WO2008113349A2 - Éolienne à rotation lente dotée de pales plus effilées - Google Patents

Éolienne à rotation lente dotée de pales plus effilées Download PDF

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WO2008113349A2
WO2008113349A2 PCT/DK2008/000102 DK2008000102W WO2008113349A2 WO 2008113349 A2 WO2008113349 A2 WO 2008113349A2 DK 2008000102 W DK2008000102 W DK 2008000102W WO 2008113349 A2 WO2008113349 A2 WO 2008113349A2
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F03D1/00Wind motors with rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor 
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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    • F05B2240/3062Vortex generators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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    • F05B2240/20Rotors
    • F05B2240/30Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor
    • F05B2240/32Characteristics of rotor blades, i.e. of any element transforming dynamic fluid energy to or from rotational energy and being attached to a rotor with roughened surface
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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  • the present invention relates to a wind turbine designed to a slow rotation of the rotor, wherein the provision of vortex generators on the blades allows for an advantageous new design of a rotor operated with a low tip speed of the blades which reduces the generation of aerodynamic noise.
  • Vortex generators on wind turbine blades are also well known in the art.
  • the use of vortex generators on wind turbine blades to counteract flow separation and stall is disclosed in WO 00/15961 (LM Glasfiber) showing the use of vortex generators along the whole span of the blade or at the tip end thereof, the vortex generators being of a generally triangular shape and extending from the suction side of the blades to a height of 0.01 to 10%, preferably 0.25 to 6% of the chord length.
  • WO 01/164482 Wind turbine blades provided with vortex generators on the suction side and/or on the pressure side are disclosed.
  • the preferred height of the vortex generators is disclosed as about 1% of the chord length and the purpose of the vortex generators is to prevent the occurrence of sudden stall during gusts of wind causing loss of production and vibrations.
  • WO 2006/122547 yet another disclosure is made of wind turbine blades with vortex generators, in this case for a pitch controlled wind turbine, with the purpose of reducing the emission of noise during stall.
  • the height of the vortex generators is disclosed to be between 0.01% and 5% of the chord length.
  • vortex generators including micro vortex generators to wind turbine blades
  • an advantageous new design of a wind turbine blade and rotor may be obtained by providing two or more parallel rows of micro or sub-boundary layer vortex generators, whereby a blade is obtained, which is resistant to stall and provides for a high maximum lift coefficient CL,max of the blades and a slender blade design, a low so-called radius specific solidity of the rotor.
  • a rotor suitable for slow rotation i.e. for a low tip speed of the blades is provided with a potential for reducing the emission of aerodynamic noise from the wind turbine while maintaining a reasonable power production.
  • chord length and thereby the radius specific solidity of the rotor is increased when the rotor design is adjusted to compensate for a reduction in the angular speed of the rotor and thus the tip speed of the blades, by increasing the chord length of the blade and thereby the lift, but at the same time, the risk of fatigue damages to the blades is increased wit increasing chord length.
  • micro vortex generators have previously been tested e.g. on airplane flaps and showed that very small vortex generators with a height of about 0.2 % of airfoil chord length could increase the maximum C L with only a small increase in airfoil drag coefficient C D determining the aerodynamic resistance of the airfoil.
  • the maximum lift coefficient C L can be increased to extremely high values and the stall will to a large extend be avoided and when it occurs, it will start more gentle as compared to only one row of larger vortex generators with a much smaller increase in airfoil drag coefficient C D as compared to only on row of larger vortex generators of a height sufficiently to obtain similar results in the increase of the maximum lift coefficient
  • height is herein understood a maximum height of the vortex generator in a direction perpendicularly away from the surface of the blade at the position where the vortex generator in question is arranged.
  • the low height of the vortex generators reduces the induced drag from the vortex generators, which makes it feasible also to apply the vortex generators to the outer part of the blade, where the relative wind velocity and thereby the possible induced drag is highest.
  • the provision of the vortex generators on the blades according to the invention results in an increased maximum lift coefficient CL,max of the blade due to the reduction in tendency to separation of the flow over the blade, i.e. the tendency to stall, caused by the effect of the vortex generators, which allows a blade to operate with a higher angle of attack (AoA) without the occurrence of stall.
  • the vortex generators also makes it possible to employ blades having a high lift profile as the ones disclosed in WO 2007/010329 and obtain a very high maximum lift coefficient Ci ⁇ max of the blade when operating the blade at high angles of attack.
