• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2007

This paper describes the cycloidal wind turbine, which is a straight blade vertical axis wind turbine using the cycloidal blade system. Cycloidal blade system consists of several blades rotating about an axis in parallel direction. Each blade changes its pitch angle periodically. Cycloidal wind turbine is different from the previous turbines. The wind turbine operates with optimum rotating forces through active control of the blade to change pitch angle and phase angle according to the changes of wind direction and wind speed. Various numerical experiments were conducted to develop a small vertical axis wind turbine of 1 kW class. For this numerical analysis, the rotor system equips four blades consisting of a symmetric airfoil NACA0018 of 1.0m in span, 0.22m in chord and 1.0m in radius. A general purpose commercial CFD program, STAR-CD, was used for numerical analysis. PCL of MSC/PATRAN was used for efficient parametric auto mesh generation. Variables of wind speed, pitch angle, phase angle and rotating speed were set in the numerical experiments. The generated power was obtained according to the various combinations of these variables. Optimal pitch angle and phase angle of cycloidal blade system were obtained according to the change of the wind direction and the wind speed. Based on data obtained from the above analysis, control device was designed. The wind direction and the wind speed were sensed by a wind indicator and an anemometer. Each blades were actuated to optimal performance values by servo motors.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2008

This paper describes aerodynamic performance enhancement of cycloidal rotor according to the blade pivot point movement and the blade preset angle adjustment. Cycloidal blade system which consists of several blades rotating about an axis in parallel direction and changing its pitch angle periodically, is a propulsion mechanism of a new concept vertical take off and landing aircraft, cyclocopter. Based on the designed geometry of cyclocopter, numerical analysis was carried out by a general purpose commercial CFD program, STAR-CD. According to tills analysis, the efficiency of cycloidal rotor could be improved more than 15% by the introduced methods.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.354-359
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• 2011

This study proposes a design for an airborne wind turbine generator. The proposed system comprises a cycloidal wind turbine adopting a cycloidal rotor blade system that is used at a high altitude. The turbine is mounted on a tethered balloon. The proposed system is relatively easier to be realized and stable. Moreover, the rotor efficiency is high, which can be adjusted using the blade pitch angle variation. In addition, the rotor is well adapted to the wind-flow direction change. This article proves the feasibility of the proposed system through a sample design for a wind turbine that produces a power of 30 kW. The generated wind power at 500 m height is nearly 3 times of that on the ground.

• Composites Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2005

사이클로콥터는 회전축에 평행하게 회전하는 블레이드로 구성된 사이클로이드 블레이드 시스템으로부터 추력을 얻는 수직이착륙 무인기이다. 본 논문에서는 공기역학을 고려한 최적 설계를 통해 결정된 형상을 갖는 사이글로콥터 로터에 대해서 구조적 관점에서 최적 설계를 수행하였다. 복합재료 블레이드의 적층각, 적층수와 스파 위치 등을 설계 변수로 하여 MSC/NASTRAN을 이용한 해석을 통해 데이터베이스를 구축하고, 반응면 기법 등에 의해서 최적의 조합을 결정하였다. 최적 설계된 블레이드와 복합재료로 구성된 허브암을 포함하는 로터에 대해, 정적 해석을 수행하여 각 요소가 허용 응력 이내의 값을 가짐을 확인하였고, 동적 해석을 통해 주요 저차 모드가 로터 회전과 불일치하게 함으로써 공진의 가능성을 없앴다.