%0 Journal Article
%T Oscillating
%A David Moussa Salazar
%A RS Vewen Ramasamy
%A Ryne Radermacher
%A Tianshu Liu
%A William Liou
%J Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
%@ 2041-2967
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0957650918790116
%X This paper describes an exploratory study of a nonconventional wind power converter with a pair of oscillating wings, which is called an oscillating-wing unit. The working principles of the oscillating-wing unit are described, including the aerodynamic models, kinematical, and dynamical models. The performance of the oscillating-wing unit is evaluated through computational simulations and the power scaling in comparison with conventional horizontal-axis wind turbines. Then, a model oscillating-wing unit is designed, built, and tested in a wind tunnel to examine the feasibility of the oscillating-wing unit in extraction of the wind energy in comparison with the theoretical analysis. The theoretical analysis and experimental data indicate that the oscillating-wing unit has the power efficiency comparable to the conventional horizontal axis wind turbine and it can operate at low wind speeds
%K Oscillating wings
%K wind energy
%K aerodynamics
%K wind tunnel
%K active control
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0957650918790116