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Active Aero Blade Load Control Design
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“Fabrication, Integration, and Initial Testing of a SMART Rotor”
J.C. Berg, D.E. Berg, J. White
50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
January, 2012
Nashville, TN
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(104KB PDF)		 [Report]
(492KB PDF)
[Video]		 “Design, Fabrication, Assembly and Initial Testing of a SMART Rotor”
D.E. Berg, J.C. Berg, D.G. Wilson, J. White, B.R. Resor, M.A. Rumsey
29th ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
January, 2011
Orlando, FL
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(192KB PDF)		 [Report]
(396KB PDF)		 “Wind Turbine Structural Path Stress & Fatigue Reductions Resulting from Active Aerodynamics”
D.E. Berg, B.R. Resor, Z. Wright, C. Halse, A. Crowther
WINDPOWER 2011,
May, 2011,
Anaheim, CA
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(210KB PDF)		 [Report]
(788KB PDF)		 “System ID Modern Control Algorithms for Active Aerodynamic Load Control and Impact on Gearbox Loading”
D.E. Berg, B.R. Resor, J.C. Berg, T. Barlas, A. Crowther, C. Halse
Torque 2010: The Science of Making Torque from Wind,
June 2010
Crete, Greece
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[Abstract]
(195KB PDF)		 [Report]
(748KB PDF)		 “Impact of Higher Fidelity Models on Simulation of Active Aerodynamic Load Control for Fatigue Damage Reduction”
B.R. Resor, D.G. Wilson, D.E. Berg, J.C. Berg
48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting,
January 2010
Orlando, FL
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(30KB PDF)		 [Report]
(374KB PDF)		 “Active Aerodynamic Blade Load Control Impacts on Utility-Scale Wind Turbines”
D.E. Berg, D.G. Wilson, B.R. Resor, M.F. Barone, J.C. Berg
AWEA Windpower 2009,
Chicago, IL
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(158KB PDF)		 [Report]
(460KB PDF)		 “Combined Individual Pitch Control and Active Aerodynamic Load Controller Investigation for the 5MW Up Wind Turbine”
D.G. Wilson, D.E. Berg, B.R. Resor, M.F. Barone, J.C. Berg
AWEA Windpower 2009,
Chicago, IL
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(33KB PDF)		 [Report]
(323KB PDF)		 “The Impact of Active Aerodynamic Load Control on Fatigue and Energy Capture at Low Wind Speed Sites”
D.E. Berg, D.G. Wilson, M.F. Barone, B.R. Resor, J.C. Berg, J.A. Paquette, J.R. Zayas
EWEC 2009,
Marseille, France
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[Abstract]
(110KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Active Aerodynamic Blade Control Design for Load Reduction on Large Wind Turbines”
D.G. Wilson, D.E. Berg, M.F. Barone, J.C. Berg, B.R. Resor, D.W. Lobitz
Sandia National Laboratories,
EWEC 2009,
Marseille, France
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[Abstract]
(167KB PDF)		 [Report]
(573KB PDF)		 “Active Aerodynamic Blade Distributed Flap Control Design Procedure for Load Reduction on the UpWind 5MW Wind Turbine”
D.G. Wilson, B.R. Resor, D.E. Berg, T.K. Barlas, G.A.M. van Kuik
EWEC 2009,
Marseille, France
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(165KB PDF)		 [Report]
(492KB PDF)
[Slides]
(1.0MB PDF)		 “Optimized Active Aerodynamic Blade Control for Load Alleviation on Large Wind Turbines”
D.G. Wilson, D.E. Berg, D.W. Lobitz, J.R. Zayas
AWEA Windpower 2008,
Houston, TX
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[Abstract]
(9.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(660KB PDF)		 “Active Aerodynamic Load Control of Wind Turbine Blades”
D.E. Berg, J.R. Zayas, D.W. Lobitz, C.P. van Dam, R. Chow, J.P. Baker
5th Joint ASME/JSME Fluids Engineering Conference,
San Diego, CA, July 2007
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Blades: 100-m
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(11.8MB PPS)		 “Large Rotor Development: Sandia 100-meter Blade Research”
D.T. Griffith
Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer 2012 Conference
Dusseldorf, Germany
November 27-29, 2012
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(196KB PDF)		 [Report]
(560KB PDF)		 “Challenges and Opportunities in Large Offshore Rotor Development: Sandia 100-meter Blade Research”
D.T. Griffith, B.R. Resor, T.D. Ashwill
AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 Conference and Exhibition
Atlanta, GA, USA
June 3-6, 2012
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(15.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “The Sandia 100-meter All-Glass Baseline Wind Turbine Blade: SNL100-00″
D.T. Griffith, T.D. Ashwill
SAND11-3779
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Blades: Adaptive
[Abstract]
(222KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.74MB PDF)		 “Passive Load Control for Large Wind Turbines”
T.D. Ashwill
SAND10-3276C
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[Abstract]
(192KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.9MB PDF)		 “Active Load Control Techniques for Wind Turbines”
S.J. Johnson, C.P. van Dam, and D.E. Berg
SAND08-4809
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[Abstract]
(10KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.5MB PDF)		 “TX-100 Manufacturing Final Project Report”
D. Berry, T. Ashwill
SAND07-6066
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[Abstract]
(37KB PDF)		 [Report]
(24MB PDF)		 “CX-100 Manufacturing Final Project Report”
D. Berry, T. Ashwill
SAND07-6065
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[Abstract]
(8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.6MB PDF)		 “Design Studies for Twisted-Coupled Wind Turbine Blades”
J. Locke, U. Valencia
SAND04-0522
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[Abstract]
(9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(207KB PDF)		 “Adaptive Blade Concept Assessment: Curved Planform Induced Twist Investigation”
M. Zuteck
SAND02-2996
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[Abstract]
(9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.2MB PDF)		 “The Implementation Of Braided Composite Materials In The Design Of A Bend-Twist Coupled Blade”
J. Locke, I.C. Hildago
SAND02-2425
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[Abstract]
(7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.0MB PDF)		 “Evaluation of Design Concepts For Adaptive Wind Turbine Blades”
D.A. Griffin
SAND02-2424
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(11KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.6MB PDF)		 “The Use of Twisted-Coupled Blades to Enhance the Performance of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines”
D.W. Lobitz, P.S. Veers, G.R. Eisler, D.J. Laino, P.G. Migliore, G. Bir
SAND01-1303
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[Abstract]
(4KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.2MB PDF)		 “Design, Manufacture and Testing of a Bend-Twist D-spar”
Chengt-Huat Ong, Stephen W. Tsai
SAND99-1324
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[Abstract]
(10KB PDF)		 [Report]
(54KB PDF)		 “Aeroelastic Behavior of Twist-Coupled HAWT Blades”
D.W. Lobitz, P.S. Veers
Proceedings of 1999 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
January 1999.
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[Abstract]
(52KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.7MB PDF)		 “Parameter Optimization Applied to Use of Adaptive Blades on a Variable Speed Turbine”
G.R. Eisler, P.S. Veers
SAND98-2668
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[Abstract]
(11KB PDF)		 [Report]
(247KB PDF)		 “Aeroelastic Tailoring in Wind-Turbine Blade Applications”
P. Veers, G. Bir, D. Lobitz
Presented at Windpower ’98,
American Wind Energy Association Meeting and Exhibition,
Bakersfield, CA, April 28-May 1, 1998
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(7.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.1MB PDF)		 “Load Mitigation with Twist-Coupled HAWT Blades”
D.W. Lobitz, D.J. Laino
Proceedings of 1998 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
January 1998.
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[Abstract]
(9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(44KB PDF)		 “Enhanced Performance of HAWTs using Adaptive Blades”
D.W. Lobitz, P.S. Veers, P.G. Migliore
Proceedings of 1996 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
January-February 1996.
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Blades: Aeroacoustics
[Abstract]
(142KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.68MB PDF)		 “A Computational Study of the Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of a Flatback Airfoil Using Hybrid RANS-LES”
C. Stone, M. Barone, C.E. Lynch, M.J. Smith
47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2009
Orlando, FL, January 2009
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(189KB PDF)		 [Report]
(16.MB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Test of a Flatback Version of the DU97-W300 Airfoil”
M.F. Barone, D.E. Berg, W.J. Davenport, R. Burdisso
SAND09-4185
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[Abstract]
(108KB PDF)		 [Report]
(437KB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Properties of a Flatback Airfoil (Will it Rumble or Whisper?)”
