Performance optimization of a dual-rotor wind turbine system

EPEC 2010 - IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference: "Sustainable Energy for an Intelligent Grid"

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Habash, Riadh W Y ^a   Groza, Voicu ^a   Guillemette, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b TRIAS Innovations   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual rotor wind turbine; Energy conversion efficiency; Induction generator; Wind tunnel test

Indexed keywords

CONTROL AND SAFETY SYSTEMS; DRIVE TRAIN; DUAL-ROTOR SYSTEM; DUAL-ROTOR WIND TURBINE; INDUCTION GENERATOR; LOW SPEED; OPTIMIZED PRODUCTION; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; POWER FLOWS; REMOTE LOCATION; ROTOR BLADES; ROTOR SYSTEMS; SCALED-DOWN VERSIONS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TURBINE SYSTEMS; WIND STREAM; WIND TUNNEL EFFECTS; WIND TUNNEL TEST; WIND TUNNEL TESTS; WIND TURBINE SYSTEMS;

AERODYNAMICS; ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTIMIZATION; RAILROAD TUNNELS; ROTORS; ROTORS (WINDINGS); TOWERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND POWER; WIND STRESS; WIND TUNNELS; WIND TURBINES;

SMART POWER GRIDS;

EID: 79951661599     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EPEC.2010.5697229     Document Type: Conference Paper

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