This paper presents effects of design factors on mechanical performance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs), and an experimental investigation of optimal VAWT performance under low wind speed conditions in Thailand...This paper presents effects of design factors on mechanical performance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs), and an experimental investigation of optimal VAWT performance under low wind speed conditions in Thailand. Design factors include types of wind turbines, number of blades, types of materials, height-to-radius ratios, and design modifications. Potential VAWT models with different design factors are numerically analyzed within a virtual wind tunnel at various wind speeds by utilizing XflowTM?Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software. The performance curves of each VAWT are obtained as plots of power coefficients against tip speed ratios. It is found that the type of wind turbine, number of blades, and height-to-radius ratio have significant effects on mechanical performance whereas types of materials result in shifts of operating speeds of VAWTs. Accordingly, an optimal VAWT prototype is developed to operate under actual low speed wind conditions. The performance curve from experimental results agrees with the CFD results. The proposed methodology can be used in the computer design of VAWTs to improve mechanical performance before physical fabrication.展开更多
风光水打捆经电网换相换流器高压直流输电(line commutated converter based high voltage direct current,LCC-HVDC)外送系统中,风光水配比不同会影响系统的功率传输能力。文章首先建立风光水打捆直流外送系统的稳态数学模型和状态空...风光水打捆经电网换相换流器高压直流输电(line commutated converter based high voltage direct current,LCC-HVDC)外送系统中,风光水配比不同会影响系统的功率传输能力。文章首先建立风光水打捆直流外送系统的稳态数学模型和状态空间模型,然后提出综合考虑稳态运行约束条件和小信号稳定性约束条件的系统功率传输能力计算方法及流程,掌握不同功率水平下系统稳定运行区域及边界的变化特征,最终得到不同水电出力下的直流外送系统功率传输范围、特定传输功率下所允许的水电出力最小值、风光配比与小信号稳定性的定量关系。通过该方法定量评估风光水配比不同时直流外送系统的功率传输能力,从而优化选取风光水配比。结果表明,水电出力较小时,系统传输功率上限受小信号稳定性制约,下限受电压偏移约束制约;水电出力较大时,系统传输功率上限受LCC-HVDC安全运行约束制约,下限受逆变侧电压偏移、系统潮流约束制约;在功率运行点不变时,风光配比平衡工况系统更加稳定。最后,通过PSCAD/EMTDC下的电磁暂态仿真,验证上述功率传输能力理论计算的正确性。展开更多
文摘This paper presents effects of design factors on mechanical performance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs), and an experimental investigation of optimal VAWT performance under low wind speed conditions in Thailand. Design factors include types of wind turbines, number of blades, types of materials, height-to-radius ratios, and design modifications. Potential VAWT models with different design factors are numerically analyzed within a virtual wind tunnel at various wind speeds by utilizing XflowTM?Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software. The performance curves of each VAWT are obtained as plots of power coefficients against tip speed ratios. It is found that the type of wind turbine, number of blades, and height-to-radius ratio have significant effects on mechanical performance whereas types of materials result in shifts of operating speeds of VAWTs. Accordingly, an optimal VAWT prototype is developed to operate under actual low speed wind conditions. The performance curve from experimental results agrees with the CFD results. The proposed methodology can be used in the computer design of VAWTs to improve mechanical performance before physical fabrication.
文摘风光水打捆经电网换相换流器高压直流输电(line commutated converter based high voltage direct current,LCC-HVDC)外送系统中,风光水配比不同会影响系统的功率传输能力。文章首先建立风光水打捆直流外送系统的稳态数学模型和状态空间模型,然后提出综合考虑稳态运行约束条件和小信号稳定性约束条件的系统功率传输能力计算方法及流程,掌握不同功率水平下系统稳定运行区域及边界的变化特征,最终得到不同水电出力下的直流外送系统功率传输范围、特定传输功率下所允许的水电出力最小值、风光配比与小信号稳定性的定量关系。通过该方法定量评估风光水配比不同时直流外送系统的功率传输能力,从而优化选取风光水配比。结果表明,水电出力较小时,系统传输功率上限受小信号稳定性制约,下限受电压偏移约束制约;水电出力较大时,系统传输功率上限受LCC-HVDC安全运行约束制约,下限受逆变侧电压偏移、系统潮流约束制约;在功率运行点不变时,风光配比平衡工况系统更加稳定。最后,通过PSCAD/EMTDC下的电磁暂态仿真,验证上述功率传输能力理论计算的正确性。
