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Long-term energy capture and the effects of optimizing wind turbine operating strategiesMethods of increasing energy capture without affecting the turbine design were investigated. The emphasis was on optimizing the wind turbine operating strategy. The operating strategy embodies the startup and shutdown algorithm as well as the algorithm for determining when to yaw (rotate) the axis of the turbine more directly into the wind. Using data collected at a number of sites, the time-dependent simulation of a MOD-2 wind turbine using various, site-dependent operating strategies provided evidence that site-specific fine tuning can produce significant increases in long-term energy capture as well as reduce the number of start-stop cycles and yawing maneuvers, which may result in reduced fatigue and subsequent maintenance.
Document ID
19830010977
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Miller, A. H.
(Pacific Northwest Lab. Richland, WA, United States)
Formica, W. J.
(Pacific Northwest Lab. Richland, WA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Lewis Research Center Large Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
83N19248
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE-AC06-76RL-01830
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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