Parametric Study on Ducted Micro Wind Energy Harvester

In-Ho Kim, Byeong-Ryong Kim, Yeon-Jae Yang and Seon-Jun Jang
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In-Ho Kim: Department of Civil Engineering, Kunsan National University, Gunsan 54150, Korea
Byeong-Ryong Kim: Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Hoseo University, Asan 31499, Korea
Yeon-Jae Yang: Graduate School of Mechanical Engineering, Hoseo University, Asan 31499, Korea
Seon-Jun Jang: Division of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Hoseo University, Asan 31499, Korea

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-12

Abstract: Micro wind energy harvester (MWEH) can provide eco-friendly and sustainable energy for low-power electric devices like wireless sensors. The performance of the wind turbine can be enhanced by applying a duct with a brim. In this work, the characteristic study was performed when the duct is applied to the MWEH through the computational fluid dynamics analysis of the internal and external flow of the duct. The power generation performance for various cases was evaluated using the wind tunnel test. It is confirmed that the ducted MWEH is robust to the change of the wind direction and its performance can be further enhanced by the brim.

Keywords: micro wind energy harvester; ducted wind turbine; wind tunnel test; diffuser brim; computational fluid dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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