D.E. Berg, M. Barone
Windpower 2008
Houston, TX, June 2008
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(103KB PDF)		 [Report]
(411KB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Properties of a Flatback Airfoil: An Update”
M. Barone, D.E. Berg
47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Orlando, FL, January 2009
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(21KB PDF)		 [Report]
(787KB PDF)
[Slides]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Properties of Flatback Airfoils”
D.E. Berg, J.R. Zayas
46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
(27th ASME Wind Energy Symposium),
Reno, Nevada, January 2008
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Blades: Blade System Design Study (BSDS)
[Abstract]
(50KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.7MB PDF)		 “Blade System Design Study Part II: Final Project Report (GEC)”
D. Griffin, T.D. Ashwill
SAND09-0686
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(100KB PDF)		 [Report]
(8.65MB PDF)		 “Blade System Design Studies Phase II: Final Project Report”
D.S. Berry, D.E. Berg
SAND08-4648
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[Abstract]
(55KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.4MB PDF)		 “CFD Analysis of Rotating Two-Bladed Flatback Wind Turbine Rotor”
D.D. Chao, C.P. van Dam, D.E. Berg
SAND08-1688
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[Abstract]
(130KB PDF)		 [Report]
(755KB PDF)		 “Trailing Edge Modifications for Flatback Airfoils”
C.P. van Dam, D.L. Kahn, D.E. Berg
SAND08-1781
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(125KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Computational Design and Analysis of Flatback Airfoil Wind Tunnel Experiment”
C.P. van Dam, E.A. Mayda, D.D. Chao, D.E. Berg
SAND08-1782
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[Abstract]
(119KB PDF)		 [Report]
(971KB PDF)		 “Flatback Airfoil Wind Tunnel Experiment”
J.P. Baker, C.P. van Dam, B.L. Gilbert, D.E. Berg
SAND08-2008
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[Abstract]
(108KB PDF)		 [Report]
(437KB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Properties of a Flatback Airfoil (Will it Rumble or Whisper?)”
D.E. Berg, M. Barone
Windpower 2008
Houston, TX, June 2008
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[Abstract]
(103KB PDF)		 [Report]
(411KB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Properties of a Flatback Airfoil: An Update”
M. Barone, D.E. Berg
47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Orlando, FL, January 2009
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(21KB PDF)		 [Report]
(787KB PDF)
[Slides]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Properties of Flatback Airfoils”
D.E. Berg, J.R. Zayas
46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
(27th ASME Wind Energy Symposium),
Reno, Nevada, January 2008
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Blades: Carbon Hybrid
[Abstract]
(37KB PDF)		 [Report]
(24MB PDF)		 “CX-100 Manufacturing Final Project Report”
D. Berry, T. Ashwill
SAND07-6065
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[Abstract]
(32KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.3MB PDF)		 “3X-100 Blade Field Test”
J.R. Zayas, W.D. Johnson
SAND07-5138
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[Abstract]
(94KB PDF)		 [Report]
(911KB PDF)		 “Design of 9-Meter Carbon-Fiberglass Prototype Blades: CX-100 and TX-100″
D. Berry, T. Ashwill
SAND07-0201
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(6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.24MB PDF)		 “Material Characterization of Glass, Carbon and Hybrid-Fiber SCRIMP Panels”
A. Kuraishi, S.W. Tsai, and J. Wang
SAND02-3538
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(5.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.2MB PDF)		 “The Use of Carbon Fibers in Wind Turbine Blade Design: A SERI-8 Blade Example”
Chengt-Huat Ong, S.W. Tsai
SAND00-0478
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Blades: Flutter
[Abstract]
(84KB PDF)		 [Report]
(150KB PDF)		 “Parameter Sensitivities Affecting the Flutter Speed of a MW-Sized Blade”
D. Lobitz
JSEE, Vol.127, no. 4, pp. 538-543.
November 2005
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[Abstract]
(15KB PDF)		 [Report]
(689KB PDF)		 “Flutter Speed Predictions for MW-Sized Wind Turbine Blades”
D. Lobitz
EWEA Special Topic Conference: The Science, of Making Torque from the Wind
Delft University of Technology,
Delft, Netherlands, April 2004
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Blades: General
[Abstract]
(135KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.0MB PDF)		 “Materials and Innovations for Large Blade Structures: Research Opportunities in Wind Energy Technology”
T.D. Ashwill
Sandia National Laboratories, AIAA 2009
Palm Springs, CA
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[Abstract]
(8.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(438KB PDF)		 “Increased Strength in Wind Turbine Blades through Innovative Structural Design”
J.A. Paquette, P.S. Veers
Sandia National Laboratories, AWEA Windpower 2008,
Houston, TX
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  [Slideshow]
(1.37MB PDF)		 “Sweep-Twist Adaptive Blade”
T.D. Ashwill, G. Kanaby
Powerpoint slideshow as presented at EWEC2007,
Milan, Italy, May 2007
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[Abstract]
(12.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(9.06MB PDF)		 “Concepts to Facilitate Very Large Blades”
T.D. Ashwill, D.L. Laird
Sandia National Laboratories, 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences
Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 2007
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[Abstract]
(7.4KB PDF)		 [Report]
(586KB PDF)		 “Blade Technology Innovations for Utility-Scale Turbines”
T.D. Ashwill
Sandia National Laboratories, Global Windpower 2006,
AWEA, Pittsburg, PA 2006
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Blades: Testing
[Abstract]
(152KB PDF)		 [Report]
(507KB PDF)
[Slides]
(5.26MB PDF)		 “Fatigue Testing of 9 m Carbon Fiber Wind Turbine Research Blades”
J. Paquette, J. van Dam, S. Hughes
46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit,
Reno, Nevada, January 2008
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[Abstract]
(225KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades”
M.A. Rumsey, J.A. Paquette
2008 SPIE Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring,
San Diego, California, March 2008
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[Abstract]
(13KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Experimental Results of Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades”
M.A. Rumsey, J.R. White, R.J. Werlink, A.G. Beattie, C.W. Pitchford, J. van Dam
46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
(27th ASME Wind Energy Symposium),
Reno, Nevada, January 2008
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[Abstract]
(16KB PDF)		 [Report]
(353KB PDF)		 “Structural Testing of 9 m Carbon Fiber Wind Turbine Research Blades”
J. Paquette, J. van Dam, S. Hughes
45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit,
Reno, Nevada, January 2007
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[Abstract]
(10KB PDF)		 [Report]
(497KB PDF)		 “Modeling and Testing of 9m Research Blades”
J. Paquette, D.L. Laird, D.T. Griffith, L. Rip
44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit,
Reno, Nevada, January 2006
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[Abstract]
(63KB PDF)		 [Report]
(8.6MB PDF)		 “CX-100 and TX-100 Blade Field Tests”
J.R. Zayas, P.L. Jones, A. Holman
SAND05-7454
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[Abstract]
(56KB PDF)		 [Report]
(491KB PDF)		 “Developments in Large Blades for Lower Cost Wind Turbines”
T.D. Ashwill
Global Windpower 2004,
Chicago, IL
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[Abstract]
(1.1MB PDF)		 [Report]
(15.9MB PDF)		 “Performance Evaluation of Wind Energy Conversion Systems Using the Method of Bins”
R.E. Akins
SAND77-1375
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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
[Abstract]
(8.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(198KB PDF)		 “CFD Calculations of S809 Aerodynamic Characteristics”
E.P. Wolfe, S.S. Ochs
AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 1997
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Control System Design: Nonlinear Control Theory
  [Slides]
(4.3MB PDF)		 “Nonlinear Power Flow Control Design: Utilizing Exergy, Entropy, Static and Dynamic Stability, and Lyapunov Analysis”
R.D. Robinett, III, D.G. Wilson
47th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Cancun, Mexico December 2008.
