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Fégeant, Olivier. "Noise from wind turbines." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Byggnader och installationer, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3100.

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A rapid growth of installed wind power capacity is expectedin the next few years. However, the siting of wind turbines ona large scale raises concerns about their environmental impact,notably with respect to noise. To this end, variable speed windturbines offer a promising solution for applications in denselypopulated areas like the European countries, as this designwould enable an efficient utilisation of the masking effect dueto ambient noise. In rural and recreational areas where windturbines are sited, the ambient noise originates from theaction of wind on the vegetation and about the list

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Fégeant, Olivier. "Noise from wind turbines /." Stockholm, 2001. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-3100.

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Horikiri, Kana. "Aerodynamics of wind turbines." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2011. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/1881.

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The study of rotor blade aerodynamic performances of wind tur- bine has been presented in this thesis. This study was focused on aero- dynamic effects changed by blade surface distribution as well as grid solution along the airfoil. The details of numerical calculation from Fluent were described to help predict accurate blade performance for comparison and discussion with available data. The direct surface curvature distribution blade design method for two-dimensional airfoil sections for wind turbine rotors have been dis- cussed with the attentions to Euler equation, velocity diagram and the

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Dunbabin, Penny. "Noise from wind turbines." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14768.

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This thesis is an investigation into the nature of aerodynamic noise emitted by wind turbine blades as they rotate. The main aims of this work were a follows: 1. to give an account of theoretical and experimental work on aerodynamic noise emission from aerofoils, 2. to examine experimental data from a variety of different wind turbines, and to extract from these comparisons information about the influence of different blade design parameters on noise emission, 3. to examine experimentally the influence of tip angle of attack on noise using a new method, 4. to use the information gleaned from (

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Farr, Thomas D. "The effects of atmospheric and wake turbulence on wind turbines and wind turbine wakes." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2015. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/807177/.

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Wind tunnel studies using model wind turbines have been used to investigate the effects and characteristics of neutral and unstable atmospheric boundary layers on their operation and wake behaviour. Wind turbine arrays have also been arranged to observe the effect of wake interaction. Single-point two-component and two-point single-component velocity measurements have been made using laser Doppler anemometry in conjunction with cold-wire anemometry to interrogate the modelled boundary layer. The manufacture and installation of a second traverse mechanism in the wind tunnel was necessary to per

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Moor, Gary Duncan. "Optimization of wind energy transfer using wind turbines." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53542.

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Thesis (MScIng)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effect of topography and terrain on wind is examined in order to ensure that the wind turbine positioning will encourage a greater availability of wind energy to it. Maximum power point tracking methods are presented whereby the loading on the wind turbine is controlled to ensure that the maximum available energy from the wind is captured. The wind turbine system is modelled and used in simulations to evaluate the three proposed maximum power point trackers, named anemometer control, calculation control and constant

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Eriksson, Petersen Lovisa. "The impact of wind conditions on wind turbines." Thesis, KTH, Energiteknik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-192535.

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The world is facing global warming and the challenge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Wind power is a renewable source of energy with no greenhouse gas emissions when operating. Therefore, it could contribute in this challenge. Vattenfall is a Swedish energy company that invests in the wind power business and have many wind turbines in operation. On behalf of Vattenfall this study has been performed with the aim to find how wind conditions affect wind turbines and how it is correlated to amount of alarms, time loss, energy availability and time availability in a wind turbine. Improving this

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Lee, Donghoon. "Multi-flexible-body analysis for applications to wind turbine control design." Diss., Available online, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004:, 2003. http://etd.gatech.edu/theses/available/etd-04052004-180040/unrestricted/lee%5Fdonghoon%5F200312%5Fphd.pdf.

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Zhang, Zijun Kusiak Andrew. "Wind turbine vibration study a data driven methodology /." [Iowa City, Iowa] : University of Iowa, 2009. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/454.

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Homola, Matthew Carl. "Atmospheric icing on wind turbines." Doctoral thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for teknisk kybernetikk, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-15209.

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Linde, Børge. "Motion of floating wind turbines." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for marin teknikk, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-11593.

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Motion of floating wind turbines has been studied. A literature study on different concepts and what tools are available for simulating them is presented. Marintek’s simulation software SIMO is used for time simulations. In the calculations, the hydrodynamic forces, mooring line forces and aerodynamic forces from the tower and rotor are taken into account. In addition a pitch control algorithm is used for the rotor blades. Results are compared to available experimental results from model tests. The structure studied is a 5 MW version of the Hywind concept.

