Abstract
Small wind turbines often use some form of furling (yawing and/or tilting out of the wind) to protect against excessive power generation and rotor speeds in high winds.The verification study demonstrated the correct implementation of FAST's furling dynamics. During validation, the model tends to predict mean rotor speeds higher than measured in spite of the fact that the mean furl motion androtor thrust are predicted quite accurately. This work has culminated with an enhanced version of FAST that should prove to be a valuable asset to designers of small wind turbines.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 14 |
State | Published - 2004 |
Event | 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibition - Reno, Nevada Duration: 10 Jan 2005 → 13 Jan 2005 |
Conference
Conference | 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibition |
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City | Reno, Nevada |
Period | 10/01/05 → 13/01/05 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CP-500-39589
Keywords
- aeroelastic furling
- furling
- modeling
- small wind turbine