摘要:
A blade 10 for a wind turbine 2 includes a total backward twist of between approximately 6 degrees and approximately 15 degrees between an outer approximately 1 percent to approximately 10 percent of a rotor radius of the blade.
摘要:
A wind turbine blade (16) has a suction side surface (20) and a pressure side surface 922). A plurality of vortex elements (34) are formed on at least one of the suction side or the pressure side surfaces. The vortex elements (34) have a semi-hemispherical crescent shape with a concave wind face (40) and a convex slip face (44), with the wind face and slip face meeting at an arc-shaped ridge (42).
摘要:
A wind turbine (100) including a control system and at least one wind turbine blade (108) having a pressure measurement system (200) is disclosed. The pressure measurement system (200) includes a pressure probe (300) that provides a measurement of inflow angle to the control system. The control system adjusts the blade pitch angle of the at least one turbine blade (108) in response to the inflow angle measurement to improve energy capture. The pressure probe (300) is mounted by a probe support structure (302) at a predetermined position from the leading edge (201) of the at least one wind turbine blade (108).
摘要:
A wind turbine (100) with at least one blade (108) having an active flow control actuator (300) configured to increase an angle of attack range in which the blade or blades can generate torque without flow separation, using the flow control actuator to adjust this angle of attack range in accordance with load.
摘要:
A blade insert (106) for coupling a first blade (20) segment to a second blade (22) segment is disclosed. The blade insert (106) may include an aerodynamic body (126) extending between a first end configured to be coupled to the first blade segment (20) and a second end configured to be coupled to the second blade segment (22). The aerodynamic body (126) may include a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. In addition, the aerodynamic body may define a chord, wherein the chord at the first end is substantially equal to the chord at the second end.
摘要:
A wind turbine blade 20 includes a plurality of boundary layer fms 22, aligned substantially parallel to a direction of flow over the blade, for reducing boundary layer separation from the blade.
摘要:
The present subject matter relates to methods and systems for operating a wind turbine 600 that, in some embodiments may include a gearbox. The wind turbine 600 is provided with a blade 622 having an adjustable pitch angle and the tip speed ratio (TSR) of the blade is monitored. In operation, the method and system is configured to increase the pitch angle of the blade 622 concurrently with an increase in TSR to maintain turbine operation within an identified high power coefficient (Cp) operational region for the blade. TSR may be monitored by monitoring one of the velocity of the tip of the blade 622, wind speed, the rotational speed of the blade 622, or the rotational speed of a component within the gearbox.
摘要:
A lift generating apparatus (300) for a wind turbine rotor blade (112) including a first sidewall (202,304,326) and an opposing second sidewall (206,306,328) coupled together at a leading edge (210,314,332,402,502,602,702) and at a trailing edge (212,312,334,404,504,604,704). The lift generating apparatus includes at least one forward blade extension (301,400,500) coupled to the rotor blade to define a first airflow channel (320) between the forward blade extension and the rotor blade, and at least one aft blade extension (302,600,700) coupled to the rotor blade to define a second airflow channel (342) between the aft blade extension and the rotor blade.