WindTurbine Module

Directory List

AirfoilData	Blade	ControlAlgos
ControlDesign	Demos/ControlDesign	Demos/DeviceDesign
Demos/DynamicModels	Demos/Multibody	DeviceDesign
DynamicModels	Generator	Mechanical
Multibody	Sim	Utility
WindData	WindModel

AirfoilData

CLAlpha	----
ComputeAirfoilCoeff	Computes lift, drag and moment coefficients.
ComputeCoeffFromShape	Computes lift, drag and moment coefficients for an airfoil.
LoadAirfoilFile	Loads an airfoil file with the file extension .af

Blade

BEMHAWT	Torque produced by a wind turbine rotor using Glauert
BEMVAWT	Two dimensional blade element model for a VAWT.

ControlAlgos

CustomPC2	Custom Pitch Control Algorithm
OffsetPC	Offset Pitch Control Algorithm
SinePC	Sine Pitch Control Algorithm

ControlDesign

DragAnlytMdl	Computes drag using an anayltical model
LiftAnlytMdl	Computes lift using an analytical model
PowCompAnlytBsd	Constant wind model that returns power and angles of attack.
WindMdl	Wind model with constant velocity and angle.
sign2	Computes sign. If x >= 0 it equals 1.

Demos/ControlDesign

DFIGSim	Simulate a doubly fed inductance generator.
VAWTPitchControl	Demonstrate pitch control.
VAWTSimDemo	VAWT Simulation.

Demos/DeviceDesign

AFPMDesign	Design a dual rotor axial flux generator.
DMSDemo	Double Multiple Streamtube with straight 2-bladed VAWT
DMSDemoPC3Bld	Double Multiple Streamtube with straight 3-bladed VAWT
Design5MWHAWT	Preliminary design of a 5 MW wind turbine.

Demos/DynamicModels

HAWTSim	Simulate a horizontal axis 3 blade wind turbine.
SRGDemo	Demonstrates a switched reluctance generator.
ServoSim	Simulate a servo mechanism.
VAWTSim	Simulate a vertical wind turbine.

Demos/Multibody

VAWTMultibodyDemo

Test a multibody wind turbine model.

DeviceDesign

DualRotorDesign	Design a dual rotor generator configuration.
PitchMotorSizing	Determine size of pitch motor based on driving acceleration

DynamicModels

BldComps	Computes inflow velocity, blade Reynold's number and angle of attack
DMSModel	Double Multiple Streamtube Model.
HAWTRHS	Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Dynamics.
IGormont	Improved Gormont Dynamic Stall Model.
RHSVAWTPitchControl	= length(d.m);
RotationalDynamicsRHS	Rotational dynamics model.
StaticStall	Static Stall Model
VAWTDemoBldMdlRHS	VAWT blade model with a pitch controller.
VAWTRHS	Vertical wind turbine model.

Generator

DFIGEquilibrium	Doubly fed induction generator model equilibrium voltages.
DFIGRHS	Doubly fed induction generator model.
PMABCMachineRHS	Permanent magnet machine model in ABC coordinates.
PMABCMachineSwitchedRHS	Permanent magnet machine model in ABC coordinates with 6 switches.
PMBMachineRHS	Permanent magnet brushless machine in DQ coordinates.
PitchServoRHS	Pitch servo model.
ReluctanceMachineRHS	Right hand side for a 3 phase reluctance motor or generator.

Mechanical

BearingLife	Equivalent bearing load and bearing life.
CouplingStress	Calculates the stress acting on coupling.
DragForce	Calculates maximum drag force acting on a plate-shaped blade.
Gearbox	Computes torque and angular rate for a gearbox.
HelicalGear	Maximum allowable torque and safe horsepower capacity for helical gear.
HingeMoment	Calculates moment at a hinge joint.
InterferenceFit	Calculates torque transfer and factor of safety.
NACABladeMOI	Approximates the mass moment of inertia about a point on the blade
RectangularBeam	Calculates the tensile and shear stresses acting on a rectangular beam
RotBeamBending	Calculates maximum bending stress on a rotating beam.
SpurGear	Maximum allowable torque and safe horsepower capacity for spur gear.
VAWTBearingDistance	Calculates minimum rotor shaft bearing distance.
WeldThroatArea	Calculates the minimum throat area for a fillet weld.

Multibody

RotorAssemblyAerodynamics

Computes the aerodynamic force and torque of each surface in the rotor

Sim

MaxTimeStep	Default Wind Turbine Tachometer Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Blades	Default Wind Turbine Blade Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_MultiBody	Multi-body VAWT Model. For use in WTSim.m as the "Blades" block.
WT_VAWTBlades	Default Wind Turbine Blade Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Controller	Default Wind Turbine Controller. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_VAWTController	Default Wind Turbine Controller. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Converter	Default Wind Turbine Converter Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Estimator	Default Wind Turbine Estimator. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_VAWTEstimator	Default Wind Turbine Estimator. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_DFIG	Wind Turbine DFIG model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Generator	Default Wind Turbine generator model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_VAWTGenerator	Default Wind Turbine generator model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Grid	Default Wind Turbine Grid Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Structure	Default Wind Turbine Structure Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Tach	Default Wind Turbine Tachometer Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_VAWTTach	Default Wind Turbine Tachometer Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_Transmission	Default Wind Turbine Transmission Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_WindModel	Default Wind Turbine Wind Model. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_WindSensor	Default Wind Turbine Wind Sensor Model. For use in WTSim.m.
ParseIOData	Parse the i/o data structure into inputs, outputs, states and params.
WT_HAWTDFIGSetup	Setup file for use in WTSim.m. Uses WT_DFIG for the Generator model.
WT_HAWTSetup	Default setup file for wind turbine simulation. For use in WTSim.m.
WT_VAWTSetup	Setup file for vertical axis wind turbine sim. For use in WTSim.m.
WTSim	GUI for running wind turbine simulations

Utility

ActuatorDiskFromPower	Compute actuator disk area and power coefficient.
AreaFromActuatorDisk	Compute area and power coefficient using actuator disk theory.
BetzLimit	Betz limit for maximum power extractable from the air.
BladeSolidity	Blade solidity.
CP2D	Coefficient of power as a function of pitch and lambda.
CPvsTipSpeedRatio	Compute the power coefficient as a function of tip speed.
DrawHAWT	Draw a horizontal axis wind turbine.
DrawVAWT	Draw a vertical axis wind turbine.
LiftAndDragCoeff	Lift and drag coefficients for an airfoil.
Obstruction	Obstruction turbulent flow height.
PowerFromActuatorDisk	Compute power and power coefficient using actuator disk theory.
ReynoldsNumber	Reynolds number.
TorqueHAWT	Torque produced by a wind turbine rotor.
TorqueVAWT	Torque produced by a VAWT wind turbine rotor.
VAWTAspectRatio	VAWT Aspect ratio.
WindShear	Wind shear.
WindShearExponent	Wind shear exponent
WindTurbinePower	Compute the power from a wind turbine.

WindData

LoadShapeFile	Loads a NREL GIS Shapefile for wind.
WindFromLatLon	Outputs wind data given latitude and longitude.
WindPowerClass	Gives the wind power class

WindModel

Kaimal	Creates a Kaimal filter.
Wind	Wind model.
WindAdmittance	Creates a wind admittance filter.
WindClass	Wind class.
WindDeterministic	Deterministic wind model. Models tower effect.
WindProfile	Surface wind profile.
WindStochastic	Stochastic wind model.
WindspeedHours	The hours that the wind is between v(k) +/- dV/2.

SVN Revision: 42334

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