Wind turbine comprising an active flow control device on the rotor blade

A wind turbine (100) is provided. The wind turbine includes a plurality of rotor blades (112), an active flow control device operatively coupled to a respective rotor blade of the plurality of rotor blades, and a control system (200) communicatively coupled to the active flow control device and conf...

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Main Authors WILLEY, LAWRENCE D, HAANS, WOUTER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 17.08.2016
Subjects
BLASTING
HEATING
LIGHTING
MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER
WEAPONS
WIND MOTORS
WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Summary:A wind turbine (100) is provided. The wind turbine includes a plurality of rotor blades (112), an active flow control device operatively coupled to a respective rotor blade of the plurality of rotor blades, and a control system (200) communicatively coupled to the active flow control device and configured to optimize energy production in the wind turbine based on a generator speed, a rotor blade pitch setting and an active flow control device setting. The control system includes a processor (202) that is programmed to pitch the plurality of rotor blades towards a full operational position (262), and utilize an active flow control device in accordance with a generator speed and a rotor blade pitch setting to facilitate maintaining a predetermined generator rated power level (536).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20100166016