Variable Geometry Wind Turbine for Performance Enhancement, Improved Survivability and Reduced Cost of Energy

Paul Veers; Glen Whitehouse; Marc Sibilia; Alan Bilanin

doi:10.1002/we.1764

Variable Geometry Wind Turbine for Performance Enhancement, Improved Survivability and Reduced Cost of Energy

Paul Veers, Glen Whitehouse, Marc Sibilia, Alan Bilanin

Continuum Dynamics

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Abstract

The conceptual design and proof-of-concept testing of a furling vertical axis wind turbine, suited to large-scale offshore deployment, is described. Through the implementation of variable geometry capabilities, extreme storm loads can be reduced, and unsteady flow-related fatigue loads can be minimized thereby reducing capital (structural) and maintenance costs. Moreover, annual power generation can be optimized in real-time to account for unsteady wind effects related to weather and siting thus improving efficiency and annual power generation.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	1303-1311
Number of pages	9
Journal	Wind Energy
Volume	18
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/we.1764 https://doi.org/10.1002/we.1764
State	Published - 2015

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Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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NREL/JA-5000-64919

Keywords

active control
furling
offshore
optimization
variable geometry
VAWT
VG-VAWT
wind turbine

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Variable Geometry Wind Turbine for Performance Enhancement, Improved Survivability and Reduced Cost of Energy

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