Criterion of aerodynamic performance of large-scale offshore horizontal axis wind turbines

With the background of offshore wind energy projects, this paper studies aerodynamic performance and geometric characteristics of large capacity wind turbine rotors （1 to 10 MW）, and the main characteristic parameters such as the rated wind speed, blade tip speed, and rotor solidity. We show that the essential criterion of a high- performance wind turbine is a highest possible annual usable energy pattern factor and a smallest possible dimension, capturing the maximum wind energy and producing the maximum annual power. The influence of the above-mentioned three parameters on the pattern factor and rotor geometry of wind turbine operated in China＇s offshore meteoro- logical environment is investigated. The variation patterns of aerodynamic and geometric parameters are obtained, analyzed, and compared with each other. The present method for aerodynamic analysis and its results can form a basis for evaluating aerodynamic performance of large-scale offshore wind turbine rotors.

Study on the Rotor Design Method for a Small Propeller-Type Wind Turbine

Small propeller-type wind turbines have a low Reynolds number,limiting the number of usable airfoil materials.Thus,their design method is not sufBciently established,and their performance is often low.The ultimate goal of this research is to establish high-performance design guidelines and design methods for small propeller-type wind turbines.To that end,we designed two rotors:Rotor A,based on the rotor optimum design method from the blade element momentum theory,and Rotor B,in which the chord length of the tip is extended and the chord length distribution is linearized.We examined performance characteristics and flow fields of the two rotors through wind tunnel experiments and numerical analysis.Our results revealed that the maximum output tip speed ratio of Rotor B shifted lower than that of Rotor A,but the maximum output coefficient increased by approximately 38.7%.Rotors A and B experienced a large-scale separation on the hub side,which extended to the mean in Rotor A.This difference in separation had an impact on the significant decrease in Rotor A's output compared to the design value and the increase in Rotor B's output compared to Rotor A.

Noise reduction effect of airfoil and small-scale rotor using serration trailing edge in a wind tunnel test

This paper discussed a noise reduction effect of airfoil and small-scale model rotor by using attached serration trailing edge in the wind tunnel test condition. In order to analyze the changes in the performance due to the inclusion of a serrated trailing edge designed to reduce noise, a 10 k W wind turbine rotor was equipped with a thin serrated trailing edge. The restrictive condition for the serrated trailing edge equipped with the using of a 2D airfoil was examined through the using of a wind tunnel experiment after studying existing restrictive condition and analyzing prior research on serrated trailing edges. The aerodynamic performance and noise reduction effect of a small-scale model were investigated with the using of a serrated trailing edge. Moreover, the noise levels from the experiment were considered that the noise prediction method could be used for a full-scale rotor. It is confirmed that noise reduction effect is compared with wind tunnel test data at the 2D airfoil and model rotor condition.

Decoupling Scheme for Virtual Synchronous Generator Controlled Wind Farms Participating in Inertial Response

In this paper,the dynamic coupling between the wind turbine rotor speed recovery(WTRSR)and inertial response of the conventional virtual synchronous generator(VSG)controlled wind farms(WFs)is analyzed.Three distinguishing features are revealed.Firstly,the inertial response characteristics of VSG controlled WFs(VSG-WFs)are impaired by the dynamic coupling.Secondly,when the influence of WTRSR is dominant,the inertial response characteristics of VSG-WFs are even worse than the condition under which WFs do not participate in the response of grid frequency.Thirdly,this phenomenon cannot be eliminated by only enlarging the inertia parameter of VSG-WFs,because the influence of WTRSR would also increase with the enhancement of inertial response.A decoupling scheme to eliminate the negative influence is then proposed in this paper.By starting the WTRSR process after inertial response period,the dynamic coupling is eliminated and the inertial response characteristics of WFs are improved.Finally,the effectiveness of the analysis and the proposed scheme are verified by simulation results.