Large rotor development for a new generation 6MW

offshore wind turbine

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D. Miguel, L. Feigl

Alstom Wind
N. Toft, P. Hansen

LM Wind Power
Introduction
This poster presents the latest development of a very large rotor dedicated to the
Haliade 150 6MW, a new generation of offshore wind turbine.

Advanced thick airfoils along the blade span to guarantee good aerodynamic
performances with high bending stiffness:

Fiber reinforced polyester blade technology has been pushed to a next level to
create a blade for offshore application of a challenging 73.5m length without using
carbon:

Optimized for high lift to drag ratio

Technology with strong track record

Optimized for high energy yield with reinforcement of aerodynamic devices

Reduction of loads thanks to a balance between optimum cL and maximum cL

Reduction of the entire wind turbine cost

Reduction of the risks in the manufacturability
Improvement of the protection against lightning

LM 73.5 Blade

Key Design Challenges

The following challenges have been overcome through close cooperation between
LM Wind Power and Alstom Wind in the design phase of the Haliade 150 6MW
wind turbine:
Advanced control strategies together with Blade Monitoring System allow:
10% reduction of loads and blade deflection
26Tn blade mass
3.2m blade root diameter

Standard NACA 18% relative thickness vs. LM 24% rellative thickness airfoils

Conclusions
Blade geometry, including high performance thick airfoils and blade root
aerodynamic devices, has been optimized for a balance between wind turbine
loads and wind park performance: the Haliade 150 - 6MW wind turbine reaches
high capacity factors and at the same time produces a low thrust to minimize the
loss of energy in the wind park cluster.

Wind turbine and blade geometry optimization allow maximum blade deflection
without compromising the functionality and manufacturability of the complete
wind turbine:

LM 73.5 blade vortex

LM 73.5 blade T-spoiler

Haliade 150 6MW wind turbine

EWEA OFFSHORE 2011, 29 November 1 December 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands