• 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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• 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.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권9호
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• pp.895-902
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 사이클로이드기어시스템 1단, 한 쌍의 평기어시스템, 입력 축, 출력 축, 하우징으로 구성되어 있는 2MW급 풍력발전기용 사이클로이드 피치감속기에 대해 유한요소해석을 통한 안정성평가를 수행하였다. 또한 평기어에 대해서는 ISO 6336에 의한 기어강도해석을 통하여 안정성 여부를 평가하였다. 2MW급 풍력발전기용 사이클로이드 감속기의 고유진동 특성 해석을 수행하였고, 입력축 질량불평형, 출력축 질량불평형, 평기어 치합전달오차, 사이클로이드기어 치합전달오차 등에 발생하는 가진원에 대해 위험속도 분석을 하였다.