[PDF][PDF] System ID modern control algorithms for active aerodynamic load control and impact on gearbox loading

D Berg, D Wilson, B Resor, J Berg, TK Barlas… - TORQUE 2010, 2010 - orbit.dtu.dk
† Prior work on active aerodynamic load control (AALC) of wind turbine blades has
demonstrated that appropriate use of this technology has the potential to yield significant …

Impact of Higher Fidelity Models on Active Aerodynamic Load Control for Fatigue Damage Reduction

B Resor, D Berg, T Barlas, D Wilson, J Berg… - 48th AIAA Aerospace …, 2010 - arc.aiaa.org
Active aerodynamic load control of wind turbine blades is being investigated by the wind
energy research community and shows great promise, especially for reduction of turbine …

Active aerodynamic blade distributed flap control design proceedure for load reduction on the UPWIND 5MW wind turbine

D Wilson, T Barlas, D Berg, G van Kuik… - 48th AIAA Aerospace …, 2010 - arc.aiaa.org
Wind turbines are large, complex dynamically flexible structures that operate in turbulent
and unpredictable environmental conditions where efficiency and reliability are highly …

Model-based aeroservoelastic design and load alleviation of large wind turbines

BF Ng, H Hesse, R Palacios, JMR Graham… - 32nd ASME Wind …, 2014 - arc.aiaa.org
The size of wind turbines has doubled each decade for the past 30 years, both in terms of
tower height and rotor diameter. The largest wind turbines in operation have rotors …

[PDF][PDF] Active Aerodynamic Blade Load Control Impacts on Utility-Scale Wind Turbines.

DE Berg, DG Wilson, BR Resor, MF Barone, JC Berg… - 2009 - osti.gov
† The effect of implementing Active Aerodynamic Load Control on the trailing edge of the
blade tip for 1.5 MW and 5MW wind turbines has been investigated. These results are based …

[PDF][PDF] Optimized Active Aerodynamic Blade Control for Load Alleviation on Large Wind Turbines.

DG Wilson, DE Berg, JR Zayas, DONW LOBITZ - 2008 - osti.gov
Wind turbines are large complex dynamically flexible structures that must operate under very
turbulent and unpredictable environmental conditions where the efficiency and reliability are …

Efficient aeroservoelastic modeling and control using trailing-edge flaps of wind turbines

BF Ng, H Hesse, EC Kerrigan… - 2014 UKACC …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a computationally efficient aeroservoelastic modeling approach for
dynamic load alleviation in large wind turbines with trailing-edge aerodynamic control …

A methodology for robust load reduction in wind turbine blades using flow control devices

A Gupta, MA Rotea, M Chetan, MS Sakib, DT Griffith - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Decades of wind turbine research, development and installation have demonstrated
reductions in levelized cost of energy (LCOE) resulting from turbines with larger rotor …

Combined feed-forward/feedback control of wind turbines to reduce blade flap bending moments

J Laks, L Pao, A Wright - … Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons …, 2009 - arc.aiaa.org
In above rated wind conditions, the goals for turbine operation change from control of
generator torque for optimization of power capture to those of regulating power at rated …

[PDF][PDF] The Impact of Active Aerodynamic Load Control on Fatigue and Energy Capture at Low Wind Speed Sites.

DE Berg, DG Wilson, MF Barone, BR Resor, JC Berg… - 2009 - osti.gov
Active aerodynamic load control of wind turbine blades has been heavily researched for
years by the wind energy research community and shows great promise for reducing turbine …