Rotor blade shaped to enhance wake diffusion

GB2539237A · office GB · priority 2015-06-10 · published 2016-12-14

In order to extract maximum energy from the wind, modern wind turbine blades 2 have a twist (of locally optimized aerofoils) along their length. This is because the optimal angle of attack of the blade 2 is primarily affected by the -8 -apparent local wind direction, which changes with radial …

Inventor: Knauer Andreas · Assignee: Statoil Asa

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