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Moore, Ian F. "Inertial response from wind turbines." Thesis, Cardiff University, 2012. http://orca.cf.ac.uk/42939/.

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Wind power is an essential part of the strategy to address challenges facing the energy sector. Operation of the electricity network in 2020 will require higher levels of response and reserve from generation. The provision of inertial response from wind turbines was investigated. A model was developed for the simulation of frequency on the mainland UK system, including a simplified model for a synchronous generator to represent Full Power Converter turbines. Two different methods of inertia response, the step method and the inertia coupling method, were modelled and introduced into the turbine

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Cotton, Ian. "Lightning protection of wind turbines." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.578062.

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Andrawus, Jesse A. "Maintenance optimisation for wind turbines." Thesis, Robert Gordon University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10059/268.

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Wind is becoming an increasingly important source of energy for countries that ratify to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and mitigate the effects of global warming. Investments in wind farms are affected by inter-related assets and stakeholders’ requirements. These requirements demand a well-founded Asset Management (AM) frame-work which is currently lacking in the wind industry. Drawing from processes, tools and techniques of AM in other industries, a structured model for AM in the wind industry is developed. The model divulges that maintenance is indispensable to the core business ob

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Waltham, M. R. "Sailwing vertical axis wind turbines." Thesis, University of Reading, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.316334.

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Spinato, Fabio. "The reliability of wind turbines." Thesis, Durham University, 2008. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1918/.

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The residual scepticism surrounding the installation of wind turbines, is mainly due to the perceived lack of reliability and expense of these energy converters. Because of the commercial significance of reliability, few sources of such data are publicly available, with the result that knowledge of the true reliabihty of wind turbines is fragmentary and sometimes anecdotal, even among operators and professionals in the wind energy industry.

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Botha, Paul Cedric. "The siting of wind turbines." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8288.

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Bibliography: leaves 73-82.<br>In September 1984, Guy Roberts completed a report on the cost of wind energy in South Africa. His results showed that wind-energy in South Africa was uneconomical, but they suggest that at locations with higher wind speeds, the cost of wind power would approach the South African grid electricity cost. Knowing that locations with high annual average wind speeds would make the most suitable wind turbine sites, it was decided to investigate the wind enhancement, due to localized topography in such areas. Existing available wind data, together with previous studies o

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Peesapati, Vidyadhar. "Lightning protection of wind turbines." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/lightning-protection-of-wind-turbines(e710c763-840e-4b76-b7a5-0d006c4e0983).html.

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Wind turbines are the largest contributor to renewable energy both in Britain and the rest of Europe. With a rise in the installed capacity and an increase in offshore wind energy due to governments green targets by 2020, there has been a large development in new wind turbines for optimized performance. The present thesis deals with the uncertainties in regards to the lightning phenomenon on wind turbines with emphasis on the rotor blades. Rotor blades are the most expensive part to replace in the event of lightning related damage. The research presents results based on lightning data analysis

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Pang, Zhongyuan. "Dynamic models for wind turbines." Thesis, Pang, Zhongyuan (2014) Dynamic models for wind turbines. Other thesis, Murdoch University, 2014. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/23213/.

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With the increase of wind power capacity, wind energy is now becoming an essential part of energy production system. High wind power penetration may increase the instability of grid due to the characteristic of wind. Fortunately, with the development of power electronics, it is possible to provide a relatively stable energy production by applying power electronics to wind turbine. Due to the complexity of wind turbine, a generic dynamic model of wind turbine can be helpful. The objective of the work is to develop a general wind turbine models that can be used for investigations. The re

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Běťáková, Vendula. "Visual preferences for wind turbines." Doctoral thesis, Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze, 2016. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-261409.

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This dissertation is a selection of three papers focused on visual preference of wind turbines. Visual impact presents the connectivity of the articles, whereas each one deals with the topic from different perspective. First paper "Wind turbines location: How many and how far?" analyses in detail the characteristics of wind turbines themselves, i.e. their number and distance from observer or vantage point in relation to landscape quality. Second paper "How education orientation affects attitudes toward wind energy and wind farms: implications for the planning process" concentrates on responden

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Zhang, Zijun. "Performance optimization of wind turbines." Diss., University of Iowa, 2012. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/3024.

