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Chapter 4—Wind Turbine Power 4–34<br />

Figure 20: Aerodynamic torque variation for Sandia 17-m Darrieus at 50.6 r/min.<br />

Figure 21: Definition of rotor angle for Sandia 17-m Darrieus.<br />

elastic range. Permanent deformation occurs when a material exceeds its elastic range.<br />

The shaft can be thought of as a spring with a torsional spring constant k T where<br />

k T = T θ<br />

The angle θ has to be expressed in radians, of course. A large value of k T<br />

(39)<br />

represents a<br />

Wind Energy Systems by Dr. Gary L. Johnson November 21, 2001

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