Segmented Outboard Articulating Rotor

Sponsor: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) as part of the Atlantis Project

Project leader: Eric Loth

Participants:

University of Virginia: Eric Loth, Chris Qin, Meghan Kaminski, Juliet Simpson, Michael Jeong
University of Texas at Dallas: Todd Griffith , Alejandra Excalera
Colorado School of Mines: Kathryn Johnson, Sepideh Kianbakht, Jessica Graham
University of Colorado at Boulder: Lucy Pao, Mandar Phadnis
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Michael Selig
National Renewable Energy Laboratory: Nick Johnson, Tiffany Byrne, Lee Jay Fingersh, Tyler Stehly
General Electric: Rogier Blom, Trevor Wood, Norman Turnquist, Todd Anderson, Dana Martin

The Segmented Outboard Articulating Rotor (SOAR) is a continuation of the SUMR PROJECT with additional compontents that improve upon the older design. This project includes outboard articulating trailing edge flaps in order to optimize blade efficiency during operation. Additionally, this project includes segmented blades in order to reduce the cost of turbine operation and maintenance.