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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2011)

Published: May 31, 2011

Pages: 60-63

Original Article

A simple nonlinear mathematical model for wind turbine power maximization with cost constraints

Hosain Zaman, Hamed Shakouri G. 1
1Department of Industrial engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran Tehran, Iran
History
  • Received: March 31, 2011
  • Available Online: May 31, 2011
DOI

https://doi.org/10.37917/ijeee.7.1.11

Abstract

In this paper we have proposed a non- linear mathematical model for a wind turbine. The objective function maximizes the power of the wind turbine and the constraints are related to the rotor and tower costs. Rotor diameter and hub height are the variables which affect on power of the wind turbine, so we have considered them as decision variable in our mathematical model. By increasing rotor diameter and hub height the power of the turbine will increase but the costs don’t let the infinitive increase in rotor diameter and height. The model applied for a typical case study and the results of solving the model for it have shown in the paper.

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