Aileron controls for wind turbine applications
Conference
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· Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5882392
Horizontal-axis wind turbines utilize partial or full variable blade pitch to regulate rotor speed. The weight and costs of these systems indicated a need for alternate methods of rotor control. Aileron-control is an alternative which has potential to meet this need. The NASA Lewis Research Center has been experimentally testing aileroncontrol rotors on the Mod-O wind turbine to determine their power regulation and shutdown characteristics. This paper presents experimental test results for a 20 percent and a 38 percent chord aileron-control rotor. The test results show that aileroncontrol is a viable method of safely controlling rotor speed, following a loss of generator load.
- Research Organization:
- NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
- OSTI ID:
- 5882392
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-840804-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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