Abstract
The ability of a wind machine, operating at constant tip speed ratio, to extract power from the turbulent eddy fluctuations in the wind is examined. A model is constructed relating the inertia of the machine to its ability to follow the fluctuations. The model includes a transfer function from which a cutoff frequency can be predicted. A field test on the University of Massachusetts experimental wind turbine yielded a cutoff frequency close to that of the model. The fraction of the additional energy available in the turbulent fluctuations to be extracted by the machine may be between 3% and 37% more than would be predicted from hourly average wind speeds. A responsive wind machine operating at constant tip speed ratio could extract approximately 70% of the additional energy. Further, machines that do not operate at constant tip speed ratio may produce less power in turbulent winds than would be predicted from an hourly average.
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