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System Performance Model And Control System For A Small-Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Niko Banks
System Performance Model And Control System For A Small-Scale Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Niko Banks
Master's Theses
Predicting the performance of wind turbines is a key part of the turbine design process and operation, as predictive models play a large role in determining potential power output and efficiency at different operating conditions to help maximize production. On small-scale wind turbines performance models become more complex, as the rotor aerodynamic performance depends not only on the tip speed ratio, but also on the flow Reynolds number. An accurate predictive model that includes this behavior on small-scale wind turbines can be used to find the optimal operating conditions for power output, and is also a critical component of the …