Intro.
POLI-Wind
Wind Energy Lab at PoliMI
Research activities within the Aerospace Science and Technology Department (DAER) of Politecnico di Milano are organized in scientific laboratories. These laboratories represent the core of the research competences developed at DAER over the years. They are highly specialized, agile and vital competence centers.
The POLI-Wind Laboratory conducts research in the area of wind energy, mainly in two focus areas: development of technologies for multidisciplinary design of on-shore and off-shore wind turbines and in the Airborne Wind Energy System (AWES).
In the first focus area, work is done looking at the various aspects involved in the holistic design of these complex machines: aerodynamics, structures, materials, control, aeroelasticity, hydrodynamics, and costs from a numerical (code development) and experimental (wind tunnel test) point of view.
In the latter area, the Lab started working to develop technologies for the conceptual design and flight mechanics (stability and dynamics) of AWEs systems.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
- In the area of wind turbine and wind farm design (in which we have been working for 20 years), he Lab keeps working to develop technologies with the goal of reducing the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) for off-shore and on-shore wind turbine and of supporting the Industry (also SME developing small wind turbines). This is done by integrating different levels of modeling in order to be able to consider, from the early stages of the project, different engineering issues (aerodynamics, structure, control, floating systems for off-shore application, wake interference between the wind turbines in a wind farm, etc.). Mainly, modeling systems (such as the aero-servo-hydro-elastic code Cp-Lambda) are developed in house, or public domain tools are used. In parallel wind tunnel testing can support the research activities.
- In the more recent area of AWES design, the Lab imports the modeling and design expertise developed in recent years in the traditional wind energy sector of the previous area. These skills are then further expanded by the flight mechanics expertise of the Lab’s faculty members. A synergy that enables the study of the conceptual design of these innovative high-altitude power generation systems.
- All these research activities are fully in line with the mission-oriented policy of Horizon Europe on climate change, and, in particular with SDG 7 (Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all).
- Most of the research activities are/have been conducted within EU projects and/or throughout Industrial projects.
FUTURE PLANS
- In the area of AWES design, one recent EU funded project, MERIDIONAL, supports the research activities. The Lab is actively pursuing opportunities for the demonstration in the field and further maturation of its wind observers and stability analysis tools.
- In the area of traditional on-shore and off-shore wind turbines, the lab is continuously working in order to reduce the LCoE for offshore wind turbine through the continuous development and integration of subsystem models (FLOAWER EU project).
- We continue working toward designing the next-generation rotor blades with recycled and recyclable materials.
- We continue working to support companies with the goal of making energy increasingly renewable and a World increasingly sustainable!
NEW: in the aerea of AWES design, there is a new Ph.D. position open! More info here and here:
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Projects.
PROJECTS.
EU research projects.
CL-WINDCON ‘Closed Loop Wind Farm Control’ (H2020-LCE-2016-2017, 2016-2019).
POLI-Wind activities: demonstration by wind tunnel testing, assessing the benefits of the new control technology
AVATAR ‘AdVanced Aerodynamic Tools for lArge Rotors’ (EU FP7, 2013-2017).
POLI-Wind activities: advanced aerodynamics, load alleviation, stability analysis
INNWIND.EU Innovative wind conversion systems (10-20MW) for offshore applications’ (EU FP7, 2012-2017).
POLI-Wind activities: lightweight rotor design with active and passive load mitigation.
Industrial/research projects.
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Publications.
PUBLICATIONS (since 2013).
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Cacciola, S.; Schreiber, J.
Title: Local Wind Speed Estimation, with Application to Wake Impingement Detection
Source: Renewable Energy, Vol. 116, 2018, p. 155-168
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.09.044 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000416188200013
Scopus: Times Cited: 0 (last update:18 may 2018) – Document Type:Article – Accession number: 2-s2.0-85030248936
Author(s): Montinari, P.; Gualdoni, F.; Croce, A.; Bottasso, C.L.
Title: Ultimate and Fatigue Load Mitigation by an Inertial-Driven Passive Flap, Using a Geometrically Exact Multibody Formulation
Source: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 175, 2018, p. 169-178
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2018.01.038 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
Author(s): Wang, J.; Foley, S.; Nanos, E.M.; Yu, T.; Campagnolo, F.; Bottasso, C.L.; Zanotti, A.; Croce, A.
Title: Numerical and Experimental Study of Wake Redirection Techniques in a Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel
Source: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 854, N. 1, 2017, 012048 (11 pages) (Wake Conference 2017, 30 May – 1 June 2017, Visby, Sweden)
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/854/1/012048 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
Author(s): Cacciola, S.; Riboldi, C.E.D.