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Improving performance of wind turbines through effective control strategies to reduce the power generation cost is highly desired by the wind industry. The majority of the literature on performance of wind turbines has focused on models derived from principles versed in physics. Physics-based models are usually complex and not accurate due to the fact that wind turbines involve mechanical, electrical, and software components. These components interact with each other and are subjected to variable loads introduced by the wi

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Ndzukuma, Sibusiso. "Statistical tools for wind energy generation." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020627.

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In this study we conduct wind resource assessment to evaluate the annual energy production of a wind turbine. To estimate energy production of a wind turbine over a period of time, the power characteristics of the wind turbine are integrated with the probabilities of the wind speed expected at a chosen site. The first data set was obtained from a wind farm in Denmark. We propose several probability density functions to model the distribution of the wind speed. We use techniques from nonlinear regression analysis to model the power curve of a wind turbine. The best fit distribution model is ass

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Veldkamp, Herman Frederik. "Chances in wind energy : a probabilistic approach to wind turbine fatigue design /." [Delft] : DUWIND Delft Univ. Wind Energy Research Inst, 2006. http://www.gbv.de/dms/bs/toc/520167805.pdf.

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Rossander, Morgan. "Electromechanics of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Elektricitetslära, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-331844.

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Wind power is an established mean of clean energy production and the modern horizontal axis wind turbine has become a common sight. The need for maintenance is high and future wind turbines may need to be improved to enable more remote and offshore locations. Vertical axis wind turbines have possible benefits, such as higher reliability, less noise and lower centre of gravity. This thesis focuses on electromechanical interaction in the straight bladed Darrieus rotor (H-rotor) concept studied at Uppsala University. One of the challenges with vertical axis technology is the oscillating aerodynam

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Santos, Richard A. "Damage mitigating control for wind turbines." Connect to online resource, 2007. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3256394.

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Wisznia, Roman. "Condition Monitoring of Offshore Wind Turbines." Thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-118455.

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The growing interest around offshore wind power, providing at the same time better wind conditions and fewer visual or environmental impacts, has lead many energy suppliers to consider the installation of offshore wind farms. However, the marine environment makes the installation and maintenance of wind turbines much more complicated, raising the capital and operation costs to an undesirable level and preventing the fast progression of this technology worldwide. Availability of offshore wind turbines varies between 65 and 90% depending on location, whereas onshore turbines range between 95 and

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Drew, Daniel. "Analysis tools for urban wind turbines." Thesis, University of Reading, 2011. http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/35837/.

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With the UK seeking to increase the contribution of microgeneration, the number of small wind turbines installed in urban areas has increased. However, a wide-spread experience is that urban located turbines have generated considerably less energy than anticipated. This thesis demonstrates that poor turbine placement, due to inadequacies in commonly used wind resource modelling and assessment techniques, has played a large part in this disappointing outcome. The current site assessment tools estimate a turbine's performance at a potential site using a method developed for large scale wind ener

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Crabtree, Christopher James. "Condition monitoring techniques for wind turbines." Thesis, Durham University, 2011. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/652/.

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This thesis focuses on practical condition monitoring of wind turbines. With offshore wind playing an increasing part in UK electricity generation, prompt fault detection leading to preventative maintenance is gaining in importance. This work describes the development of a condition monitoring test rig and the innovation and application of signal processing techniques for the detection of faults in non-stationary signals. Work is supported throughout by information from wind turbine operators and their experiences of variable speed, variable load wind turbines in the field. Experimental work i

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Wilkinson, Michael Richard. "Condition Monitoring for Offshore Wind Turbines." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492117.

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Goodfellow, David. "Variable speed operation of wind turbines." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/7822.

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This work describes a control system in which a cycloconverter is connected between the secondary windings of a three phase induction machine and the a. c. mains supply to give variable speed sub- and super –synchronously. In order to control the system smoothly in an asynchronous mode a secondary emf signal generator has been designed, which enables the cycloconverter to operate in synchronism with the emf induced in the secondary windings of the machine. A computer programme has been written which calculates the required firing angles for the cycloconverter to produce secondary current in ph

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Roynarin, Wirachai. "Optimisation of vertical axis wind turbines." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2004. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/1655/.

