Active aerodynamic blade control design for load reduction on large wind turbines

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009, EWEC 2009

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 643-678

  Wilson, David G ^a   Berg, Dale E ^a   Barone, Mathew F ^a   Berg, Jonathan C ^a   Resor, Brian R ^a   Lobitz, Don W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC BLADES; BLADE ROOTS; CONTROL DESIGN; ENERGY CAPTURE; LARGE WIND TURBINES; LOAD REDUCTION; PITCH CONTROL; SWEPT ROTORS; TIP DEFLECTION; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS; TURBINE BLADE;

AERODYNAMICS; CONTROL; EXHIBITIONS; WIND POWER;

WIND TURBINES;

EID: 84870033205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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