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[Abstract]
(46KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.7MB PDF)		 “Collective Systems: Physical and Information Exergies”
R.D. Robinett, III, D.G. Wilson
SAND2007-2327
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Control System Design: Wind Turbine Blade Controls
[Abstract]
(86KB PDF)		 [Report]
(432KB PDF)		 “Maximizing the Performance of Wind Turbines with Nonlinear Aeroservoelastic Power Flow Control”
R.D. Robinett, III, D.G. Wilson
2010 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control
Yokohama, Japan, September 8-10, 2010
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[Abstract]
(131KB PDF)		 [Report]
(452KB PDF)		 “Active Aerodynamic Blade Distributed Flap Control Design Procedure for Load Reduction on the UpWind 5MW Wind Turbine”
D.G. Wilson, B.R. Resor, D.E. Berg
AIAA/ASME 2010
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[Abstract]
(129KB PDF)		 [Report]
(459KB PDF)		 “Combined Individual Pitch Control and Active Aerodynamic Load Controller Investigation for the 5MW UpWind Turbine”
D.G. Wilson, D.E. Berg, B.R. Resor, M.F. Barone, J.C. Berg
AWEA WINDPOWER 2009, Chicago, IL,
May 4-7, 2009
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[Abstract]
(108KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Active Aerodynamic Blade Control Design For Load Reduction On Large Wind Turbines”
D.G. Wilson, D.E. Berg, M.F. Barone, J.C. Berg, B.R. Resor, D.W. Lobitz
EWEC 2009, Marseille, France,
March 16-19, 2009
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Data Acquisition And Field Measurements
[Abstract]
(104KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.6MB PDF)		 “Accurate GPS Time-Linked Data Acquisition System (ATLAS II) User’s Manual”
J. Zayas, P.L. Jones, J. Ortiz-Moyet
SAND2004-0481
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(14.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(583KB PDF)		 “Update of the Long-Term Inflow and Structural Test Program”
H.J. Sutherland, J. Zayas, A. Sterns, B. Neal
2004 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME, 2004, pp.140-150.
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[Abstract]
(8.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(207KB PDF)		 “Inflow and Fatigue Response of the NWTC Advanced Research Turbine”
H.J. Sutherland, N.D. Kelley, M.M. Hand
2003 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME, 2003, pp.214-224.
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[Abstract]
(5.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(136KB PDF)		 “Inflow and the Fatigue of the LIST Wind Turbine”
H.J. Sutherland
2002 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME 2002, pp.427-437.
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[Abstract]
(59KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.8MB PDF)		 “LIST/BMI Turbines Instrumentation and Infrastructure”
P.L. Jones, H.J. Sutherland, B.A. Neal
SAND2001-1642
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(6.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.9KB PDF)		 “Accurate GPS Time-Linked Data Acquisition System (ATLAS) User’s Manual”
D.E. Berg, J.R. Zayas
SAND2001-1289
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[Abstract]
(7.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(394KB PDF)		 “Preliminary Analysis of the Structural and Inflow Data From the LIST Turbine”
H.J. Sutherland
2001 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME 2001, pp.173-183.
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[Abstract]
(5.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(771KB PDF)		 “The Long-Term Inflow and Structural Test Program”
H.J. Sutherland, P.L. Jones, B.A. Neal
2001 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME 2001, pp.162-172
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[Abstract]
(7.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(340KB PDF)		 “Accurate Time-Linked Data Acquisition Field Deployment and Operational Experience”
D.E. Berg, J.R. Zayas
2001 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME 2001, pp.153-161.
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(11KB PDF)		 [Report]
(370KB PDF)		 “Hardware and Software Developments for the Accurate Time-Linked Data Acquisition System”
D.E. Berg, M.A. Rumsey, J.R. Zayas
2000 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME 2000.
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(11KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “ATLAS: A Small, Light Weight, Time-Syncronized Wind-Turbine Data Acquisition System”
D.E. Berg, P. Robertson, J.R. Zayas
1999 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME 1999, pp.236-242.
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[Abstract]
(1.1MB PDF)		 [Report]
(15.9MB PDF)		 “Performance Evaluation of Wind Energy Conversion Systems Using the Method of Bins”
R.E. Akins
SAND77-1375
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Fatigue And Reliability: General
[Abstract]
(15KB PDF)		 [Report]
(5.1MB PDF)		 “Fatigue Life Prediction and Strength Degradation of Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Composites”
R.P.L. Nijssen
SAND06-7810P
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[Abstract]
(22KB PDF)		 [Report]
(311KB PDF)		 “Wind Turbine Reliability: Understanding and Minimizing Wind Turbine Operation and Maintenance Costs”
C.A. Walford
SAND06-1100
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[Abstract]
(7.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.5MB PDF)		 “On The Fatigue Analysis of Wind Turbines”
H.J. Sutherland
SAND99-0089
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(10KB PDF)		 [Report]
(440KB PDF)		 “Damage Measurements on the NWTC Direct-Drive, Variable-Speed Test Bed”
H.J. Sutherland, P.W. Carlin
1998 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 1998, pp. 315-322.
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[Abstract]
(8.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(488KB PDF)		 “Fatigue Case Study and Reliability Analyses for Wind Turbines”
H.J. Sutherland, P.S. Veers
1995 Int. Solar Energy Conference,
ASME/JSME/JSES, 1995.
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Fatigue And Reliability: LIFE2
[Abstract]
(5.2KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.0MB PDF)		 “A Generalized Curve Fitting Technique for the LIFE2 Fatigue Analysis Code”
H.J. Sutherland, T.A. Wilson
SAND96-1992
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.2MB PDF)		 “User’s Guide for the Frequency Domain Algorithms in the LIFE2 Fatigue Analysis Code”
H.J. Sutherland, R.L. Linker
SAND93-1900
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[Abstract]
(4.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.0MB PDF)		 “Programmer’s Guide for LIFE2′s Rainflow Counting Algorithm”
L.L. Schluter
SAND90-2260
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[Abstract]
(4.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.9MB PDF)		 “User’s Guide for LIFE2′s Rainflow Counting Algorithm”
L.L. Schluter, H.J. Sutherland
SAND90-2259
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[Abstract]
(4.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.6MB PDF)		 “Analytical Framework for the LIFE2 Computer Code”
H.J. Sutherland
SAND89-1397
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(5.5MB PDF)		 “Reference Manual for the LIFE2 Computer Code”
L.L. Schluter, H.J. Sutherland
SAND89-1396
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Fatigue And Reliability: Loads
[Abstract]
(313KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.69MB PDF)		 “Decades of Wind Turbine Load Simulation”
M.B. Barone, J.A. Paquette,B.R. Resor, L. Manuel
50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition,
09-12 January 2012,
Nashville, Tennessee
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[Abstract]
(8.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(599KB PDF)		 “Effect of Mean Stress on the Damage of Wind Turbine Blades”
H.J. Sutherland, J.F. Mandell
JSEE, November 2004, vol. 126, no. 4, pp.1041-1049.
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[Abstract]
(93KB PDF)		 [Report]
(13MB PDF)		 “Estimation Of Fatigue And Extreme Load Distributions From Limited Data with Application To Wind Energy Systems”
L.M. Fitzwater
SAND04-0001
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[Abstract]
(8.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(353KB PDF)		 “Statistical Analysis of Inflow and Structural Response Data From the LIST Program”
L.D. Nelson, L. Manuel, H.J. Sutherland, P.S. Veers
2003 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME, 2003, pp.270-282.
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[Abstract]
(51KB PDF)		 [Report]
(158KB PDF)		 “Probabilistic Analysis of LIST Data for the Estimation of Extreme Design Loads for Wind Turbine Components”
M.D. Pandey, H.J. Sutherland
2003 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME, 2003, pp.259-269.
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[Abstract]
 [Report]
(543KB PDF)		 “Estimation of Extremes from Limited Time Histories: The Routine MaxFits With Wind Turbine Examples”
L.M. Fitzwater, S.R. Winterstein
SAND01-3750
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[Abstract]
(5.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(86KB PDF)		 “Extreme Load Estimation for Wind Turbines: Issues and Opportunities for Improved Practice”
P.S. Veers, S. Butterfield
2001 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 2001.
