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ProfessorEricKerrigan

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Professor of Control and Optimization
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 6343e.kerrigan Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Mrs Raluca Reynolds +44 (0)20 7594 6281

 
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Location

 

1114Electrical EngineeringSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Ng:2015:10.1002/we.1830,
author = {Ng, BF and Palacios, R and Kerrigan, EC and Graham, JMR and Hesse, H},
doi = {10.1002/we.1830},
journal = {Wind Energy},
pages = {243--263},
title = {Aerodynamic load control in horizontal axis wind turbines with combined aeroelastic tailoring and trailing-edge flaps},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.1830},
volume = {19},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper presents an aeroservoelastic modeling approach to investigate dynamic load alleviation in large wind turbines with composite blades and trailing-edge aerodynamic surfaces. The tower and rotating blades are modeled using geometrically non-linear composite beams and linearized about reference rotating conditions with potentially arbitrarily large structural displacements. The aerodynamics of the rotor are represented using a linearized unsteady vortex lattice method, and the resulting aeroelastic system is written in a state-space description that is both convenient for model reductions and control design. A linear model of a single blade is then used to design an  inline image regulator, capable of providing load reductions of up to 13% in closed loop on the full wind turbine non-linear aeroelastic model. When combined with passive load alleviation through aeroelastic tailoring, dynamic loads can be further reduced to 35%. While the separate use of active flap controls and passive mechanisms for load alleviation has been well-studied, an integrated approach involving the two mechanisms has yet to be fully explored and is the focus of this paper. Finally, the possibility of exploiting torsional stiffness for active load alleviation on turbine blades is also considered.
AU  - Ng,BF
AU  - Palacios,R
AU  - Kerrigan,EC
AU  - Graham,JMR
AU  - Hesse,H
DO  - 10.1002/we.1830
EP  - 263
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 1095-4244
SP  - 243
TI  - Aerodynamic load control in horizontal axis wind turbines with combined aeroelastic tailoring and trailing-edge flaps
T2  - Wind Energy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/we.1830
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/we.1830
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/23403
VL  - 19
ER  -
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