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2. Characterization of different types of wind turbines and their uses
Wind turbines can easily be divided into two main families: those with a vertical axis and those with a horizontal axis. Other, more anecdotal configurations (oscillating profiles, moving blades, translating profiles) have been developed, but have never led to any industrialization.
2.1 Wind turbine development
The main attraction of a wind turbine is its ability to harness the inexhaustible kinetic energy present in the wind. This energy is transformed into mechanical rotational energy, which can be harnessed in two main ways:
or directly to drive a water pump, for example;
or to drive an electric generator.
In the case of power generation,...
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Characterization of different types of wind turbines and their uses
Blade design and operation
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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Turbine simulation: OpenFAST (NREL), Bladed (DNV), Hawc2 (DTU), QBlade (TU Berlin), Ashes (NTNU)...
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Bureau Véritas, France http://www.bureauveritas.fr
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