Author: Alessandro Fontanella
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From Students to Students: a hands-on aeroelastic wind turbine laboratory platform
In recent years, courses on wind turbine modeling and control have been offered to students in the Master’s programs in Mechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering. These courses provide a theoretical foundation in aeroelastic modeling, dynamics, and control of wind energy systems. The goal of this thesis is to develop a practical framework that enables future
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Aero-Elastic Modeling and Control of a Wind Turbine Scale Model
Accurate aero-elastic modeling is essential for understanding wind turbine dynamics, validating experimental results, and developing advanced control strategies. This thesis aims to develop a high-fidelity one-to-one aero-elastic model of a wind turbine scale model for wind tunnel testing. The model will reproduce the full geometry, mass and mass distribution, structural flexibility, aerodynamic behavior of the