Title: Equalizing Aerodynamic Blade Loads Through Individual Pitch Control via Multiblade Multilag Transformation
Source: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 139, N. 6, 2017, 61008 (8 pages)
DOI: 10.1115/1.4037744 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000414151600008
Author(s): Cacciola, Stefano; Riboldi, Carlo E. D.; Croce, Alessandro
Title: A New Decentralized Pitch Control Scheme for Wind Turbines
Source: in: 20th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC 2017), Toulouse, France, 9-14 July 2017, ISSN: MANCA, p. 9908-9913
DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.1627 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000423965100147
Author(s): Croce, A.; Sartori, L.; Bottasso, C.L.; Bortolotti, P.
Title: Lightweight Rotor Design of Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbines
Source: [Abstract] in: 2nd International Conference on Light Weight Materials & Engineering Structures (LIMAS 2017), Glasgow, UK, 13-14 Nov. 2017, ISBN: 9781999853617
Author(s): Riboldi, C.E.D.; Cacciola, S.
Title: Individual Pitch Control for 2-Bladed Wind Turbines via Multiblade Multilag Transformation
Source: Wind Energy, Vol. 20, N. 12, 2017, p. 1955-1969
DOI: 10.1002/we.2133 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000417631900004
Author(s): Bortolotti, P.; Bottasso, C.L.; Croce, A.
Title: Combined Preliminary–detailed Design of Wind Turbines
Source: Wind Energy Science, Vol. 1, 2016, p. 71-88
DOI: 10.5194/wes-1-71-2016 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000414097600001
Author(s): Ceyhan, J.G.S.O.; Boorsma, K.; Gonzalez, A.; Munduate, X.; Pires, O.; Sorensen, N.; Ferreira, C.; Sieros, G.; Madsen, J.; Voutsinas, S.; Lutz, T.; Barakos, G.; Colonia, S.; Heißelmann, H.; Meng, F.; Croce, A.[Num. autori=16;Num autori CS=1 =>Fattore di correzione=0.4]
Title: Latest Results from the EU Project Avatar: Aerodynamic Modelling of 10 mw Wind Turbines
Source: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 753, N. 2, 2016, 022017 (16 pages) (The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2016), Munich, Germany, 5–7 October 2016)
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/753/2/022017 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Bortolotti, P.; Croce, A.; Gualdoni, F.
Title: Integrated Aero-Structural Optimization of Wind Turbines
Source: Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 38, N. 4, 2016, p. 317-344
DOI: 10.1007/s11044-015-9488-1 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000388687500001
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Croce, A.; Gualdoni, F.; Montinari, P.
Title: Load Mitigation for Wind Turbines by a Passive Aeroelastic Device
Source: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Vol. 148, 2016, p. 57-69
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2015.11.001 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000369209900006
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Croce, A.; Gualdoni, F.; Montinari, P.; Riboldi, C.E.D.
Title: Articulated Blade Tip Devices for Load Alleviation on Wind Turbines
Source: Wind Energy Science, Vol. 1, 2016, p. 297-310
DOI: 10.5194/wes-1-297-2016 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000414102600001
Author(s): Croce, A.; Sartori, L.; Lunghini, M.S.; Clozza, L.; Bortolotti, P.; Bottasso, C.L.
Title: Lightweight Rotor Design by Optimal Spar Cap Offset
Source: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 753, N. 6, 2016, 062003 (8 pages) (The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2016), Munich, Germany, 5–7 October 2016)
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/753/6/062003 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
Author(s): Riboldi, C.E.D.
Title: On the Optimal Tuning of Individual Pitch Control for Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines
Source: Wind Engineering, Vol. 40, N. 4, 2016, p. 398-416
DOI: 10.1177/0309524X16651545 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000380912700006
Author(s): Sartori, L.; Bortolotti, P.; Croce, A.; Bottasso, C.L.
Title: Integration of Prebend Optimization in a Holistic Wind Turbine Design Tool
Source: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 753, N. 6, 2016, 062006 (8 pages) (The Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE 2016), Munich, Germany, 5–7 October 2016)
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/753/6/062006 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
Author(s): Bortolotti, P.; Sartori, L.; Croce, A.; Bottasso, C.L.
Title: Multi-MW Wind Turbine CoE Reduction via a Multi-Disciplinary Design Process
Source: in: European Wind Energy Association Annual Event (EWEA 2015), Paris, France, 17-20 Nov. 2015, ISBN: 9781510819931, p. 1243-1249
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Author(s): Lekou, D.J.; Bacharoudis, K.C.; Farinas, A.B.; Branner, K.; Berring, P.; Croce, A.; Philippidis, T.P.; de Winkel, G.D.
Title: A Critical Evaluation of Structural Analysis Tools Used for the Design of Large Composite Wind Turbine Rotor Blades Under Ultimate and Cycle Loading
Source: Paper presented at: 20th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM20), Copenhagen, Denmark, 19-24 July 2015, p. 1-12
Author(s): Manolas, D.I.; Pirrung, G.R.; Croce, A.; Roura, M.; Riziotis, V.A.; Madsen, H.A.; Pizarro, C.; Voutsinas, S.G.; Rasmussen, F.
Title: Cross Comparison of Aeroelastic State-of-the-Art Design Tools on a 10MW Scale Wind Turbine
Source: in: European Wind Energy Association Annual Event (EWEA 2015), Paris, France, 17-20 Nov. 2015, ISBN: 9781510819931, p. 1220-1228
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Author(s): Schepers, J.G.; Ceyhan, O.; Savenije, F.; Stettner, M.; Kooijman, H.J.; Chaviarapoulos, P.; Sieros, G.; Simao Ferreira, C.; Sorensen, N.; Wachter, M.; Stoevesandt, B.; Lutz, T.; Gonzalez, A.; Barakos, G.; Voutsinas, A.; Croce, A.; Madsen, J.
Title: AVATAR: AdVanced Aerodynamic Tools for lArge Rotors
Source: in: 33rd Wind Energy Symposium 2015, Curran Associates, Red Hook, NY, 2015, ISBN: 9781510801158, p. 291-310, AIAA 2015-0497 [33rd Wind Energy Symposium – AIAA SciTech 2015, Kissimmee, FL, USA, 5-9 Jan. 2015]
DOI: 10.2514/6.2015-0497 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Croce, A.; Gualdoni, F.; Montinari, P.
Title: A New Concept to Mitigate Loads for Wind Turbines Based on a Passive Flap
Source: in: 2015 American Control Conference, Chicago, IL, USA, 1-3 July 2015, ISBN: 9781479986842, p. 3066-3069
DOI: 10.1109/ACC.2015.7171803 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000370259203026
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Croce, A.; Sartori, L.
Title: Free-Form Design of Low Induction Rotors
Source: in: 33rd Wind Energy Symposium 2015, Curran Associates, Red Hook, NY, 2015, ISBN: 9781510801158, p. 166-173, AIAA 2015-0488 [33rd Wind Energy Symposium – AIAA SciTech 2015, Kissimmee, FL, USA, 5-9 Jan. 2015]
DOI: 10.2514/6.2015-0488 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Campagnolo, F.; Croce, A.; Dilli, S.; Gualdoni, F.; Nielsen, M.B.
Title: Structural Optimization of Wind Turbine Rotor Blades by Multilevel Sectional/Multibody/3D-FEM Analysis
Source: Multibody System Dynamics, Vol. 32, N. 1, 2014, p. 87-116
WoS Journal Impact Factor: 1,739, Category: MECHANICS, Quartile: 2
DOI: 10.1007/s11044-013-9394-3 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000336034500005
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Campagnolo, F.; Croce, A.; Tibaldi, C.
Title: Fatigue Damage Mitigation by the Integration of Active and Passive Load Control Techniques on Wind Turbines
Source: in: Wind Energy – Impact of Turbulence, M. Hoelling, J. Peinke and S. Ivanell (Eds.), Research Topics in Wind Energy, Springer, Berlin, 2014, ISBN: 9783642546952, p. 3-8 [EUROMECH Colloquium 528 – Wind Energy and the Impact of Turbulence on the Conversion Process, Oldenburg, Germany, 22-24 Feb. 2012]
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54696-9_1 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000358953000001
Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Croce, A.; Grasso, F.; Sartori, L.
Title: Free-Form Aero-Structural Optimization of Rotor Blades
Source: [Poster] in: European Wind Energy Association Annual Event (EWEA 2014), Barcelona, Spain, 10-13 Mar. 2014
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Author(s): Bottasso, C.L.; Croce, A.; Riboldi, C.E.D.; Nam, Y.
Title: Multi-Layer Control Architecture for the Reduction of Deterministic and Non-Deterministic Loads on Wind Turbines
Source: Renewable Energy, Vol. 51, 2013, p. 159-169
WoS Journal Impact Factor: 3,361, Category: ENERGY & FUELS, Quartile: 2
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.08.079 Full text:View at PublisherFull Text
WoS: Accession number: WOS:000312922000021
Theses.
MASTER AND Ph.D. THESES.
Ph.D.
- Luca Sartori, 2018 (expected)
- Riccardo Riva, 2017
- Stefano Cacciola, 2013
- Filippo Campagnolo, 2013
- Carlo E.D. Riboldi, 2012