@inproceedings{d8d60c59af874be180aebf2592cb6230,
title = "Design and testing of a scaled demonstrator turbine at the national wind technology center",
abstract = "This paper discusses the design, manufacturing, and planned testing of a scaled demonstrator turbine as part of the Segmented Ultralight Morphing Rotor (SUMR) project funded by the Advanced Project Research Agency-Energy. The scaled demonstrator (SUMR-D) is a gravo-aeroelastically scaled version of a downwind, 13.2-MW SUMR design. This scaled rotor will be tested on the two-bladed Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART2) at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) to verify the scaling methodology, and validate the aeroelastic modeling and control scheme. The design was done in an iterative fashion among six teams focused on aerodynamics, structures, and controls. This process included extensive load analysis, modification for manufacturability, adaptations required for testing on the CART2, and ground-based proof loading. The details of this process are presented here, concluding with planned testing and performance expectations.",
author = "Bay, \{Christopher J.\} and Rick Damiani and Fingersh, \{Lee Jay\} and Scott Hughes and Mayank Chetan and Shulong Yao and Griffith, \{D. Todd\} and Ananda, \{Gavin K.\} and Selig, \{Michael S.\} and Zalkind, \{Daniel S.\} and Pao, \{Lucy Y.\} and Dana Martin and Johnson, \{Kathryn E.\} and Meghan Kaminski and Eric Loth",
note = "This work was authored [in part] by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, operated by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under Contract No. DE-AC36-08GO28308. Funding provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office. The views expressed in the article do not necessarily represent the views of the DOE or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government retains, and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. This work has been supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy under award number DEAR0000667. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies. The authors would like to acknowledge the engineers, technicians, and support staff at the National Wind Technology Center, with whom this project and these efforts would not have been possible. Specifically, the authors would like to thank Tiffany Byrne, Scott Hughes, Bill Gage, Matthew O{\textquoteright}Connell, Benjamin Anderson, Ryan Beach, Jason Roadman, Andy Scholbrock, Scott Wilde, Robert Goldhor, Simon Thao, and Garth Johnson for all their efforts and support, which are greatly appreciated. Further, the authors would like to acknowledge Janicki Industries for their contributions to the project. This paper discusses the design, manufacturing, and planned testing of a scaled demonstrator turbine as part of the Segmented Ultralight Morphing Rotor (SUMR) project funded by the Advanced Project Research Agency-Energy. The scaled demonstrator (SUMR-D) is a gravo-aeroelastically scaled version of a downwind, 13.2-MW SUMR design. This scaled rotor will be tested on the two-bladed Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART2) at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) to verify the scaling methodology, and validate the aeroelastic modeling and control scheme. The design was done in an iterative fashion among six teams focused on aerodynamics, structures, and controls. This process included extensive load analysis, modification for manufacturability, adaptations required for testing on the CART2, and ground-based proof loading. The details of this process are presented here, concluding with planned testing and performance expectations.; AIAA Scitech Forum, 2019 ; Conference date: 07-01-2019 Through 11-01-2019",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.2514/6.2019-1068",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781624105784",
series = "AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA",
booktitle = "AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum",
}