Analysis of alternative adaptive geometrical configurations for the NREL-5 MW wind turbine blade

Lucas I. Lago, Fernando L. Ponta and Alejandro D. Otero

Renewable Energy, 2013, vol. 59, issue C, 13-22

Abstract: The correct prediction of flexo-torsional deformation is of capital importance for the future development of advanced wind-turbine blade prototypes. Coupling between bending and twisting can be used to reduce extreme loads and improve fatigue performance. This is the principle of the adaptive blades, where the incremental loads are reduced when, as the blade bends, the flexo-torsional modes of the blade structure produce a change in twist, and so in the angle of attack, modifying the lift force acting on the blade sections. Bend-twist coupling could be achieved either by modifying the internal structure (structural adaptiveness), or by readapting the geometry of the blade (geometrical adaptiveness). These two techniques can be used independently or combined, complementing each other.

Keywords: Wind turbine; Blade aeroelastic modeling; Blade adaptiveness; Generalized Timoshenko model; Innovative BEM theory implementation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.03.007

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