Open AccessThe evolution of wind turbine design analysis—a twenty year progress review
Author(s) -
Quarton D. C.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
wind energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1099-1824
pISSN - 1095-4244
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1824(199804)1:1+<5::aid-we1>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - turbine , wind power , marine engineering , engineering , environmental science , aerospace engineering , electrical engineering
The sophistication of the analytical methods used as the basis of wind turbine design has increased enormously over the last 20 years. Beginning with simple calculations based largely on engineering intuition, the approach to wind turbine design has been transformed to the point where sophisticated computer‐based analysis is now performed routinely throughout the industry. This article traces the evolution of wind turbine design analysis, examines the factors which have influenced this evolution and assesses the current state of the art. The article concludes with a discussion of the remaining areas of uncertainty and the likely future developments of wind turbine calculation methods. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.