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[Abstract]
(9.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(355KB PDF)		 “Predicting Design Wind Turbine Loads From Limited Data: Comparing Random Process and Random Peak Models”
L.M. Fitzwater, S.R. Winterstein
2001 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 2001.
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[Abstract]
(6.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(794KB PDF)		 “Parametric Models For Estimating Wind Turbine Fatigue Loads For Design”
L. Manuel, P.S. Veers, S.R. Winterstein
2001 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 2001.
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[Abstract]
(66KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.5MB PDF)		 “Moment-Based Probability Modelling and Extreme Response Estimation The FITS Routine Version 1.2″
L. Manuel, T. Kashef, S.R. Winterstein
SAND99-2985
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[Abstract]
(13KB PDF)		 [Report]
(148KB PDF)		 “Application of Measured Loads to Wind Turbine Fatigue and Reliability Analysis”
P.S. Veers, S.R. Winterstein
1997 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 1997.
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[Abstract]
(8.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(236KB PDF)		 “Damage Estimates from Long-Term Structural Analysis of a Wind Turbine in a U.S. Wind Farm Environment”
N.D. Kelley, H.J. Sutherland
1997 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 1997, pp. 170-179.
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[Abstract]
(11KB PDF)		   “Frequency Domain Analysis of the Fatigue Loads on Typical Wind Turbine Blades”
H.J. Sutherland
Journal of Solar Engineering, Transactions of
ASME, Vol. 118, November 1996, pp. 204-211.
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[Abstract]
(11.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(194KB PDF)		 “The Spectral Content of the Torque Loads on a Turbine Gear Tooth”
H.J. Sutherland, D.P. Burwinkle
Wind Energy – 1995, Musial, Hock & Berg (eds),
SED-Vol.16, ASME, January-February 1995, pp. 91-97.
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[Abstract]
(11.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(113KB PDF)		 “Effects of Cyclic Stress Distribution Models on Fatigue Life Predictions”
H.J. Sutherland, P.S. Veers
Wind Energy – 1995, Musial, Hock & Berg (eds),
SED-Vol.16, ASME, January-February 1995, pp. 83-90.
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[Abstract]
(6.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(239KB PDF)		 “Fatigue Damage Estimate Comparisons for Northern European and U.S. Wind Farm Loading Environments”
H.J. Sutherland, N.D. Kelly
Proceedings of WindPower 95, AWEA,
Washington, D.C., 1995.
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[Abstract]
(12.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(410KB PDF)		 “Fatigue Case Study and Loading Spectra for Wind Turbines”
H.J. Sutherland
Proceedings of the IEA Third Symposium of Wind Turbine Fatigue,
IEA, Implementing Agreement for a Programme of Research and Development on Wind Energy
Conversion Systems – Annex XI, April 1994, pp. 77-87.
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[Abstract]
(6.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(111KB PDF)		 “Frequency-Domain Synthesis of the Fatigue Load Spectrum for the NPS 100-KW Wind Turbine”
H.J. Sutherland, R.M. Osgood
Proceedings of WindPower 92, AWEA,
Washington, D.C., 1992.
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[Abstract]
(77.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(8.54MB PDF)		 “Fatigue Crack Growth Due to Random Loading”
P.S. Veers
SAND87-2039
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Fatigue And Reliability: Probability Of Failure
[Abstract]
(8.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.5KB PDF)		 “Theory Manual for FAROW Version 1.1: A Numerical Analysis of the Fatigue and Reliability of Wind Turbine Components”
S.R. Winterstein, P.S. Veers
SAND94-2459 (Printed February 2000)
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[Abstract]
(66KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.5MB PDF)		 “Moment-Based Probability Modelling and Extreme Response Estimation The FITS Routine Version 1.2″
L. Manuel, T. Kashef, S.R. Winterstein
SAND99-2985
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[Abstract]
(8.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(236KB PDF)		 “Damage Estimates from Long-Term Structural Analysis of a Wind Turbine in a U.S. Wind Farm Environment”
N.D. Kelley, H.J. Sutherland
1997 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 1997, pp. 170-179.
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[Abstract]
(5.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(7.3MB PDF)		 “Probabilistic Fatigue Methodology and Wind Turbine Reliability”
C.H. Lange
SAND96-1246
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[Abstract]
(9.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(104KB PDF)		 “All Wind Farm Uncertainty is Not The Same: The Economics of Common Versus Independent Causes”
P.S. Veers
Proceedings of WindPower 1995,
AWEA, pp. 125-129.
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[Abstract]
(95.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.7MB PDF)		 “FITTING: A Subroutine to Fit Four Moment Probability Distributions to Data”
S.R. Winterstein, C.H. Lange, S. Kumar
SAND94-3039
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[Abstract]
(5.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(6.0MB PDF)		 “FAROW: Fatigue and Reliability of Wind Turbine Components”
P.S. Veers, S.R. Winterstein, C.H. Lange, T.A. Wilson
SAND94-2460
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[Abstract]
(8.22KB PDF)		 [Report]
(544KB PDF)		 “FAROW: A Tool For Fatigue and Reliability of Wind Turbines”
P.S. Veers, C.H. Lange, S.R. Winterstein
Proceedings of WindPower ’93,
AWEA, July 1993.
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[Abstract]
(6.15KB PDF)		 [Report]
(488KB PDF)		 “Fatigue Life Variability and Reliability Analysis of a Wind Turbine Blade”
P.S. Veers, H.J. Sutherland, T.D. Ashwill
Proceedings: Probabalistic Mechanics and Structural and Geothermal Reliability, Y.K. Lin ed.,
ASCE, July 1992.
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Health Monitoring
[Abstract]
(225KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades”
M.A. Rumsey, J.A. Paquette
2008 SPIE Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring,
San Diego, California, March 2008
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[Abstract]
(13.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Experimental Results of Structural Health Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blades”
M.A. Rumsey, J.R. White, R.J. Werlink, A.G. Beattie, C.W. Pitchford, J. van Dam
46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit
(27th ASME Wind Energy Symposium),
Reno, Nevada, January 2008
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[Abstract]
(5.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(481KB PDF)		 “Application of Damage Detection Techniques Using Wind Turbine Modal Data”
E. Gross, T. Simmermacher, R.I. Zadok, T. Simmermacher, M.A. Rumsey
SAND98-2823c
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[Abstract]
(6.2KB PDF)		 [Report]
(755KB PDF)		 “In-Field Use of Laser Dopler Vibrometer on Wind Turbine Blade”
T. Carne, E. Gross, M.A. Rumsey, J. Hurtado, B. Hansche, T. Simmermacher
SAND97-2745c
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[Abstract]
(5.4KB PDF)		 [Report]
(19MB PDF)		 “Development Of Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Using Dynamics Testing”
G.H. James III
SAND96-0810
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Manufacturing
[Abstract]
(89.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.0MB PDF)		 “Wind Turbine Composite Blade Manufacturing: The Need for Understanding Defect Origins, Prevalence, Implications and Reliability”
D.S. Cairns, J. Nelson, T. Riddle
SAND11-1094
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[Abstract]
(9.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.5MB PDF)		 “TX-100 Manufacturing Final Project Report”
D. Berry, T. Ashwill
SAND07-6066
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[Abstract]
(37KB PDF)		 [Report]
(24MB PDF)		 “CX-100 Manufacturing Final Project Report”
D. Berry, T. Ashwill
SAND07-6065
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[Abstract]
(94.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(911KB PDF)		 “Design of 9-Meter Carbon-Fiberglass Prototype Blades: CX-100 and TX-100″
D. Berry, T. Ashwill
SAND07-0201
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[Abstract]
(16.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.0MB PDF)		 “Simulation and Testing of Resin Infusion Manufacturing Processes for Large Composite Structures”
D.B. Mastbergen
SAND06-7856P
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[Abstract]
(3.9MB PDF)		 [Report]
(37.MB PDF)		 “Pressure Bag Molding: Manufacturing, Mechanical Testing, Non-Destructive Evaluation, and Analysis”
E.B. Larsen
SAND06-7855P
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[Abstract]
(6.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(5.0MB PDF)		 “Fluid Flow Modeling of Resin Transfer Molding for Composite Material Wind Turbine Blade Structures.”
