Review of flow-control devices for wind-turbine performance enhancement

MZ Akhter, FK Omar - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
It is projected that, in the following years, the wind-energy industry will maintain its rapid
growth over the last few decades. Such growth in the industry has been accompanied by the …

A review of wind turbine-oriented active flow control strategies

S Aubrun, A Leroy, P Devinant - Experiments in Fluids, 2017 - Springer
To reduce the levelized cost of energy, the energy production, robustness and lifespan of
horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) have to be improved to ensure optimal energy …

[HTML][HTML] Fluctuations of angle of attack and lift coefficient and the resultant fatigue loads for a large horizontal axis wind turbine

A Rezaeiha, R Pereira, M Kotsonis - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Unsteady loads are a major limiting factor for further upscaling of HAWTs considering the
high costs associated to strict structural requirements. Alleviation of these unsteady loads on …

Micro-plasma actuator mechanisms in interaction with fluid flow for wind energy applications: Physical parameters

J Omidi, K Mazaheri - Physics of Fluids, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Plasma actuator is a flow control device to improve the aerodynamic performance of wind
turbine blades at low airspeeds. One of the most robust numerical models for simulation of …

[PDF][PDF] Passive and active flow control solutions for wind turbine blades

G Pechlivanoglou - 2013 - depositonce.tu-berlin.de
The current thesis describes the research work of the author in the field of wind turbine
aerodynamics and especially passive and active flow control solutions for wind turbine …

Power improvement of NREL 5-MW wind turbine using multi-DBD plasma actuators

A Ebrahimi, M Movahhedi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study numerically investigates the feasibility of using multiple dielectric barrier
discharge (multi-DBD) plasma actuators as a novel approach for active flow control over a …

Aerodynamic enhancement and improving the performance of a six-megawatt DOWEC wind turbine by micro-plasma actuator

J Omidi, K Mazaheri - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
We have investigated the usage of a Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma actuator to
improve the aerodynamic performance of an offshore 6 MW wind turbine. By controlling the …

Geometry optimization of linear and annular plasma synthetic jet actuators

G Neretti, P Seri, M Taglioli, A Shaw… - Journal of Physics D …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
The electrohydrodynamic (EHD) interaction induced in atmospheric air pressure by a
surface dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) actuator has been experimentally investigated …

Load monitoring for active control of wind turbines

A Cooperman, M Martinez - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
This review article examines the range of sensors that have been proposed for monitoring
wind turbine blade loads for the purpose of active load control over the past decade. Wind …

Application of rod vortex generators for flow separation reduction on wind turbine rotor

J Martinez Suarez, P Flaszynski, P Doerffer - Wind Energy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This paper focuses on flow control on wind turbine blades. A rod vortex generator (RVG) is
proposed. Previous experimental and numerical results obtained for channels and blade …