NWTC Aerodynamics Studies Improve Energy Capture and Lower Costs of Wind-Generated Electricity [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 333.932 Economics of land and energy
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2015
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 2 pp. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 258526
• Chủ đề: 1. 17 wind energy; 2. Aerodynamic; 3. Blade; 4. Roto; 5. Wind turbine

Tóm tắt

Researchers at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have expanded wind turbine aerodynamic research from blade and rotor aerodynamics to wind plant and atmospheric inflow effects. The energy capture from wind plants is dependent on all of these aerodynamic interactions. Research at the NWTC is crucial to understanding how wind turbines function in large, multiple-row wind plants. These conditions impact the cumulative fatigue damage of turbine structural components that ultimately effect the useful lifetime of wind turbines. This work also is essential for understanding and maximizing turbine and wind plant energy production. Both turbine lifetime and wind plant energy production are key determinants of the cost of wind-generated electricity.