Title :
Active coating for wind turbine blades
Author :
Chambers, B. ; Ford, K.L. ; Tennant, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Sheffield, Sheffield
Abstract :
Potential designs for active coatings for the blades of wind turbine generators are investigated which operate at frequencies around 3 GHz and 9 GHz, corresponding to the air-traffic control (ATC) and marine radar bands. The designs are verified experimentally using large area test panels.
Keywords :
blades; coatings; test equipment; wind turbines; active coating; air-traffic control; large area test panels; marine radar bands; wind turbine blades; wind turbine generators; Antennas and propagation; Blades; Coatings; Doppler radar; Frequency; Radar tracking; Reflectivity; Signal design; Testing; Wind turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Conference, 2008. LAPC 2008. Loughborough
Conference_Location :
Loughborough
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1893-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1894-7
DOI :
10.1109/LAPC.2008.4516885
