Thrust-optimized blade design for wind turbines
| Patent Number: | 11746742 |
| Issued: | 9/5/2023 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A wind rotor is disclosed that produces energy optimally for a given thrust overturning moment. By designing rotors with suboptimal aerodynamic efficiency, they can have optimal thrust performance, which will reduce the substructure cost and/or enable greater energy capture for a given substructure. |
| Filed: | 8/24/2022 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |