Patent ID: 8162610
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: F03D,F05B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A method of actively controlling airflow over at least one wind turbine blade, the method comprising: providing at least one plasma actuated cascade array, wherein the plasma actuated cascade array includes a plurality of dielectrics and a plurality of electrodes comprising a first electrode disposed along a first dielectric, a second electrode sandwiched between the first dielectric and a second dielectric, and at least a third electrode, wherein the second dielectric is sandwiched between the second and third electrodes, wherein the electrodes and the dielectrics are electrically operative to generate plasma clusters and to induce directional airflows associated with the plasma clusters; and configuring at least one plasma actuating cascade array based on, at least in part, one characteristic of the wind turbine blades.