Out of sight of wind turbines—Reindeer response to wind farms in operation
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4476
Abstract: Abstract To meet the expanding land use required for wind energy development, a better understanding of the effects on terrestrial animals’ responses to such development is required. Using GPS‐data from 50 freely ranging female reindeer… read more here.
Keywords: topography; selection; operation; reindeer ... See more keywords
Scavenger removal of bird carcasses at simulated wind turbines: Does carcass type matter?
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1994
Abstract: Wind energy development can negatively impact bird populations due to bird–turbine collisions. To accurately estimate bird mortality at wind farms, the number of dead birds found under turbines is commonly corrected for carcass removal by… read more here.
Keywords: carcass type; bird; scavenger removal; wind turbines ... See more keywords
Effective protection for doubly fed induction generator-based wind turbines under three-phase fault conditions
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DOI: 10.1007/s00202-017-0528-0
Abstract: This paper proposes an effective protection strategy which combines three-crowbar circuit configuration (TCCC), a small bypass resistor (SBR) for wind turbines (WTs) based on the doubly fed induction generators (DFIGs). The TCCC includes (i) resistive… read more here.
Keywords: protection; generator; crowbar; effective protection ... See more keywords
On time-domain uncoupled analyses for offshore wind turbines under seismic loads
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DOI: 10.1007/s10518-017-0191-x
Abstract: For seismic assessment of wind turbines in seismically-active areas, International Standards and Guidelines allow the combination of two uncoupled analyses under environmental and earthquake loads, respectively. The separate earthquake response is generally computed including an… read more here.
Keywords: uncoupled analyses; offshore wind; analyses offshore; time domain ... See more keywords
Timescale separation via Rayleigh quotient in flexible wind turbines: a singularly perturbed approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s11071-019-05158-4
Abstract: The current deep knowledge of the mechanical and structural dynamics of wind turbines has been long considered to optimize their design. From an engineering point of view, this optimized design induces a timescale separation that… read more here.
Keywords: wind turbines; singularly perturbed; timescale separation; separation ... See more keywords
Fatigue life evaluation of pinion gears for the reliability of pitch systems in wind turbines
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DOI: 10.1007/s12206-017-0126-0
Abstract: The recent development in the eco-friendly energy industry has motivated many researchers to focus on wind turbines. The advancement of wind turbine technology is in accordance with the trends in the last century. Pitch systems,… read more here.
Keywords: pitch systems; wind turbines; pinion; fatigue life ... See more keywords
Effect of Growth in Turbine Size on Rotor Aerodynamic Performance of Modern Commercial Large-Scale Wind Turbines
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DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05364-6
Abstract: In this study, the impact of growth in turbine size on aerodynamic rotor performance of modern commercial large-scale wind turbines was investigated. For this examination, three different commercial large-scale wind turbines of models VESTAS V80-2MW,… read more here.
Keywords: rotor; wind turbines; turbine size; turbine ... See more keywords
Assessment of low-frequency noise from wind turbines under different weather conditions
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DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00478-9
Abstract: Background Low-frequency (20–200 Hz) noise (LFN) from wind turbines has received much public attention due to potential health concerns. This work tries to estimate the sound power level of wind turbines ( L W ,A (dB))… read more here.
Keywords: different weather; lfn exposure; wind; low frequency ... See more keywords
Analysis of Vibration Signals of Drivetrain Failures in Wind Turbines for Condition Monitoring
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DOI: 10.1007/s40799-020-00387-4
Abstract: In the last years, the wind industry has increased in a large scale. A wind turbine out of service leeds to high costs due to both maintenance and repair costs and the incapability of producing… read more here.
Keywords: vibration; condition monitoring; wind turbine; wind turbines ... See more keywords
Pitch control strategy before the rated power for variable speed wind turbines at high altitudes
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DOI: 10.1007/s42241-018-0172-9
Abstract: The wind turbines in the world’s highest wind farm with an altitude of over 4 000 m in Naqu county of China were put into operation in 2014. Compared with the wind turbines at lower… read more here.
Keywords: speed wind; wind; wind turbines; rated power ... See more keywords
Effects of aerodynamic damping on the tower load of offshore horizontal axis wind turbines
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.024
Abstract: Aerodynamic damping has an important effect on the dynamic response of offshore Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs). In this paper, an analysis of the loads on offshore HAWTs is presented. The analysis combines the aerodynamics,… read more here.
Keywords: wind; analysis; aerodynamic damping; effects aerodynamic ... See more keywords