Objective:
Innovative blade tips for wind turbines will be designed and tested, which can increase
the existing rotor size, producing up to 8% more energy per year, while regulating loads in a
smart way. New knowledge will be created on a range of innovations for
tip design and selected concepts will be advanced through high fidelity analysis, prototyping, lab scale
testing, and full-scale field testing.
Expected outcome:
The result of the project will be
- Tip designs through integrated design optimization using high-fidelity aeroelastic tools
- Validation and demonstration of the designs in a range of experiments and full scale field testing
The project began December 2017 and will run until December 2020