Aero-structural design and optimization of 50 MW wind turbine with over 250-m blades
The quest for reduced levelized cost of energy has driven significant growth in wind turbine
size; however, larger rotors face significant technical and logistical challenges. The largest …
size; however, larger rotors face significant technical and logistical challenges. The largest …
A gravo-aeroelastically scaled wind turbine rotor at field-prototype scale with strict structural requirements
A new sub-scale field-prototype design solution is developed to realize the dynamics,
structural response, and distributed loads (gravitational, aerodynamic, centrifugal) that are …
structural response, and distributed loads (gravitational, aerodynamic, centrifugal) that are …
Structural design and optimization of a series of 13.2 MW downwind rotors
The quest for reduced LCOE has driven significant growth in wind turbine size. A key
question to enable larger rotor designs is how to configure and optimize structural designs to …
question to enable larger rotor designs is how to configure and optimize structural designs to …
Structural Design of a 1/5th Scale Gravo-Aeroelastically Scaled Wind Turbine Demonstrator Blade for Field Testing
This paper presents the structural design of a 21-meter 1/5th scale SUMR demonstrator
(SUMR-D) blade, which was designed to replicate the full-scale behavior of a 104-meter …
(SUMR-D) blade, which was designed to replicate the full-scale behavior of a 104-meter …