Effects of coupled rotor-tower motions on aerodynamic control of fluctuating loads on light-weight hawts

1998 ASME Wind Energy Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 113-122

  Eggers, A J ^a   Ashley, H ^a   Chaney, K ^a   Rock, S M ^a   Digumarthi, R ^a  

^a RANN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BANDWIDTH; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; COSTS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; PROPORTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; TOWERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIND POWER; WIND TURBINES;

AERODYNAMIC CONTROL; CLOSED-LOOP OPERATION; CONTROL ACTIVITIES; DISTURBANCE FREQUENCY; LOWER FREQUENCIES; OPEN LOOP OPERATION; STRUCTURAL FATIGUE; SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84983185888     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Eggers, A.J., Jr., Ashley, H., Rock, S.M., and Chaney, K., 1995, "Aerodynamic Control of Fluctuating Loads on Teetered HAWT Rotors," Wind Energy 1995. ASME SED Vol. 16, Jan.-Feb. pp. 31-34.
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