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Title: Increased Power Capture by Rotor Speed-Dependent Yaw Control of Wind Turbines

Journal Article · · Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023971· OSTI ID:1088593
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Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind Power Program
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1088593
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5000-55087
Journal Information:
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 135, Issue 3; Related Information: Article No. 031018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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conference June 2012
Rotor Speed Dependent Yaw Control of Wind Turbines Based on Empirical Data conference November 2012
Refinements and Tests of an Advanced Controller to Mitigate Fatigue Loads in the Controls Advanced Research Turbine
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conference June 2012
Resonant Vibrations Resulting from the Re-Engineering of a Constant-Speed 2-Bladed Turbine to a Variable-Speed 3-Bladed Turbine
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conference June 2012
Cumulative Fatigue Damage Under Random Loads journal May 1979

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Related Subjects

17 WIND ENERGY
wind energy
rotor speed
yaw control
maximum power