Innovation in Wind Turbine Design [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781206503321
• Autore: Jamieson Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicester, : Wiley, 2011
• ISBN: 1-283-20447-9; 9786613204479; 1-119-97544-1; 1-119-97545-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 p.)
• Disciplina: 621.4/5; 621.45
• Soggetti: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / General; Wind turbines
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Innovation in Wind Turbine Design; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 0.1 Why Innovation?; 0.2 The Challenge of Wind; 0.3 The Specification of a Modern Wind Turbine; 0.4 The Variability of the Wind; 0.5 Commercial Wind Technology; 0.6 Basis of Wind Technology Evaluation; 0.6.1 Standard Design as Baseline; 0.6.2 Basis of Technological Advantage; 0.6.3 Security of Claimed Power Performance; 0.6.4 Impact of Proposed Innovation; References; Part I DESIGN BACKGROUND; 1 Rotor Aerodynamic Theory; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Aerodynamic Lift; 1.3 The Actuator Disc; 1.4 Open Flow Actuator Disc 1.4.1 Axial Induction; 1.4.2 Momentum; 1.5 Generalised Actuator Disc Theory; 1.6 The Force on a Diffuser; 1.7 Generalised Actuator Disc Theory and Realistic Diffuser Design; 1.8 Why a Rotor?; 1.9 Basic Operation of a Rotor; 1.10 Blade Element Momentum Theory; 1.10.1 Momentum Equations; 1.10.2 Blade Element Equations; 1.11 Optimum Rotor Theory; 1.11.1 The Power Coefficient, Cp; 1.11.2 Thrust Coefficient; 1.11.3 Out-of-Plane Bending Moment Coefficient; 1.12 Generalised BEM; 1.13 Limitations of Actuator Disc and BEM Theory; 1.13.1 Actuator Disc Limitations; 1.13.2 Wake Rotation and Tip Effect 1.13.3 Optimum Rotor Theory; ; 1.13.4 Skewed Flow; 1.13.5 Summary; References; 2 Rotor Aerodynamic Design; 2.1 Optimum Rotors and Solidity; 2.2 Rotor Solidity and Ideal Variable Speed Operation; 2.3 Solidity and Loads; 2.4 Aerofoil Design Development; 2.5 Sensitivity of Aerodynamic Performance to Planform Shape; 2.6 Aerofoil Design Specification; References; 3 Rotor Structural Interactions; 3.1 Blade Design in General; 3.2 Basics of Blade Structure; 3.3 Simplified Cap Spar Analyses; 3.3.1 Design for Minimum Mass with Prescribed Deflection; 3.3.2 Design for Fatigue Strength: No Deflection Limits 3.4 The Effective t/c Ratio of Aerofoil Sections; 3.5 Blade Design Studies: Example of a Parametric Analysis; 3.6 Industrial Blade Technology; 3.6.1 Design; 3.6.2 Manufacturing; 3.6.3 Design Development; References; 4 Upscaling of Wind Turbine Systems; 4.1 Introduction: Size and Size Limits; 4.2 The 'Square-Cube' Law; 4.3 Scaling Fundamentals; 4.4 Similarity Rules for Wind Turbine Systems; 4.4.1 Tip Speed; 4.4.2 Aerodynamic Moment Scaling; 4.4.3 Bending Section Modulus Scaling; 4.4.4 Tension Section Scaling; 4.4.5 Aeroelastic Stability; 4.4.6 Self Weight Loads Scaling 4.4.7 Blade (Tip) Deflection Scaling; 4.4.8 More Subtle Scaling Effects and Implications; 4.4.9 Gearbox Scaling; 4.4.10 Support Structure Scaling; 4.4.11 Power/Energy Scaling; 4.4.12 Electrical Systems Scaling; 4.4.13 Control Systems Scaling; 4.4.14 Scaling Summary; 4.5 Analysis of Commercial Data; 4.5.1 Blade Mass Scaling; 4.5.2 Shaft Mass Scaling; 4.5.3 Scaling of Nacelle Mass and Tower Top Mass; 4.5.4 Tower Top Mass; 4.5.5 Tower Scaling; 4.5.6 Gearbox Scaling; 4.6 Upscaling of VAWTs; 4.7 Rated Tip Speed; 4.8 Upscaling of Loads; 4.9 Violating Similarity; 4.10 Cost Models
• Sommario/riassunto: Innovation in Wind Turbine Design addresses the fundamentals of design, the reasons behind design choices, and describes the methodology for evaluating innovative systems and components. Always referencing a state of the art system for comparison, Jamieson discusses the basics of wind turbine theory and design, as well as how to apply existing engineering knowledge to further advance the technology, enabling the reader to gain a thorough understanding of current technology before assessing where it can go in the future. Innovation in Wind Turbine Design is divided into four