Dynamic analysis of a floating vertical axis wind turbine during emergency shutdown through mechanical brake and hydrodynamic brake

Kai Wang, Ph.D. Fellow at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Kai Wang, Ph.D. Fellow at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Christian Schulz, Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Ship TheoryHamburg University of Technology

Vertical wind turbines are a type of wind turbine that have a vertical rotor axis, unlike the traditional horizontal wind turbines. They have a futuristic design and often look fantastic, which may attract some people who want to have a vertical wind turbine for their commercial building or private house. They can generate electricity in…