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Assessment of Research Needs for Wind Turbine Rotor Materials Technology (1991) / Chapter Skim
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7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Pages 101-104

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... A new wind turbine system probably will take advantage of advances in semiconductor power electronics to improve energy production an well as provide reactive power control, which will make windgenerated electric power more amenable for use by the electric utilities. New speed control schemes will be introduced, but the major advance must come through the design of leas expensive, longer-lived, and higher-efficiency rotors.
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From page 102...
... Increased knowledge of the fatigue properties and fatigue failure mechanisms of blades should take precedence, but thin cannot be separated from the search for better manufacturing processes or from design innovations that will either minimize the likelihood of failure or ease the aerodynamic constraints of blade shape that impede process innovation. The committee wish to emphasize that the four factors of fatigue, manufacturing, advanced materials, and design are closely interrelated in the quest to produce a more cost-effective blade.
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... Aeroelastic tailoring may partially compensate for the lack of twist and tapered planform compared to usual wind turbine blade corm - an; - " feasibility study should be conducted.
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