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Aileron controls for wind turbine applications
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Miller, D. R. Putoff, R. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | Horizontal axis wind turbines which utilize partial or full variable blade pitch to regulate rotor speed were examined. The weight and costs of these systems indicated a need for alternate methods of rotor control. Aileron control is an alternative which has potential to meet this need. Aileron control rotors were tested on the Mod-O wind turbine to determine their power regulation and shutdown characteristics. Test results for a 20 and 38% chord aileron control rotor are presented. Test is shown that aileron control is a viable method for safety for safely controlling rotor speed, following a loss of general load. |
| File Size | 399801 |
| Page Count | 15 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19850003150 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9z07zq9z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Rotor Blades Turbomachinery Rotors Control Surfaces Ailerons Wind Turbines Windpower Utilization Lateral Control Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