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A practical Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWTs) based on a Darrieus rotor has been designed and tested and found to be capable of self-starting at wind speeds above 4m/s. The self-start feature has been achieved by replacing the usual symmetrical aerofoil blade in the VAWT rotor and by using a concentric Savonius rotor or semi-cylinder turbine. A computer program was produced to compute the power coefficient versus tip speed ratio characteristics of a selected aerofoil profile employed in a VAWT. The program accounts for chord length, pitch angle, number of blades, and rotor radius at any wind

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Tong, Xin. "Control of large offshore wind turbines." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2017. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/99841/.

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Several control strategies are proposed to improve overall performances of conventional (geared equipped) and hydrostatic offshore wind turbines. Firstly, to maximise energy capture of a conventional turbine, an adaptive torque control technique is proposed through simplifying the conventional extremum seeking control algorithm. Simulations are conducted on the popular National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) monopile 5-MW baseline turbine. The results demonstrate that the simplified ESC algorithms are quite effective in maximising power generation. Secondly, a TMD (tuned mass damper) syste

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Tracy, Christopher (Christopher Henry). "Parametric design of floating wind turbines." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/40877.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>As the price of energy increases and wind turbine technology matures, it is evident that cost effective designs for floating wind turbines are needed. The next frontier for wind power is the ocean, yet development in near shore waters has been slowed by aesthetic concerns of coastal residents. Going further offshore eliminates these aesthetic concerns and has the additional advantage of stronger and more consistent winds. However, the vast majority of promisin

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Luypaert, Thomas (Thomas J. ). "Flexible dynamics of floating wind turbines." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70441.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2012.<br>"February 2012." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 84-86).<br>This work presents Tower Flex, a structural dynamics model for a coupled analysis of offshore floating wind turbines consisting of a tower, a floating platform and a mooring system. In this multi-body, linear frequency-domain model, the tower is represented as a series of uniform Timoshenko beams connected to each other. The deflections of the tower are solved analytically in each beam while

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Casanovas, Carlos (Casanovas Bermejo). "Advanced controls for floating wind turbines." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92149.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 64-65).<br>Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT) is a technology that stands to spearhead the rapid growth of the offshore wind energy sector and allow the exploration of vast high quality wind resources over coastal and offshore areas with intermediate and large water depths. This generates the need for a new generation of Wind Turbine control systems that take into account the added complexity of the dynamics

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Gomez-Iradi, Sugoi. "CFD for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.511051.

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Dymock, Ben R. "Urban wind turbines : a feasibility study." Thesis, London South Bank University, 2017. http://researchopen.lsbu.ac.uk/1864/.

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There is an existing body of research into noise, vibration and wind regime concerns associated with urban wind turbines demonstrating the detrimental effects of these topics on the energy yield potential and therefore financial worth of an installation. Much of the research has focused on wind regime assessment and optimum roof top placement via CFD modeling offering generalised guidelines showing a potential for wind power to contribute towards lowering London's CO2 emissions. Unfortunately, without benefiting from appropriate planning assessment, a number of early urban turbines failed and

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Velliyur, Ramachandran Krishna Guha. "An Aeroacoustic Analysis of Wind Turbines." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1293650904.

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Wahlström, Niklas, and Oscar Gabrielsson. "Additive Manufacturing Applications for Wind Turbines." Thesis, KTH, Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209654.

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Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D-printing is an automated manufacturing process in which the component is built layer upon layer from a predefined 3D computer model. In contrast to conventional manufacturing processes where a vast volume of material is wasted due to machining, AM only uses the material that the component consists of. In addition to material savings, the method has a number of potential benefits. Two of these are (1) a large design freedom which enables the production of complex geometries and (2) a reduced compexity in supply chain as parts can be printed on-deman

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Floridia, Daniele. "Hybrid foundations for offshore wind turbines." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2012. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/3284/.

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Nowadays offshore wind turbines represents a valid answer for energy production but with an increasing in costs mainly due to foundation technology required. Hybrid foundations composed by suction caissons over which is welded a tower supporting the nacelle and the blades allows a strong costs reduction. Here a monopod configuration is studied in a sandy soil in a 10 m water depth. Bearing capacity, sliding resistance and pull-out resistance are evaluated. In a second part the installation process occurring in four steps is analysed. considering also the effect of stress enhancement due to fr

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Zhang, Yu Ph D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering. "Wave loads on offshore wind turbines." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100344.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (page 65).<br>Ocean energy is one of the most important sources of alternative energy and offshore floating wind turbines are considered viable and economical means of harnessing ocean energy. The accurate prediction of nonlinear hydrodynamic wave loads and the resulting nonlinear motion and tether tension is of crucial importance in the design of floating wind turbines. A new theoretical framework is presented for anal

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Poole, Sean. "The development of a segmented variable pitch small horizontal axis wind turbine with active pitch control." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020583.

