Abstract
In this research, the effect of load on the wind power generation utilizing flutter was investigated. A rigid plate is attached to the rotation axis and a flexible sheet is connected to the trailing edge of the rigid plate. The displacement, the frequency and the current and voltage of the generator for various wind speeds were measured. The result shows the electric power is significantly increased by the increase of the generator load. The critical flutter speed is increased as the generator load increases. However, at the longer sheet length, the effect of the generator load on the critical flutter wind speed was not observed. This indicates that the higher generator load and longer sheet length are suitable for the wind power generation using the sheet flutter.
