Advanced control schemes can be used to optimize energy production and cost of energy in modern wind turbines. These control schemes most often rely on wind speed estimations. These designs of wind speed estimators are, however, not designed to be fault tolerant towards faults in the used sensors. In this paper a fault tolerant wind speed estimator is designed based on a set of unknown input ob...

The use of magnetic bearing in industrial applications has increased due to their unique properties. Nowadays efficiency and predictability in handling rotors on magnetic bearings is asked with the same standard as conventional rotors on oil or roller bearings. First of all one must be aware of the special technical properties of magnetic bearing designs. The dynamic behaviour of the rotor comb...

§ The interactive aerodynamics of new V/STOL designs require a new approach to ground testing, where multiple properties are measured both on and away from surfaces during continuous changes in test parameters. Using a set of experiments of increasing complexity, a new capability is demonstrated for capturing surface pressure, velocity fields and vortex flow features over a range of test parame...

This study presents the design of a magnetically levitated (maglev) axial magnetic flux brushless direct current motor (AF-BLDC) for an axial blood flow ventricular assist device (VAD). It has three phases, twelve salient stator poles, and eight rotor magnet poles. It is designed in miniature size. Twin AF-BLDC motors are placed in the VAD symmetrically and rotors are coupled to the pump from t...

In order to reduce the mass, the new designs of turbojet engines use rotors working with higher speeds. These rotors are subjected to large unbalance during engine operational conditions. An additional damping might be necessary in order to enable working at rotation speeds higher than the critical ones. In order to achieve this objective, Integral S-shaped Squeeze Film Damper (ISSFD) and Multi...

This paper describes the design and prototype implementation of a compact climbing robot with magnetic adhesion, which is only 8mm high and allows for moving in any direction on the stators or rotors of power generators. Thanks to a new locomotion system based on flexible magnetic rollers (= magnetic wheels fixed on motorized flexible shafts; patented technology), the robot is able to span over...

A variety of hydrokinetic turbines are currently under development for power generation in rivers, tidal straits and ocean currents. Because some of these turbines are large, with rapidly moving rotor blades, the risk of collision with aquatic animals has been brought to attention. The behavior and fate of animals that approach such large hydrokinetic turbines have not yet been monitored at any...

This report contains the results of a full-scale experimental feasibility study of rotor isolation employing the Dynamic Antiresonant Vibration Isolator (DAVI) . The full-scale experiments were performed on a UH-2 helicopter fuselage isolated from a simulated rotor and transmission. Tests were conducted for three directions of vibratory input at the hub on the nonisolated vehicle and then compa...

I present an Hipparcos color-magnitude diagram (CMD) that is color-coded by transverse velocity v ⊥. This illustrates the connection between the photomet-ric and kinematic properties of various stellar populations in a manner that is particularly suitable to introductory astronomy courses.

An automatic rotor trim control system was developed and successfully used during a wind tunnel test of a full-scale UH-60 rotor system with Individual Blade Control (IBC) actuators. The trim control system allowed rotor trim to be set more quickly, precisely and repeatably than in previous wind tunnel tests. This control system also allowed the rotor trim state to be maintained during transien...