S. Rossel
SAND04-0076
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[Abstract]
(107KB PDF)		 [Report]
(12.MB PDF)		 “Blade Manufacturing Improvements: Remote Blade Manufacturing Demonstration”
TPI Composites, Inc
SAND03-0719
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[Abstract]
(9.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(7.3MB PDF)		 “Blade Manufacturing Improvement Project: Final Report”
K. Sherwood
SAND02-3101
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[Abstract]
(40.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(11.MB PDF)		 “Analysis of a Composit Blade Design for the AOC 15/50 Wind Turbine Using a Finite Element Model”
L.R. McKittrick, D.S. Cairns, J. Mandell, D.C. Combs, D.A. Rabern, D. VanLuchene
SAND01-1441
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[Abstract]
(12.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(16.MB PDF)		 “Blade Manufacturing Improvements: Development Of The ERS-100 Blade”
SAND01-1381
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[Abstract]
(60.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(20.MB PDF)		 “Evaluation of Hand Lay-Up and Resin Transfer Molding In Composite Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturing”
D.S. Cairns, J.D. Skramstad
SAND00-1425
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[Abstract]
(5.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.2MB PDF)		 “The Use of Carbon Fibers in Wind Turbine Blade Design: A SERI-8 Blade Example”
Chengt-Huat Ong, S.W. Tsai
SAND00-0478
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[Abstract]
(9.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.4MB PDF)		 “Resin Transfer Molding and Wind Turbine Blade Construction”
D.C. Cairns, J. Skramstad, T.D. Ashwill
SAND99-3047
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[Abstract]
(30.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(12.MB PDF)		 “Advanced Blade Manufacturing Project”
R.Z. Poore
SAND99-2017
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[Abstract]
(3.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.2MB PDF)		 “Design, Manufacture and Testing of a Bend-Twist D-spar”
Chengt-Huat Ong, S.W. Tsai
SAND99-1324
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Materials: Aluminum
[Abstract]
(9.69KB PDF)		 [Report]
(568KB PDF)		 “Fatigue Characterization of a VAWT Blade Material”
J.A. Van Den Avyle, H.J. Sutherland
1989 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
ASME 1989, pp. 125-129.
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Materials: Bonded Joints
[Abstract]
(8.3KB PDF)		 [Report]
(689KB PDF)		 “Single-Cycle and Fatigue Strengths of Adhesively Bonded Lap Joints”
K.E. Metzinger, T.R. Guess
1999 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME 1999, pp. 21-31
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[Abstract]
(6.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(290KB PDF)		 “How Geometric Details Can Affect the Strength of Adhesive Lap Joints”
K.E. Metzinger, T.R. Guess
1997 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME 1997, pp. 209-217
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “Mechanical Properties of Hysol EA-9394 Structural Adhesive”
T.R. Guess, E.D. Reedy, M.E. Stavig
SAND95-0229
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Materials: Composites
[Abstract]
(43.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(10.0MB PDF)		 “Analysis of SNL/MSU/DOE Fatigue Database Trends for Wind Turbine Blade Materials”
J.F. Mandell, D.D. Samborsky, P. Agastra, A.T. Sears, and T.J. Wilson
SAND2010-7052
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[Abstract]
(79.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(963KB PDF)		 “Composite Materials for Innovative Wind Turbine Blades”
T.D. Ashwill, J.A. Paquette
SAMPE’08 Conference,
May 18-22, 2008, Long Beach, CA
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[Abstract]
(43.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.5MB PDF)		 “Fabrication, Testing, and Analysis of Anisotropic Carbon/Glass Hybrid Composites Volume 1: Technical Report”
T.M. Hermann, J.E. Locke, K.K. Wetzel
SAND2005-5748
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[Abstract]
(36.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(7.2MB PDF)		 “Fabrication, Testing, and Analysis of Anisotropic Carbon/Glass Hybrid Composites Volume 2: Test Data”
T.M. Hermann, J.E. Locke, K.K. Wetzel
SAND2005-5748
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[Abstract]
(158KB PDF)		 [Report]
(159KB PDF)		 “Updated Goodman Diagrams for Fiberglass Composite Materials Using the DOE/MSU Fatigue Database”
H.J. Sutherland, J.F. Mandell
Global Windpower 2004
AWEA/EWEA, 2004, Paper #18983, 12p.
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[Abstract]
(9.35KB PDF)		 [Report]
(256KB PDF)		 “The Effect of Mean Stress Damage on Predictions for Spectral Loading of Fiberglass Composite Coupons”
H.J. Sutherland, J.F. Mandell
EWEA, Special Topic Conference 2004: The Science of Making Torque from the Wind
EWEA, 2004, pp. 546-555.
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[Abstract]
(14.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(428KB PDF)		 “Effect of Mean Stress on the Damage of Wind Turbine Blades”
H.J. Sutherland, J.F. Mandell
2004 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME, 2004, pp. 32-44.
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[Abstract]
(180KB PDF)		 [Report]
(316MB PDF)		 “Testing and Analysis of Low Cost Composite Materials Under Spectrum Loading and High Cycle Fatigue Conditions”
J.F. Mandell, D.D. Samborsky, N.K. Wahl, H.J. Sutherland
Conference Paper
ICCM14, Paper# 1811, SME/ASC, 2003, 10p.
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[Abstract]
(123KB PDF)		 [Report]
(275MB PDF)		 “Alternative Composite Materials for Megawatt-Scale Wind Turbine Blades: Design Considerations and Recommended Testing”
D.A. Griffin, T.D. Ashwill
2003 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME, 2003, pp. 191-201.
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[Abstract]
(5.3KB PDF)		 [Report]
(19.MB PDF)		 “Fatigue of Composite Materials and Structures for Wind Turbine Blades”
J.F. Mandell, D.D. Samborsky, D.S. Cairns
SAND2002-0771
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[Abstract]
(5.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(219KB PDF)		 “Effects of Materials Parameters and Design Details on the Fatigue of Composite Materials for Wind Turbine Blades”
J.F. Mandell, D.D. Samborsky, H.J. Sutherland
Proceedings of the 1999 EWEC, 1999, pp. 628-633.
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[Abstract]
(5.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(7.9MB PDF)		 “DOE/MSU Composite Material Fatigue Database”
J.F. Mandell, D.D. Samborsky
SAND97-3002
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  [Spreadsheet]
(4.88MB PDF)		 “DOE/MSU Composite Material Fatigue Database: May 29, 2012 Update”
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[Abstract]
(9.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(137KB PDF)		 “Damage Estimates for European and U.S. Sites Using the U.S. High-Cycle Fatigue Data Base”
H.J. Sutherland
Proceedings of the IEA Fourth Symposium of Wind Turbine Fatigue,
IEA,
Implementing Agreement for Co-operation in the Research and Development of Wind Turbine Systems–Annex XI,
February 1996, pp. 55-62.
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[Abstract]
(9.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(96.KB PDF)		 “Application of the U.S. High Cycle Fatigue Data Base to Wind Turbine Blade Lifetime Predictions”
H.J. Sutherland, J.F. Mandell
Energy Week 1996, Book VIII: Wind Energy
ASME, January-February 1996, pp. 85-92.
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.2MB PDF)		 “Fatigue Of Fiberglass Wind Turbine Blade Materials”
J.F. Mandell, R.M. Reed, D.D. Samborsky
SAND92-7005
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Materials: Material Testing and Fatigue
[Abstract]
(15.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(5.1MB PDF)		 “Fatigue Life Prediction and Strength Degradation of Wind Turbine Rotor Blade Composites”
R.P.L. Nijssen
SAND06-7810P
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[Abstract]
(7.3KB PDF)		 [Report]
(182KB PDF)		 “The Development of Confidence Limits For Fatigue Strength Data”
H.J. Sutherland, P.S. Veers
2000 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 2000.
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[Abstract]
(9.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(137KB PDF)		 “Damage Estimates for European and U.S. Sites Using the U.S. High-Cycle Fatigue Data Base”
H.J. Sutherland
Proceedings of the IEA Fourth Symposium of Wind Turbine Fatigue,
IEA,
Implementing Agreement for Co-operation in the Research and Development of Wind Turbine Systems–Annex XI,
February 1996, pp. 55-62.
