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Field test of an active flap system on a full-scale wind turbine
Alejandro Gomez Gonzalez
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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S, Brande, Denmark
Peder B. Enevoldsen
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S, Brande, Denmark
Athanasios Barlas
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark DTU, Roskilde, Denmark
Helge A. Madsen
Department of Wind Energy, Technical University of Denmark DTU, Roskilde, Denmark
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- Exploring the aeroelastic response of active flaps and optimal inflow-based control settings on a validated aeroelastic model of an 8MW prototype wind turbine T. Barlas et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/3224/4/042005
- Identifying the flap side‐edge noise contribution of a wind turbine blade section with an adaptive trailing edge A. Suryadi et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/we.2786
- Method to predict the minimum measurement and experiment durations needed to achieve converged and significant results in a wind energy field experiment D. Houck et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1189-2024
- Effect of span wise airfoil profile variation combination and tip modification with winglet on wind turbine blade performance under site specific wind condition G. Dejene et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2026.108991
- A Novel Lift Controller for a Wind Turbine Blade Section Using an Active Flow Control Device Including Saturations: Experimental Results L. Michel et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2023.3345208
- Characterisation and Integration of Piezoelectric Trimorph Actuators for Blade Active Surface Control on a Scaled Wind Turbine J. Fuentes Holden et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2767/9/092094
- Control of Snow Falling Flow around NACA0015 Blade using a Plasma Electrode with Weather Resistant Design H. Matsuda et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11630-022-1542-8
- Experimental analysis of flapping control on a DU95-W-180 airfoil G. Popi et al. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/3224/4/042036
- Active load control applied to upscaled wind turbines: Design and cost impacts I. Mishra et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.123411
- Aerodynamic Enhancement of Airfoils for Wind Energy Applications Using Active Fluid Gurney Flaps M. Jerez & J. Saavedra https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4071005
- Influence of the installation of a trailing edge flap on the vortex induced vibrations of a wind turbine blade S. Horcas et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2022.105118
- Turbulence and Control of Wind Farms C. Shapiro et al. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-control-070221-114032
- Model free adaptive control of large and flexible wind turbine rotors with controllable flaps J. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.050
- Validation of a RANS Turbulence Model for a S833 Wind Turbine Airfoil With a Trailing Edge Flap Using Oil Visualization and Pressure Taps R. Jami & D. Johnson https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4064853
- Validation of aeroelastic dynamic model of active trailing edge flap system tested on a 4.3 MW wind turbine A. Gamberini et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-9-1229-2024
- A comprehensive review of flow control methods in low wind speed turbine applications M. Ab Satar et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2026.102383
- On the Induced Currents to Wind Turbines by the Earth’s Atmospheric Electric Potential: Experiments With Drones P. Fontanes et al. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3152777
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This work describes a series of tests of active flaps on a 4 MW wind turbine. The measurements were performed between October 2017 and June 2019 using two different active flap configurations on a blade of the turbine, showing a potential to manipulate the loading of the turbine between 5 % and 10 %. This project is performed with the aim of demonstrating a technology with the potential of reducing the levelized cost of energy for wind power.
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