  • the magnitude of the maximum lift coefficient C L,max of the blade will generally depend on the design of the vortex generators, the number of consecutive rows of vortex generators as well as the design of the blade profile.
  • the operation of wind turbine with blades of high lift and low solidity as disclosed in WO 2006/090215 may also be improved by the application of the present invention.
  • the present invention in all its aspects as presented herein may be applied to all sizes of wind turbine blades and rotors, but it is particularly advantageous to apply the invention to rotor blades of a length exceeding 30 meters and to wind turbine rotors exceeding a rotor diameter of about 60-63 meters, as the relative wind speed experienced by the outer part of the blades will be high and therefore more exposed to problems involving separation of the flow over the blades, i.e. to stall which generates noise but the generated aerodynamic noise from the blades depends to a large extend on the relative wind speed experienced by the blade.
  • the larger wind turbines i.e. having rotor blades of a length exceeding 30 meters and wind turbine rotors exceeding a rotor diameter of about 60-63 meters are much more vulnerable to aerodynamic loads and the positive effect of applying the present invention is much more pronounced than for smaller wind turbines.
  • the present invention relates in a first aspect to a wind turbine having a rotor with at least two blades, each blade comprising a first row of vortex generators arranged in the longitudinal direction of the blade on a suction side thereof, wherein the height of said vortex generators in a direction away from the surface of the blade is within the range of 0.1% to 0.65%, preferably 0.15 % to 0.35 % of the chord length of the blade, and a second row of vortex generators arranged in the longitudinal direction of the blade on a suction side thereof, wherein the height of said vortex generators in a direction away from the surface of the blade is within the range of 0.1% to 1%, preferably 0.15 % to 0.5 % of the chord length, wherein the first and second row of vortex generators are provided along at least 10% of the longitudinal extend of the blade, and the second row of vortex generators extends at a chord wise distance from the leading edge in the range from 20 % to 50 % of the chord length further away from the leading edge than
  • the blades may be operated at a higher angle of attack and thereby at a higher lift coefficient with only a small increase in drag forces, which means that the wind turbine having a slow rotating rotor may be operated with a high production and at the same time relatively low loads on the blades and a very low noise emission from the blades.
  • the second row of vortex generators may extend further away from the blade surface than the first row in that the thickness of the boundary layer generally is higher at the position of the second row and the drag induced by the second row of vortex generators therefore is sufficiently low even if it is higher than the first row of vortex generators.
  • the rows of vortex generators may be applied at any position on the blade, depending on the design of the blade and its aerodynamic properties.
  • the rows of vortex generators are provided along the outer half part of the longitudinal extend of the blade, i.e. along at least 20% of the outer half part, preferably at least 30% and most preferred along at least 50% of the outer half part of the blade.
  • the first row of vortex generators extends preferably at a chord wise distance from the leading edge in the range from 10 % to 40 %, more preferred in the range from 15 % to 35 % of the chord length.
  • the second row of vortex generators extends preferably at a chord wise distance from the leading edge in the range from 30 % to 70 % and more preferred in the range from 40 % to 60 % of the chord length.
  • the wind turbine further comprises a third row of vortex generators arranged in the longitudinal direction of the blade on a suction side thereof and provided along said at least 10% of the longitudinal extend of the blade, i.e. coinciding with the longitudinal position of the first and second row of vortex generators, wherein the height of said vortex generators in a direction away from the surface of the blade is within the range of 0.25% to 2%, preferably 0.4 % to 1.5 % of the chord length, and wherein the third row of vortex generators extends at a chord wise distance from the leading edge in the range from 10 % to 30 % of the chord length further away from the leading edge than the second row of vortex generators.
  • the third row of vortex generators may extend further out from the blade surface than the first and second rows of vortex generators in that the thickness of the boundary layer generally is higher at the position of the third row closest to the trailing edge of the blade profile and the drag induced by the second row of vortex generators therefore is sufficiently low even if it is higher than the first and second rows of vortex generators.
  • the third row of vortex generators extends at a chord wise distance from the leading edge in the range from 50 % to 90 %, more preferred in the range from 60 % to 80 % of the chord length.
  • an advantageous new design of a slow rotating wind turbine rotor may be obtained by combining the provision of micro or sub-boundary layer vortex generators on the blades with a high maximum lift coefficient C L ,m a ⁇ of the blades and a slender blade design, a low so-called radius specific solidity of the rotor.
