Power maximization, regulation, and structural load reduction become critical when the wind
turbine capacity reaches multi-megawatt levels. Thus a well-designed control system allows …

In this paper, for the first time, a three-step approach for the optimal design of stiffened
panels accounting for the ultimate limit state due to welding residual stress is developed …

This study aims to propose an adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control (AFSMC) method to
address the critical issue of enhancing the power extraction of a large-scale permanent …

There are two key areas of development across wind turbine blade lifecycles with the
potential to reduce the impact of wind energy generation:(1) deploying lower-impact …

While offshore wind is at the early stage of expansion, global capacity is expected to
increase rapidly, reaching 330 GW by 2031. This work uses lifecycle assessment (LCA) to …

Reference wind turbine models are crucial for enabling the research community to advance
technology and meet the challenges associated with upscaling. The IEA 15 MW is one such …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1289. vid The decarbonization of
the electric grid is a fundamental technological and socio-economical challenge to address …

During the preliminary multidisciplinary design phase of wind turbine blades the evaluation
of many design candidates plays an important role. Computationally efficient methods for the …

Structural optimization has been shown to be an invaluable tool for solving large-scale
challenging design problems, and this work concerns such optimization of a state-of-the-art …

Under the modern design paradigm of wind turbines, the continuous drive towards lower
costs through longer blades is raising serious challenges in design, and structural …