Installation and Performance Study of a Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine Prototype Model

Sudip Basack (), Shantanu Dutta and Dipasri Saha
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Sudip Basack: Elitte College of Engineering, Affiliated: MAKA University of Technology, Kolkata 700113, India
Shantanu Dutta: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Elitte College of Engineering, Affiliated: MAKA University of Technology, Kolkata 700113, India
Dipasri Saha: Department of Electrical Engineering, Elitte College of Engineering, Affiliated: MAKA University of Technology, Kolkata 700113, India

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-29

Abstract: Amongst various sources of renewable energy, the kinetic energy of blowing wind has environmental friendliness and easy availability, together with other benefits. The wind energy is converted into usable electrical energy by means of a robust device termed a wind turbine. To carry out a performance study of such a device, a small-scale model vertical-axis wind turbine was installed at the laboratory and was run by artificial wind energy produced by a pedestal fan for low and medium speeds and a blower for higher speeds. The variation in critical parameters such as output power and voltage with different speeds was studied. The average output power and voltage were observed to increase with average shaft speed with linear and curvilinear patterns, respectively. The vibration produced at the bearing shaft resulting from the rotating components was analyzed as well. As observed, the peak values of critical vibration parameters such as displacement, velocity, acceleration, and frequency mostly varied curvilinearly with average shaft speeds. To study the applicability of the power generation, an electronically controlled automatic drip irrigation system was allowed to run by the wind turbine and important observations were made. Theoretical analyses (numerical and analytical) of the wind flow and power generation were also performed.

Keywords: power output; shaft speed; vibration; voltage; wind energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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