Aerodynamic design of a 300 kW horizontal axis wind turbine for province of Semnan

In this research, Blade Element Momentum theory (BEM) is used to design a HAWT blade for a 300 kW horizontal axis wind turbine. The airfoil is RISØ-A1-18, produced by RISØ National Laboratory, Denmark. Desirable properties of this airfoil are related to enhancement of aerodynamic and structure interactions. Design parameters considered here are wind tip speed ratio, nominal wind speed and diameter of rotor. The nominal wind speed was obtained from statistical analysis of wind speed data from province of Semnan in Iran. BEM is used for obtaining maximum lift to drag ratio for each elemental constitution of the blade. Obtaining chord and twist distribution at assumed tip speed ratio of blade, the aerodynamic shape of the blade in every part is specified which correspond to maximum accessible power coefficient. The design parameters are trust coefficients, power coefficient, angle of attack, angle of relative wind, drag and lift coefficients, axial and angular induction factors. The blade design distributions are presented versus rotor radius for BEM results. The blade shape then can be modified for ease of manufacturing, structural concerns, and to reduce costs.

► We model a 300 kW HAWT for Haddadeh in Semnan.
► BEM method employed RISØ-A1-18 aerofoil.
► Rotor design is based on a cubic wind speed.
► Cubic wind speed is calculated from Weibull distribution.
► Weibull distribution uses 1 year wind data in Haddadeh.