  • the micro vortex generators increases the drag coefficient of the blade as compared to an ordinary wind turbine blade design, but it also allows for a blade design with respect to angle of attack and aerodynamic profiles which has a significantly higher maximum lift coefficient C L,max as the tendency to stall at high angles of attack is reduced and the stall, when it occurs, is less abrupt and more gentle.
  • the higher lift coefficient makes it possible to reduce the chord length of the blade and thus the radius specific solidity of the rotor, and still obtain an acceptable power production from the wind turbine.
  • the more slender blade design results in a reduction of the drag coefficient of the blade, which counteracts the increase of drag coefficient caused by the vortex generators.
  • the drawbacks of providing the blades with vortex generators are reduced or eliminated, and an advantageous slender blade design is obtained, resulting in a slow rotation rotor with a satisfactory power production as well as satisfactory mechanical fatigue characteristics.
  • a slow rotating rotor with high lift blades means potential for a more productive rotor with very low noise emission and still having relatively low loads.
  • the reason for this is when slowing down the rotor the blade either has to have a wide chord or high lift to maintain aerodynamic efficiency.
  • a rotor with ultra low solidity operating with ultra high lift coefficients provides a possibility for a load reduction or/and more productive rotor with equal loads.
  • An important issue in design of wind turbine blades is the resistance towards fatigue damage. In general, the fatigue is driven by the chord size, i.e. the larger the chord, the higher the fatigue loads on the blade. Furthermore, the vibrations arising in the blade in case of stall also increase the fatigue damages. It is therefore a considerable advantage of the present invention that despite the blade is operated with a higher design angle of attack, AoA, the fatigue characteristic of the blade is improved, mainly due to the reduction in chord length.
  • the principle of this aspect of the present invention is the use of one or preferably multiply rows of micro (or sub boundary layer) vortex generators attached to at least a part of the whole span of the blade, preferably including the outer half of the blade, and in a preferred embodiment of the invention in combination with Gurney Flaps generating a very high lift coefficient C L with a relative gentle stall at very high angle of attack.
  • the very high lift coefficient C L can reduce the necessary blade area and loads or/and increase the length of the blade and maintain the original loads with higher production.
  • the present invention relates also to a wind turbine having a rotor with at least two blades, each blade comprising a first row of vortex generators arranged in the longitudinal direction of the blade on a suction side (also called the leeward side) thereof and provided along at least 10% of the longitudinal extend of the blade and preferably along substantially all of the outer half part of the blade, wherein the height of said vortex generators in a direction away from the blade surface on which it is provided is within the range of 0.1 % to 1 % of the chord length, preferably within the range of 0.15% to 0.35% of the chord length as measured at the longitudinal position where the vortex generators are provided.
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is • below a value of 0.025 at distance r from the hub being 50% of the rotor radius R,
  • the solidity of a wind turbine blade is the ratio between the area of the blades projected into the rotor plane and the total area covered by the rotating blades, Abiad e -
  • n is the number of wind turbine blades, e.g. 2, 3 or 4.
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is defined as
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor preferably develops smoothly along the longitudinal direction of the blade, and the combined radius specific solidity of the rotor is expected to be below a linear interpolation between the indicated values.
  • the wind turbine furthermore comprises control means for controlling the operation of the wind turbine, the control means including means for controlling the rotational speed of the rotor so that the tip speed under normal operation does not exceed a predetermined value, said value being below 70 m/s, preferably below 65 m/s for a wind turbine having a rotor diameter between 80 meters and 100 meters, below 75 m/s, preferably below 70 m/s for a wind turbine having a rotor diameter between 100 meters and 120 meters, and below 80 m/s, preferably below 75 m/s for a wind turbine having a rotor diameter between 120 meters and 160 meters.
  • control means including means for controlling the rotational speed of the rotor so that the tip speed under normal operation does not exceed a predetermined value, said value being below 70 m/s, preferably below 65 m/s for a wind turbine having a rotor diameter between 80 meters and 100 meters, below 75 m/s, preferably below 70 m/s for a wind turbine having a rotor diameter
  • the wind turbine comprises means for controlling the pitch angle of the blades of the rotor.
  • the first row of vortex generators may be applied at any position on the blade, depending on the design of the blade and its aerodynamic properties.
  • the first row of vortex generators is provided along the outer half part of the longitudinal extend of the blade, i.e. along at least 20% of the outer half part, preferably at least 30% and most preferred along at least 50% of the outer half part of the blade.
