Software tool for horizontal-axis wind turbine simulation

被引：6

作者：

Vitale, A. J. ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Rossi, A. P. ^{[1
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tecnol Nacl, Fac Reg Bahia Blanca, GESE, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

[2] Inst Argentino Oceanog, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

[3] Univ Nacl Sur, Dpto Ing Elect & Computadoras, RA-8000 Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY | 2008年 / 33卷 / 13期

关键词：

helix; simulation; wind energy; software;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.04.053

中图分类号：

O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];

学科分类号：

070304 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The main problem of a wind turbine generator design project is the design of the right blades capable of satisfying the specific energy requirement of an electric system with optimum performance. Once the blade has been designed for optimum operation at a particular rotor angular speed, it is necessary to determine the overall performance of the rotor under the range of wind speed that it will encounter. A software tool that simulates low-power, horizontal-axis wind turbines was developed for this purpose. With this program, the user can calculate the rotor power output for any combination of wind and rotor speeds, with definite blade shape and airfoil characteristics. The software also provides information about distribution of forces along the blade span, for different operational conditions. (C) 2008 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：3460 / 3465

页数：6