Small Wind Turbines (SWTs) are promissory for distributed generation using renewable
energy sources; however, their deployment in a broad sense requires to address topics …

An analytical solution is obtained for the 3D static deflection of variable stiffness composite
beams subject to non-uniformly distributed loads. Governing differential equations with …

The idea of improving the energy output for small wind turbines without compromising the
remaining aspects of the technology, such as costs and structural integrity, is very appealing …

Wind turbine blades are complex structures and, despite advancements in analysis
techniques, differences persist between predictions of their elastic response and …

The concept of passive aeroelastic tailoring is explored to maximize power extraction from
an NREL 5-MW wind turbine blade rotating in a uniform flow, where a single blade with …

This study focuses on the dynamic modelling and analysis of the wind turbine blades made
of multiple layers of fibre reinforced composites and core materials. For this purpose, a novel …

The extreme environment caused by the typhoon has destroyed several wind turbines in
recent decades and already become a restriction to the further development of offshore wind …

Some interesting challenges arise from the drive to build larger, more durable wind turbine
rotors. The rationale is that, with current designs, the power generated is theoretically …

In this study, a proof-of-concept is presented for extending the fatigue life of modern multi-
megawatt wind turbine blades. For this purpose, spinning finite element model of the blade …

This paper presents the performance study of a rigid biomimetic horizontal axis wind turbine
(HAWT) rotor blade inspired by Dryobalanops aromatica seed with open source …