Investigation of Dynamic Aerodynamics and Control of Wind Turbine Sections Under Relevant Inflow/Blade Attitude Conditions

Naughton, Jonathan W.¹ 

[1] University of Wyoming

关键词: Blade Aerodynamics;    Active Control;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1148840
RP-ID  :  DOE-UW-01261
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1148840

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The growth of wind turbines has led to highly variable loading on the blades. Coupled with the relative reduced stiffness of longer blades, the need to control loading on the blades has become important. One method of controlling loads and maximizing energy extraction is local control of the flow on the wind turbine blades. The goal of the present work was to better understand the sources of the unsteady loading and then to control them. This is accomplished through an experimental effort to characterize the unsteadiness and the effect of a Gurney flap on the flow, as well as an analytical effort to develop control approaches. It was planned to combine these two efforts to demonstrate control of a wind tunnel test model, but that final piece still remains to be accomplished.