4. Wind turbine design and operation
4.1 The rotor
There have been a few prototypes of single-bladed machines (Monopteros, etc.). This is because, to balance the wind turbine, the rotor must be fitted with an inert mass in opposition to the blade. It is therefore roughly equivalent to a two-bladed machine if we consider the weight of the rotor...
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Bibliography
- (1) - GWEC - Global Wind Energy Council. - http://www.gwec.net
- (2) - SER - Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables. - http://www.enr.fr ...
Events
Colloque national éolien: organized annually by France Renouvelables http://www.colloque-national-eolien.fr
WindEurope Annual Event: organized by the European Wind Energy Association WindEurope http://windeurope.org/events/
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Software tools
Turbine simulation: OpenFAST (NREL), Bladed (DNV), Hawc2 (DTU), QBlade (TU Berlin), Ashes (NTNU)...
Offshore structures and dynamics simulation: OrcaFlex (Orcina), SIMA (SINTEF), Deeplines (PRINCIPIA), SESAM (DNV), ANSYS...
Wind simulation/location/production: WAsP (DTU), WindPRO (EMD), WindFarmer (DNV), Openwind (UL), WindSim...
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Standardization and certification
Bureau Véritas, France http://www.bureauveritas.fr
DNV, independent certification body http://www.dnv.fr
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