Aeroelastic wind energy converter

Abstract

The principle of aeroelastic wind energy conversion is introduced and an H-section model which works on the basis of torsional aeroelastic instability is described. A mathematical formulation for the prediction of the power coefficient of such wind machines is presented. A small model is, constructed and tested in a wind tunnel. Although the efficiency of the model was very low, the system has the advantage of being capable of conversion of energy at very low wind speed. Furthermore, this wind energy converter is relatively simple and economical.