Effect of smart rotor control using a deformable trailing edge flap on load reduction under normal and extreme turbulence

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3608-3626

  Yu, Wei ^a   Zhang, Ming Ming ^a   Xu, Jian Zhong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING THERMOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Deformable trailing edge flap; Load; PID controller; Smart rotor control; Turbulent wind

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; CONTROLLERS; DEFORMATION; LOADING; MATLAB; OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE MODELS; WIND TURBINES;

DEFORMABLE TRAILING EDGE FLAPS; LOAD REDUCTION; MATLAB/SIMULINK SOFTWARE; PID CONTROLLERS; SMART ROTOR CONTROLS; TIP DEFLECTION; TURBULENT WIND; WIND CONDITIONS;

TURBINE COMPONENTS;

EID: 84866546064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5093608     Document Type: Article

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