Segmented Ultralight Morphing Rotor (SUMR) for Extreme-Scale Wind Turbines

A 10 MW wind turbine with 82 m blades. The blades morph downstream, actively aligning themselves to reduce cantilever forces on the blade. Concept by: Eric Loth, Adam Steele, Brian Ichter of the University of Virginia Michael Selig of the University of Illinois Patrick Moriarty of the National Renewable Energy Lab