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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-33-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-6-33-2021
Research article
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06 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 06 Jan 2021

Field test of an active flap system on a full-scale wind turbine

Alejandro Gomez Gonzalez, Peder B. Enevoldsen, Athanasios Barlas, and Helge A. Madsen

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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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