Zhu, Jie; Cai, Xin; Pan, Pan; Gu, Rongrong - In: Energies 7 (2014) 2, pp. 988-1002
A multi-objective optimization method for the structural design of horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blades is presented. The main goal is to minimize the weight and cost of the blade which uses glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) coupled with carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)...