scholarly journals The comparison of power capability between towed kite and horizontal axis fan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2087 (1) ◽  
pp. 012063
Author(s):  
Cuicui Yan ◽  
Honglin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Actuator Disc ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Power Limit ◽  
System Disk ◽  
Power Capability ◽  
Limit Power

Abstract Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) mainly collects wind energy by tethered aircraft at a certain altitude. This paper discusses the recent development of AWE. The actuator disc theory is adopted to consider the influence of kites on wind flow obstruction. The difference of working mode between a horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) and a crosswind kite power systems (CKPS) is compared, the power limit of HAWT and CKPS is calculated, and the reason of the limit power is analyzed. It is pointed out that CKPS has a wider range of flight and should be further analyzed and calculated rather than simply generalized by the system disk theory.

scholarly journals Study and Design of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (0.5 kW) Using Software Solid Works

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Hagninou E. V. Donnou ◽  
Drissa Boro ◽  
Jean Noé Fabiyi ◽  
Marius Tovoeho ◽  
Aristide B. Akpo
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wedge Angle ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Synchronous Generator ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Geometrical Shape ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines ◽  
Lift And Drag

In the present work, the study and design of a horizontal axis wind turbine suitable for the Cotonou site were investigated on the coast of Benin. A statistical study using the Weibull distribution was carried out on the hourly wind data measured at 10 m from the ground by the Agency for Air Navigation Safety in Africa and Madagascar (ASECNA) over the period from January 1981 to December 2014. Then, the models, techniques, tools and approaches used to design horizontal axis wind turbines were presented and the wind turbine components characteristics were determined. The numerical design and assembly of these components were carried out using SolidWorks software. The results revealed that the designed wind turbine has a power of 571W. It is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous generator and has three aluminum blades with NACA 4412 biconvex asymmetrical profile. The values obtained for the optimum coefficient of lift and drag are estimated at 1.196 and 0.0189 respectively. The blades are characterised by an attack optimum angle estimated at 6° and the wedge angle at 5°. Their length is 2.50 m and the maximum thickness is estimated at 0.032 m for a rope length of 0.27 m. The wind turbine efficiency is 44%. The computer program designed on SolidWorks gives three-dimensional views of the geometrical shape of the wind turbine components and their assembly has allowed to visualize the compact shape of the wind turbine after export via its graphical interface. The energy quantity that can be obtained from the wind turbine was estimated at 2712,718 kWh/year. This wind turbine design study is the first of its kind for the study area. In order to reduce the technological dependence and the import of wind energy systems, the results of this study could be used to produce lower cost wind energy available on our study site.

scholarly journals Numerical investigation of stall characteristics for winglet blade of a horizontal axis wind turbine

2021 ◽  
Vol 321 ◽  
pp. 03004
Author(s):  
Shalini Verma ◽  
Akshoy Ranjan Paul ◽  
Anuj Jain ◽  
Firoz Alam
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Numerical Investigation ◽  
Turbulence Intensity ◽  
Geometric Modeling ◽  
Cfd Simulation ◽  
Lift Coefficient ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Renewable Energy Resources ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

Wind energy is one of the renewable energy resources which is clean and sustainable energy and the wind turbine is used for harnessing energy from the wind. The blades are the key components of a wind turbine to convert wind energy into rotational energy. Recently, wingtip devices are used in the blades of horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT), which decreases the vortex and drag, while increases the lift and thereby improve the performance of the turbine. In the present study, a winglet is used at the tip of an NREL phase VI wind turbine blade. Solidworks, Pointwise, and Ansys-Fluent are used for geometric modeling, computational grid generation, and CFD simulation, respectively. The computational result obtained using SST k-ω turbulence modeling is well validated with the experimental data of NREL at 5 and 7 m/s of wind speeds. Numerical investigation of stall characteristics is carried out for wingleted blade at higher turbulence intensity (21% and 25%) and angle of attack (00 to 300 at 50 intervals) at 7 m/s wind speed. The result found that wingletd blade delay stall to 150 for both the cases of turbulence intensity. Increasing the turbulence intensity increases the lift coefficient at stall angle but drag coefficient also increases and thus a lower aerodynamic performance (CL/CD ratio = 13) is obtained. Wingleted blade improves the performance as the intensity of vortices is smaller compared to baseline blade

