SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAILING EDGE NOISE REDUCTION OF A WIND TURBINE BLADE

摘要

A system and method for reducing the operational noise of a blunt trailing edge of a wind turbine blade is described. The system involves increasing the trailing edge solid angle at the blade trailing edge by providing a wedge element or projection adjacent the trailing edge of the blade, the wedge element acting to provide improved mixing of the suction side and pressure side flows at the blunt trailing edge, thereby reducing the strength of vortex shedding at the trailing edge and the associated operational noise.

主权项

1. A method of reducing the trailing edge noise of a wind turbine blade having a trailing edge, the wind turbine blade having a trailing edge solid angle at said trailing edge, the method comprising the steps of:
increasing the trailing edge solid angle of the trailing edge to reduce the strength of vortex shedding formed behind the trailing edge of the wind turbine blade.