SmartBlades2 - Manufacturing, Testing and Further Development of Smart Rotor Blades
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| Led by: | Claudio Balzani |
| E-Mail: | research@iwes.uni-hannover.de |
| Team: | Tobias Holst, Sina Lotfiomran, Pablo Noever Castelos, Jelmer Derk Polman, Michael Wentingmann |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Funding: | BMWi (FKZ: 0324032C) |
| Duration: | since 2016 |
| Remarks: | Bemerkungen |
Project Description
A major need in the research on wind turbines is the development of innovative and large rotors in order to meet future electricity needs. For this purpose, novel technology concepts need to be followed that have not been implemented in wind turbines before.
In the framework of the coordinated research project SmartBlades2, three technologies are investigated: In Technology 1, rotor blade concepts are developed that can adapt themselves passively by bend-twist coupling for varying aerodynamic loading. In Technology 2 and 3, application of trailing edge flaps and leading edge slats are investigated in order to control the aerodynamic behaviour of the blade system. The blades equipped with these technologies shall adapt themselves for different wind conditions and shall decrease extreme and fatigue loads acting on the wind turbine. At the same time, the annual energy production should not be penalised too much. Moreover, the blades need to be manufacturable in a cost-efficient way, transportable, and mountable.
In the framework of the project, the Research Alliance Wind Energy and a consortium of industry partners joint their competences in order to test the developed concepts and evaluate their benefits for future generation rotor blades. The Institute for Wind Energy Systems supports the consortium by carrying out finite element simulations, aeroelastic analyses, and evaluations of the developed concepts.
Project Partners:
- Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
- Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES, Bremerhaven
- GE Global Research, branch office of General Electric Germany Holding GmbH, Garching/Munich
- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Köln (coordinator)
- Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
- Leibniz University Hannover: Institute for Structural Analysis, Institute of Turbomachinery and Fluid Dynamics
- Nordex Energy GmbH, Hamburg
- Senvion GmbH, Hamburg
- SSB Wind Systems GmbH & Co. KG, Salzbergen
- Suzlon Energy Limited, German Branch, Hamburg
- WRD Wobben Research and Development GmbH, Aurich
