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JACIII Vol.18 No.5 pp. 728-735
doi: 10.20965/jaciii.2014.p0728
(2014)

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Advanced Concept Offshore Wind Turbine Development

Abdollah A. Afjeh*, Brett Andersen*, Jin Woo Lee*,
Mahdi Norouzi*,**, and Efstratios Nikolaidis*

*Mechanical Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA

**Department of Physics and Engineering, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD 21532, USA

Received:
February 9, 2014
Accepted:
April 8, 2014
Published:
September 20, 2014
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Keywords:
two-bladed downwind rotor, offshore wind turbine, renewable energy, cost
Abstract
Development of novel offshore wind turbine designs and technologies are necessary to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy since offshore wind turbines need to withstand ice and waves in addition to wind, a markedly different environment from their onshore counterparts. This paper focuses on major design challenges of offshore wind turbines and offers an advanced concept wind turbine that can significantly reduce the cost of offshore wind energy as an alternative to the current popular designs. The design consists of a two-blade, downwind rotor configuration fitted to a fixed bottom or floating foundation. Preliminary results indicate that cost savings of nearly 25% are possible compared with the conventional upwind wind turbine designs.
Cite this article as:
A. Afjeh, B. Andersen, J. Lee, M. Norouzi, and E. Nikolaidis, “Advanced Concept Offshore Wind Turbine Development,” J. Adv. Comput. Intell. Intell. Inform., Vol.18 No.5, pp. 728-735, 2014.
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