Aiden Gabriel Sotres

Bio: Aiden Gabriel Sotres is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Airflow & Turbine blade. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 3 citations.

Wind turbine blade de-icing systems and methods

Abstract: There is a system and method for de-icing a wind turbine blade. The system includes a heater for heating air and for attaching to an interior surface of the wind turbine blade, a blower for moving air across the heater to generate a heated airflow, and a flexible duct for receiving the heated airflow and for releasing the heated airflow into the interior of the wind turbine blade. The method includes generating heated air in the interior of a wind turbine blade, moving the heated air into a porous duct within the interior of the wind turbine blade, and passing the heated air through the porous duct and into the interior of the wind turbine blade to heat a surface of the wind turbine blade.

Controlling heating elements in a wind turbine system

Abstract: Examples are generally directed to techniques for controlling a temperature of a blade in a wind turbine system. One example of the present disclosure is a method of controlling a temperature of a blade in a wind turbine system. The method includes setting a target temperature, inputting physical conditions of the blade and ambient conditions about the blade into a processor, outputting a minimum amount of energy to a heating element of the blade required to reach the target temperature based on the physical conditions and ambient conditions, and adjusting the energy provided to the heating element to reach the target temperature.

Hot blast type wind power generating set blade deicing device

Abstract: The invention discloses a hot blast type wind power generating set blade deicing device. The hot blast type wind power generating set blade deicing device comprises a heating device and a ventilationpipeline. The heating device and the ventilation pipeline are arranged in a blade front edge cavity. The heating device comprises an air blower and a heater. An output end of the heater is connected with an air pipe. An air outlet end of the air pipe penetrates through a wind shield arranged in a blade inner cavity. The blade inner cavity is partitioned into a heating area and a non-heating area by the wind shield. The deicing device further comprises a control cabinet arranged at the root of the blade inner cavity. The heating device is connected with the control cabinet. By means of the hotblast type wind power generating set blade deicing device, blades of a wind power generating set can be effectively deiced, and the running safety and electricity generating capacity of the wind powergenerating set are improved. The hot blast type wind power generating set blade deicing device has a very high practical value.

Heating System and Method for a Jointed Wind Rotor Turbine Blade

Abstract: A jointed wind turbine rotor blade (28) includes a first blade segment (32) and a second blade segment (30). A chord-wise joint (34) separates the first and second blade segments, wherein internal joint structure (36) joins the first and second blade segments across the chord-wise joint. A first heating system (100) is configured within the first blade segment, and a second heating system (102) is configured within the second blade segment. A disconnectable coupling (104) is configured between the first and second blade segments at the chord-wise joint to supply power or a fluid medium from the first blade segment across the chord-wise joint for use by the second heating system in the second blade segment.