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1. 1. QUANTIFYING ERRORS IN PITCH ANGLE POSITION USING BEM THEORY

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Sai Varun Kollappillai Murugan; [2021]
   Keywords : NREL; Qblade; SCADA; Pitch angle errors; Wind turbines;

   Abstract : The wind industry is always seeking ways to better understand the performance of a wind turbine and improve its efficiency. During the operation phase and maintenance, wind turbines go through regular optimization. Due to the regular change in wind speed and direction, wind turbines need to be regulated and positioned accordingly. READ MORE

3. 2. Development of the QFEM Solver : The Development of Modal Analysis Code for Wind Turbine Blades in QBLADE

   University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

   Author : Matthew Lennie; [2013]
   Keywords : Wind Energy; Mode Shapes; Aeroelasticity; Aeromechanics; QBlade; Wind Turbine Blades; FAST;

   Abstract : The Wind Turbine industry continues to drive towards high market penetrationand profitability. In order to keep Wind Turbines in field for as long as possiblecomputational analysis tools are required. The open source tool QBlade[38] softwarewas extended to now contain routines to analyse the structural properties of WindTurbine blades. READ MORE

4. 3. Investigation Of Different Airfoils on Outer Sections of Large Rotor Blades

   University essay from Akademin för innovation, design och teknik

   Author : Sebastian Thuné; Torstein Soland; [2012]
   Keywords : wind; turbine; Rotor; Blade; HAWT;

   Abstract : Wind power counts for roughly 3 % of the global electricity production. In the chase to produce greener power, much attention lies on getting more electricity from the wind, extraction of kinetic energy, with help of wind turbines. READ MORE