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Materials: Property Determination
[Abstract]
(10.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(903KB PDF)		 “Estimation of Uncertain Material Parameters Using Modal Test Data”
P.S. Veers, D.L. Laird, T.G. Carne, M.J. Sagartz
AIAA Aerospace Sciences Mtg. / ASME Wind Energy Symp.,
W. Musial ed., SED – Vol. 19, 1998.
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Modal Testing And Analysis
[Abstract]
(113KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.6MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing of the TX-100 Wind Turbine Blade”
D.T. Griffith, G. Smith, M. Casias, S. Reese, T.W. Simmermacher
SAND05-6454
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.5MB PDF)		 “The Natural Excitation Technique (NExt) for Modal Parameter Extraction From Operating Wind Turbines”
G.H. James III, T.G. Carne, J.P. Lauffer
SAND92-1666
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[Abstract]
(92.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(280KB PDF)		 “Modeling Of Blades As Equivalent Beams For Aeroelastic Analysis”
D.J. Malcolm, D.L. Laird
2003 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME, 2003, pp. 293-303.
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[Abstract]
(4.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.7MB PDF)		 “Initial Structural Response Measurements and Model Validation for the Sandia 34-Meter VAWT Test Bed”
T.D. Ashwill
SAND88-0633
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[Abstract]
(5.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.5MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing In The Evaluation of Wind Turbines”
J.P. Lauffer, T.G. Carne, T.D. Ashwill
SAND87-2461
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[Abstract]
(4.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing the EOLE”
T.G. Carne, J.P. Lauffer, A.J. Gomez
SAND87-1506
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing of a Rotating Wind Turbine”
T.G. Carne, A.R. Nord
SAND82-0631
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Non-destructive Testing
[Abstract]
(7.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.0MB PDF)		 “Non-Destructive Evaluation of Wind Turbine Blades Using an Infrared Camera”
A.G. Beattie, M.A. Rumsey
SAND98-2824c
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[Abstract]
(8.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(317KB PDF)		 “Acoustic Emission Monitoring of A Wind Turbine Blade during a Fatigue Test”
A.G. Beattie
1997 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting,
AIAA, 1997, pp. 239-248.
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[Abstract]
(10.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.0MB PDF)		 “Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) Of Composite/Metal Bond Interface Of A Wind Turbine Blade Using An Acousto-ultrasonic Technique”
J.H. Gieske, M.A. Rumsey
1997 AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting,
AIAA, 1997, pp. 249-254.
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[Abstract]
(48.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(820KB PDF)		 “Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) of Composite-to-Metal Bond Interface of a Wind Turbine Blade Using an Acousto-Ultrasonic Technique”
J.H. Gieske, M.A. Rumsey
SAND96-2506c
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[Abstract]
(5.3KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.6MB PDF)		 “The Application Of Non-Destructive Techniques to the Testing of a Wind Turbine Blade”
H. Sutherland, A. Beattie, B. Hansche, W. Musial, J. Allread, J. Johnson, M. Summers
SAND93-1380
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NuMAD
[Abstract]
(152KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.10MB PDF)		 “Numerical Manufacturing And Design Tool (NuMAD v2.0) for Wind Turbine Blades: User’s Guide”
J.C. Berg, B.R. Resor
SAND2012-728
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[Abstract]
(224KB PDF)		 [Report]
(24.MB PDF)		 “NuMAD User’s Manual”
D.L. Laird
SAND2001-2375
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Offshore
  [Slideshow]
(11.8MB PPS)		 “Large Rotor Development: Sandia 100-meter Blade Research”
D.T. Griffith
Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer 2012 Conference
Dusseldorf, Germany
November 27-29, 2012
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[Abstract]
(196KB PDF)		 [Report]
(560KB PDF)		 “Challenges and Opportunities in Large Offshore Rotor Development: Sandia 100-meter Blade Research”
D.T. Griffith, B.R. Resor, T.D. Ashwill
AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 Conference and Exhibition
Atlanta, GA, USA
June 3-6, 2012
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[Abstract]
(84.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.82MB PDF)		 “Structural Health and Prognostics Management for Offshore Wind Turbines: An Initial Roadmap”
D.T. Griffith, B.R. Resor, J.R. White, J.A. Paquette,
N.C. Yoder
SAND2012-10109
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[Abstract]
(15.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “The Sandia 100-meter All-Glass Baseline Wind Turbine Blade: SNL100-00″
D.T. Griffith, T.D. Ashwill
SAND11-3779
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Partnerships: Low Wind Speed Technology (LWST)–Knight & Carver
[Abstract]
(222KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.74MB PDF)		 “Passive Load Control for Large Wind Turbines”
T.D. Ashwill
SAND10-3276C
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[Abstract]
(120.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.56MB PDF)		 “Development of the Swept Twist Adaptive Rotor (STAR) Blade”
T.D. Ashwill, G. Kanaby, K. Jackson, M. Zuteck
48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Orlando, FL
January 4-7, 2010
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[Abstract]
(76.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(11.2MB PDF)		 “Sweep-Twist Adaptive Rotor Blade: Final Project Report”
Knight & Carver Wind Group,
T.D. Ashwill (Sandia Technical Manager)
SAND09-8037
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  [Slideshow]
(1.37MB PDF)		 “Sweep-Twist Adaptive Blade”
T.D. Ashwill, G. Kanaby
Powerpoint slideshow as presented at EWEC2007,
Milan, Italy, May 2007
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Partnerships: Low Wind Speed Technology (LWST)–WindPACT
[Abstract]
(55.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(971KB PDF)		 “Innovative Design Approaches for Large Wind Turbine Blades Final Report.”
TPI Composites, Inc.
SAND2004-0074
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[Abstract]
(8.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(543KB PDF)		 “Blade System Design Studies Volume II: Preliminary Blade Designs and Recommended Test Matrix.”
D. Griffin
SAND2004-0073
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[Abstract]
(9.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(17.MB PDF)		 “Cost Study for Large Wind Turbine Blades: WindPACT Blade System Design Studies.”
TPI Composites, Inc.
SAND2003-1428
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[Abstract]
(80.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.3MB PDF)		 “Innovative Design Approaches for Large Wind Turbine Blades.”
TPI Composites, Inc.
SAND2003-0723
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[Abstract]
(23.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Parametric Study For Large Wind Turbine Blades: WindPACT Blade System Design Studies.”
TPI Composites, Inc.
SAND2002-2519
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[Abstract]
(54.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(683KB PDF)		 “Blade System Design Studies Volume 1: Composite Technologies for Large Wind Turbine Blades.”
D.A. Griffin
SAND2002-1879
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Scaled Wind Farm Technology [SWiFT] Facility
[Abstract]
(7.3KB PDF)		 [Report]
(426KB PDF)		 “DOE/SNL-TTU Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility: Research Opportunities for Study of Turbine-Turbine Interaction”
M. Barone, J. White
SAND2011-6522
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  [Fact Sheet]
(1.06MB PDF)		 “SWiFT Facility Fact Sheet”
J. White
SAND2012-5727P
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Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA)
[Abstract]
(5.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(160KB PDF)		 “Communication Vulnerabilities and Mitigations in Wind Power SCADA Systems”
[Slides from ASME/AIAA Presentation (pdf)]
W.Y. Young, M.A. Rumsey, J.E. Stamp, J.D. Dillinger
SAND03-1649
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Structural Dynamics
[Abstract]
(9.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(559KB PDF)		 “Assessment of Wind Turbine Seismic Risk: Existing Literature and Simple Study of Tower Moment Demand”
I. Prowell, P.S. Veers
SAND09-1100
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[Abstract]
(90.3KB PDF)		 [Report]
(279KB PDF)		 “Modeling Of Blades As Equivalent Beams for Aeroelastic Analysis”
D.J. Malcolm, D.L. Laird
2003 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
AIAA/ASME, 2003, pp. 293-303.
