@article{705426,
      author = {Bergami, Leonardo,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/705426},
      title = {Smart rotor modeling aero-servo-elastic modeling of a  smart rotor with adaptive trailing edge flaps / [electronic  resource] :},
      abstract = {A smart rotor is a wind turbine rotor that, through a  combination of sensors, control units and actuators  actively reduces the variation of the aerodynamic loads it  has to withstand. Smart rotors feature a promising load  alleviation potential, and might provide the technological  breakthrough required by the next generation of large wind  turbine rotors. The book presents the aero-servo-elastic  model of a smart rotor with Adaptive Trailing Edge Flaps  for active load alleviation, and provides an insight on the  rotor aerodynamic, structural, and control modeling. A  novel model for the unsteady aerodynamics of an airfoil  section with flap is presented, and coupled with a  multi-body structural representation. A smart rotor  configuration is proposed, where the Adaptive Trailing Edge  Flaps extend along the outer 20 % of the blade span. Linear  Quadratic and Model Predictive algorithms are formulated to  control the flap deflection. The potential of the smart  rotor is finally confirmed by simulations in a turbulent  wind field. A significant reduction of the fatigue loads on  the blades is reported: the flaps, which cover no more than  1.5 % of the blade surface, reduce the fatigue load by 15  %; a combination of flap and individual pitch control  allows for fatigue reductions up to 30 %.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07365-1},
      recid = {705426},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
}