Development of a wind turbine optimization tool using open-source software

• Main Author: Low, Chee Meng.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/54774
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A wind turbine rotor optimization tool was developed. The tool makes use of the Blade Element Momentum (BEM) method for the calculation of aerodynamic performance of rotors. A single objective optimization scheme based on genetic algorithms was implemented with the objective function being...