An overview of active load control techniques for wind turbines with an emphasis on microtabs

Wind Energy

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 239-253

  Johnson, Scott J ^a   Baker, Jonathon P ^a   Van Dam, C P ^a   Berg, Dale ^b  

^a Davis   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Active load control; Blade loads; Microtabs; Plasma actuators; Smart blade; Trailing edge flaps; Vortex generator jets; Wind turbine

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; FLOW CONTROL; TURBINE COMPONENTS; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

ACTIVE LOAD CONTROL; BLADE LOADS; MICROTABS; PLASMA ACTUATOR; SMART BLADES; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS; VORTEX GENERATOR JETS;

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VORTEX; VORTEX FLOW; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 77950619841     PISSN: 10954244     EISSN: 10991824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/we.356     Document Type: Article

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