  • the maximum lift coefficient C L ,m a ⁇ of each of the blades valid for a two-dimensional flow passing the profile of the blade, furthermore fulfil the conditions that
  • a second row of vortex generators is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the blade on a suction side thereof and provided along said at least 10% of the longitudinal extend of the blade, i.e.
  • the height of said vortex generators in a direction away from the surface of the blade is within the range of 0.1% to 2% of the chord length
  • the second row of vortex generators extends at a chord wise distance from the leading edge in the range from 20 % to 50 % of the chord length further away from the leading edge than the first row of vortex generators, preferably in the range from 30 % to 70 % and most preferred in the range from 40 % to 60 % of the chord length.
  • the maximum lift coefficient CL ,max of each of the blades valid for a two-dimensional flow passing the profile of the blade, fulfil that
  • the height of said vortex generators in a direction away from the surface of the blade is within the range of 0.1% to 2% of the chord length
  • the third row of vortex generators extends at a chord wise distance from the leading edge in the range from 10 % to 30 % of the chord length further away from the leading edge than the second row of vortex generators, preferably in the range from 50 % to 90 % and most preferred in the range from 60 % to 80 % of the chord length.
  • the vortex generators should be designed to extend through only a part of the boundary layer, sufficient to generate vortices of a size that may transport air of a higher relative velocity closer to the surface of the blade and thereby reinforce the boundary layer against the tendency to flow separation. On the other hand, the vortex generators should not extend further out from the blade surface than necessary in order to avoid the generation of excessive drag.
  • the height of at least 80 % of said vortex generators of the first row is preferably within the range of 0.15 % and 0.35 % of the chord length
  • the height of at least 80 % of said vortex generators of the second row is preferably within the range of 0.25 % and 1 % of the chord length
  • the height of at least 80 % of said vortex generators of the third row is preferably within the range of 0.25 % and 1 % of the chord length, the thickness of the boundary layer being higher at the position of the second and possibly third row of vortex generators.
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is in a preferred embodiment
  • the combined radius specific solidity ⁇ Sol,) of the rotor is
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor preferably develops smoothly along the longitudinal direction of the blade, and the combined radius specific solidity of the rotor is expected to be below a linear interpolation between the indicated sets of values.
  • the defined values for the maximum lift coefficient Ci ⁇ max of the blades are preferably fulfilled for at least the outer 75 % of the longitudinal extend of the blades.
  • vortex generators are herein generally understood means for generating vortices in the boundary layer of the airflow over the suction side of the blades.
  • a preferred type of vortex generators are of a design for during operation of the rotor to produce vortices with a centre line of vorticity extending substantially in the transverse direction of the blade, i.e. substantially in the main direction of the relative airflow with respect to the blade.
  • the vortex generators are preferably provided in the form of a delta shaped protrusions, which are slanted with respect to the transverse direction of the blades.
  • Other designs of the vortex generators are also possible and the literature on the subject presents a vast number of suitable vortex generator designs.
  • the distance in the longitudinal direction of the blade between the individual vortex generators forming a row as understood in the present context is generally in the range of 1 to 8 times the height of the vortex generators, preferably in the range of 2 to 6 times the height of the vortex generators, and the length of the individual vortex generator is also generally in the range of 1 to 8 times the height of the vortex generators, preferably in the range of 2 to 6 times the height of the vortex generators.
  • the thickness of the protrusions that in a preferred embodiment of the invention constitute the vortex generators is generally in the range of 0.05 to 1 time the height of the vortex generators, preferably in the range of 0.2 to 0.6 times the height of the vortex generators.
  • neighbouring vortex generators slanted in opposing directions with respect to the transverse direction of the blade, so that the generated neighbouring vortices will obtain opposing directions of rotation
  • such as vortex generators comprise sides alternately slanted at an angle in relation to the transverse direction of the blade of between 50° and 2°, preferably between 30° and 5° and most preferred between 20° and 10°, and -50° and -2°, preferably between -30° and - 5° and most preferred between -20° and -10°.
  • Embodiments of such vortex generators are e.g. disclosed in international patent application WO 2006/122547 (Vestas).
  • the vortex generators may be attached to the wind turbine blades individually or as pairs by means of attachment means such as screws, bolts, rivets, welding or preferably adhesive.
  • the vortex generators are attached to the wind turbine blade as part of a string of tape, a coil or a band by means of attachment means such as screws, bolts, rivets, welding or preferably adhesive.
