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6.3.2 Self-starting capability ................................................................................................................. 64<br />
6.4 Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 65<br />
7 Generator and electrical system ............................................................................................................. 67<br />
7.1 Generator ................................................................................................................................................... 67<br />
7.2 Electrical system ..................................................................................................................................... 71<br />
7.3 Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 74<br />
8 Yaw and furling ............................................................................................................................................... 75<br />
8.1 Yaw orientation system ....................................................................................................................... 75<br />
8.2 Furling system ......................................................................................................................................... 80<br />
8.3 Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 82<br />
9 Tower .................................................................................................................................................................. 83<br />
9.1 Tower options .......................................................................................................................................... 83<br />
9.2 Design and height selection ............................................................................................................... 85<br />
9.3 Tower design ............................................................................................................................................ 87<br />
9.4 Installation ................................................................................................................................................. 89<br />
9.5 Structural calculations ......................................................................................................................... 89<br />
9.6 Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 90<br />
10 Alternative blade design ............................................................................................................................. 91<br />
10.1 Airfoil design .......................................................................................................................................... 92<br />
10.2 Design evaluation ................................................................................................................................ 93<br />
10.3 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 94<br />
11 Design evaluation .......................................................................................................................................... 95<br />
11.1 Summary .................................................................................................................................................. 98<br />
12 Further development ................................................................................................................................... 99<br />
12.1 Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 101<br />
13 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................................... 103<br />
14 Nomenclature ............................................................................................................................................... 105<br />
15 Bibliography .................................................................................................................................................. 111<br />
16 List of attachments ..................................................................................................................................... 115<br />
A Basis for calculations................................................................................................................................. 119<br />
A.1 Wind conditions ................................................................................................................................... 119<br />
A.2 Other environmental conditions .................................................................................................. 121<br />
A.3 Load cases ............................................................................................................................................... 122<br />
A.4 Summary of loads ............................................................................................................................... 130<br />
B Rotor theory .................................................................................................................................................. 131<br />
B.1 BEM theory ............................................................................................................................................ 131<br />
B.2 Optimum blade shape ....................................................................................................................... 135<br />
C Rotor design tool ......................................................................................................................................... 139<br />
D Airfoil ................................................................................................................................................................ 143<br />
D.1 Profile shape .......................................................................................................................................... 146
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