Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology

Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology

  • Éditeur: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309044790
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309583183
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309132527
  • Lieu de publication:  United States
  • Année de publication électronique: 1991
  • Mois : Janvier
  • Pages: 119
  • Langue: Anglais

Wind-driven power systems represent a renewable energy technology. Arrays of interconnected wind turbines can convert power carried by the wind into electricity. This book defines a research and development agenda for the U.S. Department of Energy's wind energy program in hopes of improving the performance of this emerging technology.

  • Cover
  • FRONT MATTER
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2 STRUCTURAL LOADING CHARACTERISTICS
  • 3 MATERIALS PROPERTIES AND LIFE PREDICTION
  • 4 WIND TURBINE ROTOR DESIGN ISSUES
  • 5 MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR ROTOR BLADES
  • 6 ACTIVE CONTROL IN WIND TURBINES
  • 7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • APPENDIX A: STATEMENT OF TASK
  • APPENDIX B: COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES

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