for Electric Power and Energy, Centers, Technical University of Denmark6
Rehau A/S7
Hydratech Industries8
Several numerical studies in the past 10 years have shown big potentials for load reduction on MW turbines using distributed control for alleviation of the fluctuating loads along the blade span. However, the requirements by the wind turbine industry of robust actuator solutions where the strongest specifications mean no metal and electrical parts in the blades have so far limited the use of the smart blade technology on wind turbines.
In the 3½ year project INDUFLAP (2011-2024), funded by the Danish Energy Agency through the EUDP programme, a flap system developed at DTU and tested on a laboratory level, is transferred into an industrial manufacturing process and tested on a novel rotating test rig. The industrial partners are Rehau, Hydratech Industries and Dansk Gummi Industri.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) |
Year: | 2014 |
Proceedings: | European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition 2014 |
Types: | Conference paper |
ORCIDs: | Aagaard Madsen, Helge , Løgstrup Andersen, Tom and Holbøll, Joachim |