Rotor design and analysis

Abstract

This chapter presents models and methods for the automated design optimization of wind turbine rotors, possibly with a somewhat skewed view toward the approaches developed by the authors. This discipline is relatively new and is expected to quickly evolve in the years to come, spurred by a need to support ever more challenging designs. The material presented in this chapter is intimately related with Chapter 7 on systems engineering. Indeed, the design of the rotor is strictly connected with the overall design of the machine and of its various components