A computational study of helicopter vibration and rotor shaft power reduction is conducted using activelycontrolled trailing-edge flaps (ACFs), implemented in both single and dual flap configurations. Simultaneous vibration reduction and performance enhancement is demonstrated under level flight condition at high advance ratios, where dynamic stall effects are significant. Power reduction is ac...

Pitch regulation plays a significant role in improving power performance and achieving output control wind turbines. The present study focuses on novel, pitch-regulated vertical axis turbine (VAWT) with inclined pitch axes. effect of two parameters (the fold angle the incline angle) instantaneous aerodynamic forces overall straight-bladed VAWT under tip-speed ratio 4 is investigated using an ac...

The purpose of this paper is to present the development of a simple turbulence representation suitable for helicopter dynamic simulation, stability and performance analysis, as well as pilot-in-the-loop rotorcraft handling qualities assessment. The frozen field hypothesis and linear approximation are assumed. Components of the uniform field velocity are included as additive perturbations affect...

As the wind turbine size has been increasing and their mechanical components are built lighter, the reduction of the structural loads becomes a very important task of wind turbine control in addition to maximum wind power capture. In this paper, we present a separate set of collective and individual pitch control algorithms. Both pitch control algorithms use the LQR control technique with integ...

this paper presents the aerodynamic design and economical evaluation of a 200 kw site specific wind turbine for the province of semnan in iran. by designing site specific wind turbines, the cost of energy which is calculated out of the annual energy production and also the cost of manufacturing the rotor are minimized. the aerodynamic design is based on the well-known blade element momentum the...

During the design of a two-bladed turbine a very important load reducing feature is the teeter mechanism. This mechanism enables a free rigid body motion of the blades relative to the hub in such a way that bending moments between rotor and hub are removed around the teeter axis. Due to the practical issues such as the clearance between blade tip and tower, the teeter angles must be limited as ...

This paper presents robust controller design for a wind-driven induction generator system using structured singular value ( -synthesis) method. The controller was designed for a static synchronous compensator (STATCOM) and a variable blade pitch angle in a wind energy conversion system (WECS) in order to achieve the required voltage and mechanical power control. The results indicated that this ...

Modern utility-scale wind turbines are typically controlled using yaw, generator torque, and blade pitch actuation (Pao and Johnson, 2011). The yaw motor is used to align the rotor with the wind direction for the purpose of maximizing power capture. Generator torque is controlled during below-rated (region 2) operation to maximize power capture by maintaining the optimal tip speed ratio. In abo...

This paper carries out the mathematical modeling, simulation, and control law design for a quadrotor with variable-pitch propellers. The use of variable-pitch propeller for thrust variation instead of RPM regulation facilitates generation of negative thrust, thereby augmenting the rate of change of thrust generation amenable for aggressive maneuvering. Blade element theory along with momentum t...

Wind power represents one of the most promising sources of renewable energy, and improvements to wind turbine design and control can have a significant impact on energy sustainability. Although wind energy has not been a canonical research area in robotics, we argue here that many robotics techniques (physical system design, modeling and control, and policy learning techniques) can in fact have...