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H-Darrieus wind turbine with blade pitch control

Ion Paraschivoiu, O. Trifu and F. Saeed

Article (2009)

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A procedure for computing the optimal variation of the blades' pitch angle of an H-Darrieus wind turbine that maximizes its torque at given operational conditions is proposed and presented along with the results obtained on a 7 kW prototype. The CARDAAV code, based on the “Double-Multiple Streamtube” model developed by the first author, is used to determine the performances of the straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbine. This was coupled with a genetic algorithm optimizer. The azimuthal variation of the blades' pitch angle is modeled with an analytical function whose coefficients are used as variables in the optimization process. Two types of variations were considered for the pitch angle: a simple sinusoidal one and one which is more general, relating closely the blades' pitch to the local flow conditions along their circular path. A gain of almost 30% in the annual energy production was obtained with the polynomial optimal pitch control.

Subjects: 2300 Fuel and energy technology > 2303 Other sources of energy (solar, wind, etc.)
2500 Electrical and electronic engineering > 2516 Energy conversion and distribution
Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research Center: Other
PolyPublie URL: https://publications.polymtl.ca/5073/
Journal Title: International Journal of Rotating Machinery (vol. 2009)
Publisher: Hindawi Publishing Corporation
DOI: 10.1155/2009/505343
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/505343
Date Deposited: 14 Sep 2020 16:23
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2024 09:00
Cite in APA 7: Paraschivoiu, I., Trifu, O., & Saeed, F. (2009). H-Darrieus wind turbine with blade pitch control. International Journal of Rotating Machinery, 2009, 505343. https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/505343

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