Aerodynamic optimization for variable-speed wind turbines based on wind energy capture efficiency

• Main Authors: Yin, Minghui, Yang, Zhiqiang, Xu, Yan, Liu, Jiankun, Zhou, Lianjun, Zou, Yun
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering; Aerodynamic Optimization; Multi-point Method
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140855
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The variable-speed wind turbine (VSWT) is a dominant type of wind power generator. In order to improve wind energy production, its off-design performance has been considered for aerodynamic optimization, since it frequently operates at non-optimal tip speed ratio (TSR) in the maximum power point tra...