Analyses of the Extensible Blade in Improving Wind Energy Production at Sites with Low-Class Wind Resource

This paper describes the feasibility analysis of an innovative, extensible blade technology. The blade aims to significantly improve the energy production of a wind turbine, particularly at locations with unfavorable wind conditions. The innovative ‘smart’ blade will be extended at low wind speed to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jiale Li, Xiong (Bill) Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-08-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/10/9/1295