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Optimization Methods for Wind Turbines

Version 1 : Received: 30 December 2023 / Approved: 31 December 2023 / Online: 3 January 2024 (06:39:33 CET)

How to cite: Rotkin, V. Optimization Methods for Wind Turbines. Preprints 2024, 2024010035. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0035.v1 Rotkin, V. Optimization Methods for Wind Turbines. Preprints 2024, 2024010035. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0035.v1

Abstract

This article is devoted to overcoming the contradiction between the problem of maximizing the extraction of wind energy as the goal of optimizing wind turbines, and the use of traditional methods based on criteria for the aerodynamic quality of the blades. A modified technique is considered in which the optimization criterion is the directly extracted flow power. It is based on pulse theory methods that use specific power as an optimization criterion. A comparative analysis of the energy efficiency of different types of turbines is carried out, and the effects of blade inversion are considered. A method for calculating multi-rotor turbines based on the concept of uniform power distribution is presented. The compatibility of proprietary and traditional methods is considered by comparing the results of numerical experiments with calculated and experimental data from sources. Optimization computational algorithms generate data from numerical experiments and determine optimal parameter configurations for the turbines under consideration. It is shown that orthogonal Darrieus turbines in high-speed mode provide energy efficiency comparable to collinear turbines, and multi-rotor turbines with power uniformly distributed over the working section are not inferior in energy efficiency to basic turbines, with linear blade velocities halved.

Keywords

collinear; orthogonal; modified; power; criterion; optimization; uniform distribution; multi-rotor

Subject

Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology

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