Open Water Blade Strain Measurements on a Vertical-Axis Tidal Turbine
Open-water testing of marine renewable energy devices represents a significant milestone and hurdle for research teams and companies that seek to reduce the levelized cost of energy to allow these devices to compete in the open electrical generation market. For open-water testing of tidal energy converters (TECs), accurate measurements of loading characteristics on the blades and other structural components correlated with power performance metrics can be invaluable to further refine design principles and models, allowing continued improvement and cost reductions of new turbine designs. This paper will describe the modifications and additions made to a TEC system to achieve time-correlated blade strain measurements during full turbine operation along with a discussion on the overall impacts the required modifications had on the unmodified turbine.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 2204385
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5700-85366; MainId:86139; UUID:caefe42d-165f-44ab-b487-c2709f6ba176; MainAdminID:69392
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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