Structural Composites Industries 4-kilowatt wind-system development. Phase I. Design and analysis executive summary

Abstract

Excess cost required to complete the project was the prime reason for termination. Contributing factors \'Jere:1. The inability of the design to meet contract cost of energy goals 2. The extreme complexity of the system; in particular, the control system 3. The lack of technical advancement over existing wind systems While the design did hav.e several interesting features--such as a new type of pitch control system:--these features only contributed to the complexity of the machine and did not result in lowering the cost of energy, increasing reliability, or advancing the state of the art.