Research Article
Separated Pitch Control at Tip: Innovative Blade Design Explorations for Large MW Wind Turbine Blades
Table 3
Representative turbine specifications [
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| Rating | 5 MW | Rotor orientation, configuration | Upwind, 3 blades | Control | Variable speed, collective pitch | Drive train | High speed, multiple-stage gearbox | Rotor, hub diameter | 126 m, 3 m | Hub height | 90 m | Cut-in, rated, cutout wind speed | 3 m/s, 11.4 m/s, 25 m/s | Cut-in, rated rotor speed | 6.9 rpm, 12.1 rpm | Rated tip speed | 80 m/s | Rotor mass | 110,000 kg | Nacelle mass | 240,000 kg | Tower mass | 347,460 kg | Coordinate location of CM | (−0.2 m, 0.0 m, 64.0 m) |
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