Active Control of a Small-Scale Wind Turbine Blade Containing Magnetorheological Fluid

This research study proposes a new active control structure to suppress vibrations of a small-scale wind turbine blade filled with magnetorheological (MR) fluid and actuated by an electromagnet. The aluminum blade structure is manufactured using the SH3055 (Bergey Windpower Co. Inc., Norman, OK, USA...

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Main Authors: Fevzi Cakmak Bolat, Selim Sivrioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/2/80