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Small scale wind turbines operating in an urban environment produce dismal amounts of power when compared to their expected output [1-4]. This is largely due to the gusty wind conditions found in an urban environment, coupled with the fact that the wind turbines are not designed for these conditions. A new concept of a Segmented Variable Pitch (SVP) wind turbine has been proposed, which has a strong possibility to perform well in gusty and variable wind conditions. This dissertation explains the concept of a SVP wind turbine in more detail and shows analytical and experimental results relating

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Clohessy, Chantelle May. "Evaluation of noise levels of micro-wind turbines using a randomised experiment." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1015974.

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One of the biggest environmental concerns of a wind turbine is the wind turbine noise (Prospathopoulos and Voutsinas, 2007). This study assesses the noise impacts of wind turbines on the environment by comparing the micro-wind turbine noise to traditional accepted surrounding sounds. The collection of the sound level data was done by using a randomised experiment. The sound level data was then fitted to a General Linear Model to determine the relationship between the sound levels generated at a given site to the time of day, wind speed, wind direction and distance from the sound source. An add

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Lee, Kwang Hyun. "Responses of floating wind turbines to wind and wave excitation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33564.

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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 2005.<br>Includes bibliographical references (leaf 55).<br>The use of wind power has recently emerged as a promising alternative to conventional electricity generation. However, space requirements and public pressure to place unsightly wind turbines out of visual range make it desirable to move large wind farms offshore and into deeper coastal waters. A necessary step for the deployment of wind turbines into deeper waters is the development of floating platform systems. This thesis will present a general technica

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Ross, Ian J. "Wind tunnel blockage corrections : an application to vertical-axis wind turbines /." Dayton, Ohio : University of Dayton, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1271306622.

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Thesis (M.S. in Aerospace Engineering) -- University of Dayton.<br>Title from PDF t.p. (viewed 06/22/10). Advisor: Aaron Altman. Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-104). Available online via the OhioLINK ETD Center.

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Poole, Sean Nichola. "Optimisation of a mini horizontal axis wind turbine to increase energy yield during short duration wind variations." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7036.

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The typical methodology for analytically designing a wind turbine blade is by means of blade element momentum (BEM) theory, whereby the aerofoil angle of attack is optimized to achieve a maximum lift-to-drag ratio. This research aims to show that an alternative optimisation methodology could yield better results, especially in gusty and turbulent wind conditions. This alternative method looks at increasing the aerofoil Reynolds number by increasing the aerofoil chord length. The increased Reynolds number generally increases the e_ectiveness of the aerofoil which would result in a higher or sim

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Walsh, Justin M. "Composite material bend-twist coupling for wind turbine blade applications." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1965523621&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Newey, Kerryn Brett. "The development of an optimised rotor software design tool to improve performance of small horizontal axis wind turbines." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1009431.

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Horizontal axis wind turbines are by far the most common and well understood forms of wind turbine. Typically a large amount of research and development has been invested in the technology of large scale wind turbines. Unfortunately, development of small machines (rotor diameter smaller than 10 metres) has not been as forthcoming. The advantages of small turbines are that they are accessible to the individual consumer and they are a very attractive project for the home builder. The disadvantage of small turbines is that due to the negative influence of economies of scale, they tend to be costl

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Halliday, J. A. "Wind meteorology and the integration of electricity generated by wind turbines." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1988. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21325.

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The generation of electricity using wind turbines is now widespread and commercially viable. There are two aspects of wind energy which are critically important. Firstly, the evaluation of the wind resource, both on nationally and on a local scale. Secondly, the integration of electricity generated by wind turbines into existing electricity grids without reducing the reliability of supply or reducing the overall economic efficiency of the system. This thesis examines both these aspects. Chapters 3 and 4 are concerned with the large scale utilisation of wind energy. Chapter 3 discusses the suit

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Ross, Ian Jonathan. "Wind Tunnel Blockage Corrections: An Application to Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1271306622.

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