Review on the Evolution of Darrieus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine: Large Wind Turbines

Palanisamy Mohan Kumar, Krishnamoorthi Sivalingam, Teik-Cheng Lim, Seeram Ramakrishna and He Wei
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Palanisamy Mohan Kumar: Centre for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117587, Singapore
Krishnamoorthi Sivalingam: School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences, 463 Clementi Rd, Singapore 59949, Singapore
Teik-Cheng Lim: School of Science and Technology, Singapore University of Social Sciences, 463 Clementi Rd, Singapore 59949, Singapore
Seeram Ramakrishna: Centre for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117587, Singapore
He Wei: Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Surface Technology group, A*STAR, Fusionopolis way 2, Innovis, Singapore 138634, Singapore

Clean Technol., 2019, vol. 1, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: The objective of the current review is to present the development of a large vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) since its naissance to its current applications. The turbines are critically reviewed in terms of performance, blade configuration, tower design, and mode of failure. The early VAWTs mostly failed due to metal fatigue since the composites were not developed. Revisiting those configurations could yield insight into the future development of VAWT. The challenges faced by horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT), especially in the megawatt capacity, renewed interest in large scale VAWT. VAWT provides a solution for some of the immediate challenges faced by HAWT in the offshore environment in terms of reliability, maintenance, and cost. The current rate of research and development on VAWT could lead to potential and economical alternatives for HAWT. The current summary on VAWT is envisioned to be an information hub about the growth of the Darrieus turbine from the kW capacity to megawatt scale.

Keywords: vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT); Darrieus; megawatt; blade; failure; diameter; swept area; height; rated wind speed; crashed (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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