Influence of transition modes and gravity loads on rotor fatigue and power control

ASME 2002 Wind Energy Symposium, WIND2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 237-243

  Eggers Jr , A J ^a   Moriarty, P ^a   Chaney, K ^a   Digumarthi, R ^a   Holley, W E ^a  

^a RANN Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FATIGUE DAMAGE; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; POWER CONTROL; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS); SPEED; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; TURBULENCE; WIND; WIND POWER;

CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; CLOSED-LOOP OPERATION; COUPLING PROBLEM; CYLINDRICAL CROSS SECTION; IN-PLANE DIRECTION; LOW SPEED OPERATION; POWER FLUCTUATIONS; RATED WIND SPEED;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 34250718552     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/wind2002-46     Document Type: Conference Paper

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