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[Abstract]
(4.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.7MB PDF)		 “Initial Structural Response Measurements and Model Validation for the Sandia 34-Meter VAWT Test Bed”
T.D. Ashwill
SAND88-0633
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[Abstract]
(5.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.5MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing In The Evaluation of Wind Turbines”
J.P. Lauffer, T.G. Carne, T.D. Ashwill
SAND87-2461
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[Abstract]
(83.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.6MB PDF)		 “Analysis of Wind Turbines on Offshore Support Structures Excited by Random Wind and Random Waves”
D.S. Oscar, T.L. Paez
SAND87-1689
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[Abstract]
(4.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing the EOLE”
T.G. Carne, J.P. Lauffer, A.J. Gomez
SAND87-1506
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[Abstract]
(4.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.3MB PDF)		 “Aeroelastic Effects in the Structural Dynamic Analysis of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”
D.W. Lobitz, T.D. Ashwill
SAND85-0957
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[Abstract]
(92.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “A NASTRAN-Based Computer Program for Structural Dynamic Analysis of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines”
D.W. Lobitz
Presented at the Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Technology Workshop
DOE and NASA_Lewis
May 1984
Subsequently published in Collected Papers on Wind Turbine Technology
Edited by David A. Spera
DOE/NASA/5776-2, NASA CR 195432, pp89-97
May 1995
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “Modeling Stochastic Wind Loads on Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”
P.S. Veers
SAND83-1909
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[Abstract]
(21.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “A General Method for Fatigue Analysis of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Blades”
P.S. Veers
SAND82-2543
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Aeroelastic Stability Analysis of a Darrieus Wind Turbine”
D. Popelka
SAND82-0672
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing of a Rotating Wind Turbine”
T.G. Carne, A.R. Nord
SAND82-0631
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[Abstract]
(4.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “Finite Element Analysis and Modal Testing of a Rotating Wind Turbine”
T.G. Carne, D.W. Lobitz, A.R. Nord, R.A. Watson
SAND82-0345
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Turbine Systems
[Abstract]
(10.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(64.KB PDF)		 “An Overview of the NREL/SNL Flexible Turbine Characterization Project”
N. Kelley, A. Wright, G. Bir, R. Osgood, E. McKenna, H. Sutherland
1998 ASME Wind Energy Symposium,
AIAA/ASME, 1998, supplement.
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Turbulence Simulation
[Abstract]
(5.4KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.7MB PDF)		 “Numerical Simulation of VAWT Stochastic Aerodynamic Loads Produced by Atmospheric Turbulence: VAWT-SAL Code”
G.F. Homicz
SAND91-1124
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.6MB PDF)		 “Three-Dimensional Wind Simulation”
P.S. Veers
SAND88-0152
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[Abstract]
(276KB PDF)		 [Report]
(5.7MB PDF)		 “A Markov Method for Simulating Non-Gaussian Wind Speed Time Series”
G.M. McNerney, P.S. Veers
SAND84-1227
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “Modeling Stochastic Wind Loads on Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”
P.S. Veers
SAND83-1909
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Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT): Archives
[Brochure]
(6.71MB PDF)]		   “Vertical Axis Wind Turbine: The History of the DOE Program”
Sandia National Laboratories Staff
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[Brochure]
(1.2MB PDF)]		   “What Is It?”
Sandia National Laboratories Staff
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[Abstract]
(4.9KB PDF)
[Report]
(9.1MB PDF)		 “Final Project Report: High-Energy Rotor, Development, Test and Evaluation”
FloWind Corporation
SAND96-2205
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[Abstract]
(5.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(12.MB PDF)		 “Measured Data for the Sandia 34 Meter Vertical Axis Wind Turbine”
T.D. Ashwill
SAND91-2228
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[Abstract]
(5.4KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.6MB PDF)		 “Numerical Simulation of VAWT Stochastic Aerodynamic Loads Produced by Atmospheric Turbulence: VAWT-SAL Code”
G.F. Homicz
SAND91-1124
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[Abstract]
(5.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(12.MB PDF)		 “Selected Papers on Wind Energy Technology”

  • “Three-Dimensional Wind Simulation”
  • “Time Domain Structural Response Calculations for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”
  • “Fatigue Characterization of a VAWT Blade Material”
  • “Simplified Fatigue Damage and Crack Growth Calculations for Wind Turbines”
  • “Crack Propagation Analysis of WECS Components Using the LIFE2 Computer Code”
  • “Model Validation of the Sandia 34-Meter Test Bed Turbine Using Substructured Modal-Testing”
  • “Initial Structural Response Measurements for the Sandia 34-Meter VAWT Test Bed”
  • “Damage Predictions for Wind Turbine Components Using the LIFE2 Computer Code”
  • “Control of the Variable Speed Generator on the Sandia 34-Meter Vertical Axis Wind Turbine”
  • “Test Results and Status of the DOE/Sandia 34-M VAWT Test Bed”
  • “Aerodynamic Design and Initial Performance Measurements for the Sandia 34-M Diameter Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine”
  • “Structural Response Measurements and Predictions for the Sandia 34-Meter Test Bed”
  • “Fatigue Analysis of the Sandia 34-Meter Vertical Axis Wind Turbine”
  • “Rainflow Counting Algorithm for Operations of Variable-Speed Wind Turbines”
  • “Smart Control Algorithms for Operation of Variable-Speed Wind Turbines”
  • “Performance Predictions for an Intermediate-Sized VAWT Based on Performance of the 34-M VAWT Test Bed”

Sandia National Laboratories Staff
SAND90-1615
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[Abstract]
(76KB PDF)		 [Report]
(572KB PDF)		 “Fatigue Characterization of a VAWT Blade Material”
J.A. Van Den Avyle, H.J. Sutherland
1989 ASME Wind Energy Symposium
ASME 1989, pp. 125-129.
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[Abstract]
(4.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.7MB PDF)		 “Initial Structural Response Measurements and Model Validation for the Sandia 34-Meter VAWT Test Bed”
T.D. Ashwill
SAND88-0633
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.6MB PDF)		 “Three-Dimensional Wind Simulation”
P.S. Veers
SAND88-0152
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[Abstract]
(5.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.5MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing In The Evaluation of Wind Turbines”
J.P. Lauffer, T.G. Carne, T.D. Ashwill
SAND87-2461
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[Abstract]
(5.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing the EOLE”
T.G. Carne, J.P. Lauffer, A.J. Gomez
SAND87-1506
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[Abstract]
(32.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(5.59MB PDF)		 “Test Plan for the 34 Meter Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Test Bed Located at Bushland, Texas”
W.A. Stephenson
SAND86-1623
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[Abstract]
(4.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.0MB PDF)		 “Developments in the Blade Shape Design for a Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine”
T.D. Ashwill, T.H. Leonard
SAND86-1085
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[Abstract]
(4.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.3MB PDF)		 “Aeroelastic Effects in the Structural Dynamic Analysis of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”
D.W. Lobitz, T.D. Ashwill
SAND85-0957
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[Abstract]
(4.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.4MB PDF)		 “Structural Design of the Sandia 34-Meter Vertical Axis Wind Turbine”
D.E. Berg
SAND84-1287
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[Abstract]
(123KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.3MB PDF)		 “Tailored Airfoils for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
P.C. Klimas
SAND84-1062
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[Abstract]
(4.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.2MB PDF)		 “Dynamic Stall Regulation of the Darrieus Turbine”
J.W. Oler, J.H. Strickland, B.J. Im, G.H. Graham
SAND83-7029
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[Abstract]
(4.6B PDF)		 [Report]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “Modeling Stochastic Wind Loads on Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”
P.S. Veers
SAND83-1909
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.3MB PDF)		 “Aeroelastic Stability Analysis of a Darrieus Wind Turbine”
D. Popelka
SAND82-0672
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Modal Testing of a Rotating Wind Turbine”
T.G. Carne, A.R. Nord
SAND82-0631
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[Abstract]
(4.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.1MB PDF)		 “Finite Element Analysis and Modal Testing of a Rotating Wind Turbine”
T.G. Carne, D.W. Lobitz, A.R. Nord, R.A. Watson
SAND82-0345
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[Abstract]
(52.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.4MB PDF)		 “An Approach to the Fatigue Analysis of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Blades”
P.S. Veers
SAND81-2130
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[Abstract]
(221KB PDF)		 [Report]
(10.MB PDF)		 “Effects of Blade Preset Pitch/Offset on Curved-Blade Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Performance”
P.C. Klimas, M.H. Worstell
SAND81-1762
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[Abstract]
(4.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Guy Cable Design and Damping For Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”
T.G. Carne
SAND80-2669
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[Abstract]
(4.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.2MB PDF)		 “Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Drive Train Transient Dynamics”
D.B. Clauss, T.G. Carne
SAND80-2646
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(5.4KB PDF)		 “Comparison of Field and Wind Tunnel Darrieus Wind Turbine Data”
R.E. Sheldahl
SAND80-2469
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[Abstract]
(6.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.8MB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic Characteristics of Seven Symmetrical Airfoil Sections Through 180-Degree Angle of Attack For Use In Aerodynamic Analysis of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines”
R.E. Sheldahl, P.C. Klimas
SAND80-2114
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[Abstract]
(20.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(8.4MB PDF)		 “Proceedings of the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) Design Technology Seminar for Industry”
S.F. Johnston, Jr.
