Design of 9-meter carbon-fiberglass prototype blades : CX-100 and TX-100 : final project report.

Berry, Derek (TPI Composites, Inc., Warren, RI)

关键词: CARBON;    DESIGN;    FIBERS;    ORIENTATION;    PERFORMANCE;    SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES;    TESTING;    WIND TURBINES;    TURBINE BLADES Carbon fibers.;    Wind power.;    Composite materials-Fatigue.;    Wind turbines.;   

DOI  :  10.2172/921145
RP-ID  :  SAND2007-0201
PID  :  OSTI ID: 921145
Others  :  TRN: US200803%%161

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

TPI Composites, Inc. (TPI), Global Energy Concepts, LLC (GEC), and MDZ Consulting (MDZ) have collaborated on a project to design, manufacture, and test prototype carbon-fiberglass hybrid wind turbine blades of 9-m length. The project, funded by Sandia National Laboratories, involves prototype blades in both conventional (unidirectional spar fibers running along the blade span) and ''adaptive'' (carbon fibers in off-axis orientation to achieve bend-twist-coupling) configurations. After manufacture, laboratory testing is being conducted to determine the static and fatigue strength of the prototypes, in conjunction with field testing to evaluate the performance under operational conditions.