Wind turbine energy has been one of the most reliable methods of renewable energy for the past few decades, but what if it could be even further optimized? As technology advances and the demand for renewable energy rises, the need for renovation within the field must be pursued. This project is concerned with pushing the efficiency and total energy output of wind turbine fields by creating and testing methods which allow for these blades to adapt to changing wind conditions. Currently, wind turbines stay stagnant in a set direction with fixed blade positions no matter what the wind conditions are. This proves to be inefficient in some cases, as if the direction of the wind changes relative to the face of the turbine the energy output will drop significantly. Another issue they face is the speed of the wind, meaning as the speed changes the loss in energy output is noticeable.

The purpose of this project is to explore the possible efficiencies of a wind turbine blade by investigating different turbine blade geometries, changing the direction of the turbine, and even changing the angle of the blades. These three investigations will tackle the biggest efficiency issues facing wind turbines today, by adapting the direction of turbine to the direction of the wind the maximum energy produced can always be achieved despite changing winds. By changing the angle at which the blades themselves cut the wind, no matter the speed of the incoming wind the efficiency of the turbine will be maximized. A control system will be developed in order to correctly control these parameters with various wind conditions. And finally by using computational fluid dynamics, many different blade shapes will be tested to find the most efficient shape when facing differing wind speeds. This project is important due to the ever-growing renewable energy industry depending on new advances in the age-old technology of wind energy, always needing new advances to create a longer lasting and efficient system within the wind turbine at a reasonable cost.