摘要:
A method and apparatus (110) for controlling movement of an aircraft. An aerodynamic function desired for controlling the movement of the aircraft (106) at a particular altitude is identified. The aerodynamic function identified is part of a group of aerodynamic functions (122) used to control the movement of the aircraft (106) at a number of different altitudes (104). A group of inflatable blades (120) is filled with a fluid (116) to a pressure that corresponds to the aerodynamic function. The group of inflatable blades (120) at the pressure has a shape (208) and a group of dimensions (210) that provide the aerodynamic function.
摘要:
A system and method for pressure based load measurement of the blades of a wind turbine are provided. The system and method measure at least one pressure differential on an airfoil and determine at least one aerodynamic load associated with the at least one pressure differential. The determined at least one load is used to modify characteristics of the airfoil to increase efficiency and/or avoid damage. The determined at least one aerodynamic load may be further utilized to balance and/or optimize loads at the airfoil, estimate a load distribution along the airfoil used to derive other metrics about the airfoil, and/or used in a distributed control system to increase efficiency and/or reduce damage to, e.g., one or more wind turbines.
摘要:
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for actuating one or more load management devices on a wind turbine and/or a wind turbine blade. Each actuator may exhibit one or more beneficial qualities including appropriate actuation speed/force characteristics, size and/or weight characteristics, and/or increased reliability and consistent operation in a variety of operating conditions. According to some aspects, the actuator may be a direct pneumatic actuator, a ramp slide pneumatic actuator, a scissor actuator, a linear induction actuator, a belt actuator, a closed cam follower actuator, a screw drive actuator, a solenoid actuator, a rack and pinion actuator, a cylindrical cam follower actuator, a Y-belt actuator, an offset rotary drive actuator, a tape style actuator, a rigid tape actuator, a deformable membrane actuator, a memory alloy actuator, and/or a crank slide actuator.
摘要:
[Problem] To suppress damage to a windmill blade due to a boundary layer separation phenomenon occurring on a blade suction surface of the windmill blade. [Solution] A wind power generator in which a rotor including lift-type windmill blades receives wind and rotates, to drive a generator to generate electric power, the wind power generator includes: at least one aperture that connects a closed space in the windmill blade and an outside of the windmill blade, provided on a blade suction surface of the windmill blade, the aperture being openable and closable.
摘要:
An airflow generation device of an embodiment has a main body and a voltage application unit. The main body has a base formed of an insulating material and provided with a first electrode and a second electrode. The voltage application unit generates an airflow by applying voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. Here, the main body is formed to include a portion which gradually decreases in thickness from a center portion to an end portion. The idea is to avoid leading edge flow separation by generating a plasma locally.
摘要:
The invention relates to a wind turbine (1) comprising: - a rotor (5) rotating about a horizontal axis (15) of rotation substantially parallel to the direction of the wind, the rotor (5) having a front face (6) facing into the wind and substantially perpendicular to the axis of the wind, and a rear face (7) situated toward a support of the rotor; - at least two distinct families (8) of blades (9, 9a, 9b, 9c) distributed on the rotor (5), each family (8) of blades comprising at least two blades (9, 9a, 9b, 9c) having a free end and a blade root end connected to said rotor; according to the invention, each family of blades (9, 9a, 9b, 9c) comprises a catching blade (9a) guiding the wind toward a force blade (9c) having a surface (13) arranged substantially perpendicular to the axis of the wind, the blade root ends (11) of each family (8) of blades (9, 9a, 9b, 9c) are successively offset on an exterior surface (12) of the rotor (5) along the axis of rotation (15) thereof.