  • the vortex generators are formed integrally with the wind turbine blades.
  • the vortex generators may in a particularly preferred embodiment be provided as plates extending in an angle between 60° and 120°, e.g. orthogonally, from the surface of said wind turbine blades suction surface side.
  • the combined radius specific solidity (SoI 1 .) of the rotor is in a preferred embodiment
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor preferably develops smoothly along the longitudinal direction of the blade, and the combined radius specific solidity of the rotor is expected to be below a linear interpolation between the indicated sets of values.
  • the defined values for the maximum lift coefficient C L , ma ⁇ of the blades, are preferably fulfilled for at least the outer 75 % of the longitudinal extend of the blades.
  • the inner part of the rotor is preferably designed with slender blades and the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is preferably • below a value of 0.043 at distance r from the hub being 20% of the rotor radius R, and
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor is • below a value of 0.033 at distance r from the hub being 20% of the rotor radius R, and
  • the combined radius specific solidity (Sol r ) of the rotor preferably develops smoothly along the longitudinal direction of the blade, and the combined radius specific solidity of the rotor is expected to be below a linear interpolation between the indicated values for the outer as well as the inner part of the blade.
  • the blades are provided with Gurney flaps along the longitudinal direction extending at least between a distance r from the hub being 20% of the rotor radius R to 40% of the rotor radius R, preferably from 10% of the rotor radius R to 50% of the rotor radius R.
  • the height of the Gurney flaps is preferably within the range of 0.35 % to 2 % of the chord length, more preferred within the range of 0.5 % to 1.5 % of the chord length.
  • said row or rows of vortex generators are provided not only at the outer part of the blades but also along at least 10% of the inner half part of the longitudinal extend of the blade, preferably along at least 25%, and most preferred along at least 50% of the inner half part of the longitudinal extend of the blade.
  • the inner part of the blade and in particular the root section is highly sensitive to stall since the blade thickness is large and the twist of the blade in many operational situations is far from optimal for this part of the blade, leading to a too high angle of attack of the experienced inflow.
  • the possible stall of the flow over the inner part of the blade influences the neighbouring sections of the blade and may decrease the aerodynamic performance of the blade significantly.
  • the present invention also relates to a wind turbine having a rotor as defined above, which preferably is of the type, which further comprises means for controlling the pitch angle of the blades of the rotor.
  • Fig. 1 is a cross-section of a blade with a vortex generator
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic vortex generator and the surrounding flow
  • Fig. 3 shows the lift coefficient C L as a function of angle of attack (AoA) for an airfoil without vortex generator compared with an airfoil having a vortex generator
  • Fig. 4 shows the drag coefficient C D as a function of angle of attack (AoA) for the airfoil of Fig. 3 without vortex generator compared with an airfoil having a vortex generator
  • Fig. 5 shows the lift coefficient CL as a function of the angle of attack (AoA) for a wind turbine blade without vortex generators and with one, two and three rows of vortex generators
  • Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an ultra slender blade having two rows of micro vortex generators
  • Fig. 7 shows a comparison of annual production of an original wind turbine having a three-bladed rotor compared with a rotor of a diameter enlarged by 5% and designed according to the invention
  • Fig. 8 shows a comparison of forces on a rotor of an original wind turbine having a three-bladed rotor compared with a rotor of a diameter enlarged by 5% and designed according to the invention
  • Fig. 9 is a cross-section of the trailing part of blade provided with a Gurney Flap
  • Fig. 10 shows the lift coefficient C L as a function of the angle of attack (AoA) for a wind turbine blade with and without a Gurney Flap
  • AoA angle of attack
  • Fig. 11 illustrates the generation of noise from the trailing edge provided with a Gurney Flap
  • the principle of the preferred vortex generators is a delta shaped plate attached substantially orthogonal to the blade surface at the suction side (leeward side) of the wind turbine blade as shown in Fig. 1 depicting a cross-section of a blade 1 with a vortex generator 2 arranged on the suction side 3 of the blade 1 at a position of 30% of the chord length c r downstream of the leading edge 4 of the blade 1.
  • the thickness t of the profile is also indicated.
  • Other types of vortex generators than the ones discussed in this description may also be applied, please refer to the enclosed lists of references regarding vortex generators.
