A comparison of smart rotor control approaches using trailing edge flaps and individual pitch control

Wind Energy

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 117-134

  Lackner, Matthew A ^a   Van Kuik, Gijs ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Control; Flaps; Loads; Pitch; Smart rotors

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; CONTROL ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FLAPS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LOADING; SHEAR FLOW; WIND TURBINES;

CO-ORDINATE TRANSFORMATION; INDIVIDUAL PITCH CONTROL; LOAD REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PITCH; SINGLE INPUT SINGLE OUTPUT; SMART ROTOR CONTROLS; TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAINS; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AERODYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAMETER; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; SENSOR; TURBULENCE; WIND SHEAR; WIND TURBINE;

EID: 77950605812     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.353     Document Type: Article

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