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30 May 2016
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Combined preliminary–detailed design of wind turbines
Pietro Bortolotti
Wind Energy Institute, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany
Wind Energy Institute, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy
Alessandro Croce
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Aerospaziali, Politecnico di Milano, 20156 Milan, Italy
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The paper presents a new method to conduct the holistic optimization of a wind turbine. The proposed approach allows one to define the rotor radius and tower height, while simultaneously performing the detailed sizing of rotor and tower. For the rotor, the procedures perform simultaneously the design both from the aerodynamic and structural points of view. The overall optimization seeks a minimum for the cost of energy, while accounting for a wide range of user-defined design constraints.
The paper presents a new method to conduct the holistic optimization of a wind turbine. The...
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