April 1-3, 1980
Albuquerque, NM
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[Abstract]
(4.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.9MB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic Performance of a 5-Metre-Diameter Darrieus Turbine with Extruded NACA-0015 Blades”
R.E. Sheldahl, P.C. Klimas, L.V. Feltz
SAND80-0179
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.7MB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic Performance of the 17-Metre-Diameter Darrieus Wind Turbine in the Three-Bladed Configuration: An Addendum”
M.H. Worstell
SAND79-1753
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(765KB PDF)		 “Characteristics of Future Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines”
E.G. Kadlec
SAND79-1068
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[Abstract]
(4.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.6MB PDF)		 “Aerodynamic Performance of the 17-Metre-Diameter Darrieus Wind Turbine”
M.H. Worstell
SAND78-1737
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[Abstract]
(52.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.13MB PDF)		 “Economic Analysis of Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Systems for the Generation of Utility Grid Electrical Power: Volume I-Executive Summary”
W.N. Sullivan
SAND78-0962-1
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[Abstract]
(16.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(4.01MB PDF)		 “Economic Analysis of Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Systems for the Generation of Utility Grid Electrical Power: Volume II-The Economic Optimization Model”
W.N. Sullivan
SAND78-0962-2
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[Abstract]
(24.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.62MB PDF)		 “Economic Analysis of Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Systems for the Generation of Utility Grid Electrical Power: Volume III-Point Designs”
R.D. Grover, E.G. Kadlec
SAND78-0962-3
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[Abstract]
(24.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.62MB PDF)		 “Economic Analysis of Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Systems for the Generation of Utility Grid Electrical Power: Volume IV-Summary and Analysis”
W.N. Sullivan, R.O. Nellums
SAND78-0962-4
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[Abstract]
(28.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(3.2MB PDF)		 “Wind Characteristics at the VAWT Test Facility”
R.E. Atkins
SAND78-0760
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[Abstract]
(4.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.5MB PDF)		 “Torque Ripple in a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine”
R.C. Reuter, M.H. Worstell
SAND78-0577
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(830KB PDF)		 “Four Aerodynamic Prediction Schemes for Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines – A Compendium”
P.C. Klimas, R.E. Sheldahl
SAND78-0014
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[Abstract]
(4.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.0MB PDF)		 “Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Tie-Down Design With an Example”
R.C. Reuter, Jr.
SAND77-1919
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[Abstract]
(4.7KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.5MB PDF)		 “Free-Air Performance Tests of a 5-Metre-Diameter Darrieus Turbine”
R.E. Sheldahl, B.F. Blackwell
SAND77-1063
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[Abstract]
(6.5KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.8MB PDF)		 “Wind Tunnel Performance Data for Two- and Three-Bucket Savonius Rotors”
B.F. Blackwell, R.E. Sheldahl, L.V. Felts
SAND76-0131
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[Abstract]
(4.9KB PDF)		 [Report]
(2.4MB PDF)		 “Wind Tunnel Performance Data for the Darrieus Wind Turbine with NACA 0012 Blades”
B.F. Blackwell, R.E. Sheldahl, L.V. Felts
SAND76-0130
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[Abstract]
(5.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “The Darrieus Turbine: A Performance Prediction Model Using Multiple Streamtubes”
J.H. Strickland
SAND75-0431
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “The Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine: How It Works’”
B.F. Blackwell
SAND74-0160
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Blade Shape For Troposkien Type of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine”
B.F. Blackwell, G.E. Reis
SAND74-0154
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[Abstract]
(4.6KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.2MB PDF)		 “Practical Approximations to a Troposkien by Straight-Line and Circular-Arc Segments”
G.E. Reis, B.F. Blackwell
SAND74-0100
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Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT): Current Research
[Abstract]
(28.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.13MB PDF)		 “A Retrospective of VAWT Technology”
H.J. Sutherland, D.E. Berg, T.D. Ashwill
SAND2012-0304
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Wind Plant Reliability
[Abstract]
(60.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.52MB PDF)		 “CMMS in the Wind Industry”
D. Belanger, D. Hart, B. Crull, B. Maier
SAND12-10617P
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[Abstract]
(53.0KB PDF)		 [Report]
(1.46MB PDF)		 “Continuous Reliability Enhancement for Wind (CREW) Database: Wind Plant Reliability Benchmark” (Technical Report)
V.A. Peters, A.B. Ogilvie, C.R. Bond
SAND12-7328
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  [Slides]
(4.0MB PDF)		 “Wind Plant Reliability Benchmark: September 2012″ (Presentation)
V.A. Peters, A.B. Ogilvie, C.R. Bond
SAND12-7329P
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[Abstract]
(10.8KB PDF)		 [Report]
(102KB PDF)		 “Wind Energy Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS): Data Collection Recommendations for Reliability Analysis”
V.A. Peters, A. Ogilvie
SAND12-0828
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  [Slides]
(3.64MB PDF)		 “Continuous Reliability Enhancement for Wind (CREW) Database: Wind Turbine Reliability Benchmark U.S. Fleet; Public Report October 2011″
V.A. Peters, B.L. McKenney, A.B. Ogilvie, C. Bond
SAND11-8036P
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  [Slides]
(2.5MB PDF)		 “CREW Database and Analysis Program”
B.L. McKenney, A.B. Ogilvie
Sandia Blade Workshop, July 2010
SAND11-3437C
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  [Slides]
(897KB PDF)		 “Taking Advantage of Your Data to Increase Reliability”
B.L. McKenney
Optimizing Wind Power Performance Conference
September 2010
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[Abstract]
(16.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(535KB PDF)		 “Using Wind Plant Data to Increase Reliability”
B.L. McKenney, A.B. Ogilvie, V.A. Peters
SAND10-8800
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(13.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(415KB PDF)		 “Adapting ORAP® to Wind Plants: Industry Value and Functional Requirements”
B. McKenney, A. Ogilvie, V.A. Peters, P.S. Veers
SAND10-4530
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[Abstract]
(71.KB PDF)		 [Report]
(364KB PDF)		 “Wind Turbine Reliability Database Update”
R.R. Hill, V.A. Peters, J.A. Stinebaugh, P.S. Veers
SAND09-1171
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  [Appendix B]
(265KB PDF)		 “Wind Turbine Reliability Database Update Appendix B: Report Template for individualized reports to partners.”
R.R. Hill, V.A. Peters, J.A. Stinebaugh, P.S. Veers
SAND09-1171
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[Abstract]
(9.1KB PDF)		 [Report]
(559KB PDF)		 “Assessment of Wind Turbine Seismic Risk: Existing Literature and Simple Study of Tower Moment Demand”
I. Prowell, P.S. Veers
SAND09-1100
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Wind Powering America [WPA]
  [Report]
(357KB PDF)		 “New Mexico Resources Assessment: Lee Ranch Data Summary and Transmittal: September – December 2002 Annual Analysis: January – December 2002″
Global Energy Concepts, LLC
February 2003
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Wind Resource
[Abstract]
(200KB PDF)		 [Report]
(51.0MB PDF)		 “Wind Power Climatology of the United States”
J.W. Reed
August 1977
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