Abstract: The paper presents an overview of the dynamic analysis of horizontal axis wind turbines. The major emphasis of the paper is the review of current analysis methods and the comparison of results ...

Abstract: The accurate prediction of wind turbine blade loads and response is important in predicting the fatigue life of wind machines. At the SERI Wind Energy Research Center, a rotor code called ...

Abstract: An overview of the current status of wind energy technology and system development is presented with major emphasis placed on the key issues which face the commercialization of wind technology. ...

Abstract: Accurately predicting wind turbine blade loads and response is important in predicting the fatigue life of wind turbines. The necessity of including turbulent wind effects in structural dynamics ...

Abstract: A solution to the problem of a circular crack partially embedded in a solid of finite thickness is presented. A superposition and iteration technique is used to determine the stress-intensity ...

Abstract: The flapping motion of a single wind turbine rotor blade has been analyzed and equations describing the flapping motion have been developed. The analysis was constrained to allow only flapping ...

Abstract: The method of Frobenius is used to solve for the exact frequencies and mode shapes for rotating beams in which both the flexural rigidity and the mass distribution vary linearly. Results are ...