Modelling and Control of the Hydraulically Actuated Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Pitch System

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Venkaiah ◽  
B. K. Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Wind Power ◽  
Pid Controller ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
The World

Abstract The advantages of renewable energy sources are available freely in nature, inexhaustible, produce either no or little pollution and low gestation period. Among all renewable energy sources, wind energy has become one of the leading resources for power production in the world as well as in the India. According to WWEA, the wind turbine installation capacity in the world has been reached over 539.291GW by the end of 2017. The entire wind power installed capacity by the end of 2017 covers more than 5% of global demand of electricity. In India, the present wind power installation capacity on October, 2017 was over 32.7GW and wind energy contribution is 55% of the total renewable energy capacity in the country. Inspite of having sharp growth rate in wind in India, only a fraction of wind energy has been tapped until now out of 302 GW wind potential which is available above 100 m height on shore. Practical horizontal axis wind turbine converts kinetic energy in the wind into useful energy by using airfoil blades. Blade element momentum (BEM) theory becomes very popular due to its simplicity in mathematical calculation as well as accuracy. Hydraulic pitch actuation system has certain advantages due to its versatility, ability to produce constant force and torque irrespective of the disturbances outside of the system, ease and accuracy of control, simplicity, safety and economy. In the present study a semi rotary actuator has been utilized for turbine pitch actuation. In order to extract maximum power from available wind, fractional order PID controller (FOPID) has been developed for pitch control of wind turbine rotor blade. The performances of PID as well as FOPID controller have been compared with available wind data. The performance of FOPID controller was satisfactory compare to PID controller.

Effect of Wind Speed and Blade Deflection Angle on the Output Power of Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-81
Author(s):  
Muhammad Al Badri
Keyword(s):  
Wind Speed ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Output Power ◽  
Deflection Angle ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

This study is aimed to optimize the conversion of kinetic wind energy into electrical energy. Wind energy is a sustainable energy that is preferred to generate electricity for its low generation cost and low CO2 emissions. The considerations of physical principles of a horizontal axis wind turbine were involved in the study. Controlling of the blade angle deviation and the turbine rotation direction was also considered. For this purpose, a complete wind turbine system was setup by using the computerized simulation software (PSCAD). The system was running at five different cases with different wind speeds and different angles of the blade. The system was successfully generating a maximum output power from the wind turbine based on the changing of the deflection angle of the blade. Also the system would shut down if there were no matching between the wind speed and its direction with the angle of the blade.

Design and Test Campaign of a Ducted Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo Rivarolo ◽  
Alessandro Spoladore ◽  
Carlo Cravero ◽  
Alberto Traverso ◽  
Andrea Freda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Wind Energy ◽  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Horizontal Axis ◽  
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine ◽  
Electrical Energy Production

Electrical energy production by wind energy has assumed more and more relevance in the last years. This paper presents the design of a ducted horizontal axis wind turbine, in order to enhance the performance. The study compares the energy production of a ducted turbine to a traditional free turbine, highlighting the different features. In the first part of the work, different possible geometries have been investigated through a quasi-1D model, using correlations from literature to evaluate pressure, velocity and producible electrical power by the wind turbine. A 3D CFD model, in a set of configurations, has confirmed the preliminary results. The most promising geometries have been selected by combining the outputs of the two models. In order to confirm the results obtained by the numerical models, a test rig has been assembled at the wind tunnel of the Polytechnic School of the University of Genoa. Different possible configurations of the wind energy harvesting system have been tested: free turbine, horizontal duct, convergent duct and convergent-divergent ducts (with the turbine installed in the throat section). In particular, the convergent-divergent duct has shown the best results, with an increase factor close to 2.5 in terms of produced power, compared to the reference free turbine. Finally, the results obtained in the experimental campaign have been used to validate the two models (1D and 3D CFD). Considering the advantages in terms of energy production, this kind of configuration can be considered an interesting solution for many different situations, including energy harvesting.

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