  • the vortex generators 2 induces vortices in the boundary layer substantially parallel to the direction of the flow over the blade and the vortices increases the kinetic energy of the airflow closest to the surface of the blade by transporting air of a higher velocity from the outer of the boundary layer down to the near surface region, thereby reinforcing the boundary layer and delay the separation of the boundary layer, i.e. the occurrence of stall to a much higher angle of attack.
  • Fig. 2 the principle is illustrated by a schematic vortex generator 2 with the incoming substantially laminar flow to the left of the vortex generator and the flow with vortices to the right after passing the vortex generator 2.
  • FIG. 5 illustrating the lift coefficient C L as a function of the angle of attack AoA for a wind turbine blade without vortex generators and with one, two and three rows of vortex generators arranged at the optimal span wise positions on the blade of 20%, 50% and 70% distance of the chord length from the leading edge of the blade.
  • the positive effect of the vortex generators increases with the number of the rows. For the calculations of the effect of only one row of vortex generators, large vortex generators of a height above 1 % of the chord length has been applied.
  • Figs. 7 and 8 Quasi steady calculation on an original wind turbine having a three-bladed rotor compared with a wind turbine having a rotor of a 5% increased diameter and ultra slender blades having ultra high lift coefficients with two rows of micro vortex generators as shown in perspective in Fig. 6 are illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 and demonstrates the highly positive effect of applying a rotor according to the present invention as defined in the appended claims.
  • the enlarged rotor according to the present invention has up to 8 % higher production and less loads for both flap wise and edge wise blade root moment as well as tower bottom moment.
  • the Gurney Flap is a triangle or plate mounted at the very trailing edge on the pressure side of the profile as shown in Fig. 9, illustrating a cross-section of the trailing part of a blade 1 having a Gurney Flap 5 in the shape of a plate extending downwards on the pressure side 6 of the blade 1 at the trailing edge 7 thereof substantially perpendicularly to the pressure side 6.
  • An upstream separation bubble 8 is formed between the pressure side and the Gurney Flap 5, and a downstream separation bubble having two counter rotating vortices 9 is formed on the trailing side of the Gurney Flap 5.
  • the downstream separation bubble has the effect that the suction side surface 3 is extended with a continuation 10 into the wake region 11 and the effect is to increase the local camber of the trailing edge.
  • Gurney Flap 5 The optimal height of the Gurney Flap 5 is crucial for efficient use on a wind turbine blade.
  • Several investigation have shown that a Gurney flap with a height of 1 % of the chord length increase the lift coefficient CL without any increase in the drag.
  • a larger Gurney Flap means yield and increase of the drag and therefore are the benefits of the Gurney Flap diminished.
  • the radial position of the Gurney Flap along the longitudinal extend of the wind turbine blade is also important.
  • the increase in trailing edge thickness by the Gurney Flap will introduce an increase noise level from the blunt trailing edge, as illustrated with Fig. 11 showing a cross-section of a wind turbine blade 1 with the boundary layer 12 indicated and vortex shedding from the trailing edge causing the generation of tonal noise being radiated from the trailing edge.
  • the strength of the noise level is proportional with the velocity of the blade at the local radial position to the power of 5 so doubling the speed means 32 times higher noise.
  • the Gurney Flap is therefore only useable at the inboard part of the blade were the local velocity is lower.
  • the relevant radial span is from 0 - 50 % of the total radius as measured form the hub centre of the rotor.
  • Gurney Flap may be combined with or replaced by an adaptive trailing edge flap, such as the one disclosed e.g. in WO 2004/088130.
  • the blades may in a further preferred embodiment be equipped with a winglet as disclosed e.g. in WO 2004/061298 and EP 1 500 814.

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Une conception nouvelle et avantageuse d'une éolienne conçue pour une rotation lente du rotor est obtenue par la réalisation d'une, deux ou plusieurs rangées parallèles de générateurs de vortex à sous-couches limites, ce qui permet d'obtenir une pale qui résiste au décrochage et assure un coefficient de portance maximal CL,maχ des pales ainsi qu'un profil de pales plus effilées, et un coefficient de plénitude de rayon spécifique plus bas du rotor. Le coefficient de portance très élevé CL permet une conception nouvelle et avantageuse d'un rotor qui fonctionne avec une vitesse peu élevée des pointes, qui réduit la génération du bruit aérodynamique. La ou les rangées parallèles de générateurs de vortex à sous-couches limites sont fournies, dans un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention, dans une combinaison avec des Volets de Gurney générant un coefficient de portance CLtrès élevé avec un décrochage relativement bénin à un angle d'attaque très élevé.
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