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    Serrations installed on wind turbine blades can reduce noise emissions by up to 3dB(A), allowing turbines to operate at higher capacities without exceeding noise regulations. The serrations work by disrupting the formation of pressure fluctuations near the trailing edge of the blade that cause noise. Smart Blade offers turn-key serration solutions that have been validated to reduce noise through testing and minimize aerodynamic impacts, helping increase annual energy production for wind farms by up to 5%.

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    Serrations installed on wind turbine blades can reduce noise emissions by up to 3dB(A), allowing turbines to operate at higher capacities without exceeding noise regulations. The serrations work by disrupting the formation of pressure fluctuations near the trailing edge of the blade that cause noise. Smart Blade offers turn-key serration solutions that have been validated to reduce noise through testing and minimize aerodynamic impacts, helping increase annual energy production for wind farms by up to 5%.

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    Serrations installed on wind turbine blades can reduce noise emissions by up to 3dB(A), allowing turbines to operate at higher capacities without exceeding noise regulations. The serrations work by disrupting the formation of pressure fluctuations near the trailing edge of the blade that cause noise. Smart Blade offers turn-key serration solutions that have been validated to reduce noise through testing and minimize aerodynamic impacts, helping increase annual energy production for wind farms by up to 5%.

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    SMART BLADE - Serrations

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    Serrations installed on wind turbine blades can reduce noise emissions by up to 3dB(A), allowing turbines to operate at higher capacities without exceeding noise regulations. The serrations work by disrupting the formation of pressure fluctuations near the trailing edge of the blade that cause noise. Smart Blade offers turn-key serration solutions that have been validated to reduce noise through testing and minimize aerodynamic impacts, helping increase annual energy production for wind farms by up to 5%.

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    HOME WIND TURBINE PERFORMANCE DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH TESTIMONIALS CONTACT

    WIND TURBINE
    NOISE REDUCTION
    Between 1 - 3dB(A) less noise.

    C O N TA C T

    Wind Turbine SMART BLADE Serrations


    Performance
    VORTEX
    G E N E R ATO R S Improve the noise emission of your turbines by installing serrations. Noise
    S E R R AT I O N S regulations force many operators to run their turbines in a noise-reduced
    SMARTVIZ mode especially at night. Serrations help to reduce noise emissions and bring
    PERFORMANCE the turbines back to a higher mode of operation. This can increase your AEP
    EVA LUAT I O N
    by up to 5%.

    THE TECHNOLOGY
    Trailing edge serrations (TES) reduce the noise of the so
    called “turbulent boundary layer trailing edge noise”. This
    is the dominant noise source of a wind turbine.

    Small eddies in the thin boundary layer can be seen as


    pressure fluctuations. Unfortunately, these pressure
    fluctuations scatter most e ectively at a trailing edge
    which is perpendicular to the flow. In other words they
    will be radiated as strong sound waves.

    A serrated trailing edge eliminates the perpendicularity,


    making the sound radiation less e ective and thus less
    noisy.

    Our turn-key solution

    VALIDATED NOISE
    REDUCTIONS
    Our serrations reduce the overall sound power level by up
    to 3dB. We support you with a full noise measurement to
    help you understand the performance of our serrations.

    APPLICATION
    Our application method is simple, clean and reliable. We
    use a similar technique to our proven Vortex Generators.

    MATERIAL & APPLICATION


    With our extensive experience from over 3000 VG
    installations, we developed both a durable and easy-to-
    install solution. Our internal material tests give us
    confidence in o ering you a product that will satisfy all
    your needs. For our materials and adhesives we
    collaborate with our partner 3M.

    IEC NOISE
    MEASUREMENTS
    With our in-house developed noise measuring system, we
    are able to e iciently perform acoustic noise
    measurements according to IEC 61400-11. We o er
    internal noise measurements before and a er the
    serration installation and before you commission an
    accredited institution to obtain an o icial result.

    IMPACT ON LOADS
    Our serrations are designed to be load neutral. We do not
    incorporate a trailing edge extension in the device. The
    functionality of the product is tailored solely to the
    minimization of noise. The aerodynamic e ect of the
    serrations has been validated in wind tunnel
    measurements and CFD simulations.

    © 2023 SMART BLADE GmbH. All rights reserved.

    IMPRINT & PRIVACY POLICY

    SMART BLADE GMBH, ZUPPINGERSTRASSE 5, 88213 RAVENSBURG,

    GERMANY +4975197714440 [email protected]

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