Smart Rotor Modeling Aero-Servo-Elastic Modeling of a Smart Rotor with Adaptive Trailing Edge Flaps /

• Main Author: Bergami, Leonardo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Research Topics in Wind Energy, 3
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Fluids.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

A smart rotor is a wind turbine rotor that, through a combination of sensors, control units and actuators actively reduces the variation of the aerodynamic loads it has to withstand. Smart rotors feature a promising load alleviation potential, and might provide the technological breakthrough require...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Simulation Environment
• Load Analysis
• ATEFlap Aerodynamic Model
• Adaptive Trailing Edge Flap placement
• Preliminary evaluation with feed-forward cyclic control
• Model Based control algorithms for a rotor with ATEF
• Summary of findings and future work
• Conclusion.