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With the background of offshore wind energy projects, this paper studies aerodynamic performance and geometric characteristics of large capacity wind turbine rotors (1 to 10 MW), and the main characteristic parameters such as the rated wind speed, blade tip speed, and rotor solidity. We show that the essential criterion of a high-performance wind turbine is a highest possible annual usable energy pattern factor and a smallest possible dimension, capturing the maximum wind energy and producing the maximum annual power. The influence of the above-mentioned three parameters on the pattern factor and rotor geometry of wind turbine operated in China’s offshore meteorological environment is investigated. The variation patterns of aerodynamic and geometric parameters are obtained, analyzed, and compared with each other. The present method for aerodynamic analysis and its results can form a basis for evaluating aerodynamic performance of large-scale offshore wind turbine rotors.
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Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2007CB714605)
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Cheng, Zx., Li, Rn., Yang, Cx. et al. Criterion of aerodynamic performance of large-scale offshore horizontal axis wind turbines. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 31, 13–20 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-010-0102-2
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Key words
- offshore wind energy project
- horizontal axis wind turbine
- rotor aerodynamic design
- annual usable energy pattern factor
- power coefficient
- wind turbine rotor
- wind turbine blade