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Design, modeling and economic performance of a vertical axis wind turbine
Shah, Sahishnu R.; Kumar, Rakesh; Raahemifar, Kaamran; … - In: Energy reports 4 (2018), pp. 619-623
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) is relatively simple to implement in urban areas on ground or/and building-roofs, the development of appropriate design of VAWT will open new opportunities for the large-scale acceptance of these machines. The primary objective of this research was to design and...
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Wind Turbine Blade Design
Schubel, Peter J.; Crossley, Richard J. - In: Energies 5 (2012) 9, pp. 3425-3449
A detailed review of the current state-of-art for wind turbine blade design is presented, including theoretical maximum efficiency, propulsion, practical efficiency, HAWT blade design, and blade loads. The review provides a complete picture of wind turbine blade design and shows the dominance of...
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Effect of blade flutter and electrical loading on small wind turbine noise
Vick, Brian; Broneske, Sylvia - In: Renewable Energy 50 (2013) C, pp. 1044-1052
The effect of blade flutter and electrical loading on the sound level of two different size wind turbines was investigated at the Conservation and Production Research Laboratory near Bushland, TX. Data were collected on two blade designs tested on a wind turbine rated at 1 kW, and there also...
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Optimization of Small Wind Turbines using Genetic Algorithms
Hamdan, Mohammad; Abderrazzaq, Mohammad Hassan - In: International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic … 7 (2016) 4, pp. 50-65
This paper presents a detailed optimization analysis of tower height and rotor diameter for a wide range of small wind … turbines using Genetic Algorithm (GA). In comparison with classical, calculus-based optimization techniques, the GA approach is … known by its reasonable flexibilities and capability to solve complex optimization problems. Here, the values of rotor …
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Where the wind blows : assessing the effect of fixed and premium based feed-in tariffs on the spatial diversification of wind turbines
Schmidt, Johannes; Lehecka, Georg Valentin; Gaß, Viktoria - In: Energy economics 40 (2013), pp. 269-276
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Solving wind farm layout optimization with mixed integer programs and constraint programs
Zhang, Peter Y.; Romero, David A.; Beck, J. Christopher; … - In: EURO journal on computational optimization 2 (2014) 3, pp. 195-219
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Stand-alone renewable power system scheduling for a green data center using integer linear programming
Haddad, Maroua; Nicod, Jean-Marc; Péra, Marie-Cécile; … - In: Journal of scheduling : JOS 24 (2021) 5, pp. 523-541
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First Lean, then modularization : improving the maintenance of offshore wind turbines
Rask Petersen, Kristian; Madson, Erik Skov; Bilberg, Arne - In: International journal of energy sector management : IJESM 10 (2016) 2, pp. 221-244
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Small 500 kW onshore wind farm project in Kribi, Cameroon : sizing and checkers layout optimization model
Arreyndip, Nkongho Ayuketang; Ebobenow, Joseph - In: Energy reports 4 (2018), pp. 528-535
positioned along Cameroon's coastline for maximum energy capture. Using the PARK model for wind turbine layout optimization, two …
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Condition based maintenance optimization for wind power generation systems under continuous monitoring
Tian, Zhigang; Jin, Tongdan; Wu, Bairong; Ding, Fangfang - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 5, pp. 1502-1509
By utilizing condition monitoring information collected from wind turbine components, condition based maintenance (CBM) strategy can be used to reduce the operation and maintenance costs of wind power generation systems. The existing CBM methods for wind power generation systems deal with wind...
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