Small-scale wind energy portable turbine (SWEPT)

Abstract

ABSTRACTguidance, support and encouragement. He has been a great mentor and I have learned a lot from him, both in academic research and in personal life. He didn't only provide me the necessary infrastructure and resources to complete this project, but also gave me enough freedom and opportunities to test and implement my own ideas. He always encouraged me to think 'out of box' and allowed me to work on several other projects apart from the subject of this thesis. Prof. Priya has his own style; his dedication towards the work, his courage and conviction to take new challenges, his optimism, and the most importantly, his attachment with the students are few of the many qualities that has always inspired me and will always motivate me in future to move ahead.I would also like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Walter O'Brien and Prof.Danesh Tafti for mentoring me in many academic courses and serving on my MS committee.

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“…The resource of wind energy in south western coasts of the Black Sea is therefore considered weak based on the data used in this study. However, generation of energy from wind is still promising in this region for small-scale applications which operates at wind speeds below 5 m/s [31] at the moment and large-scale applications in the future with the development of advanced technology in wind turbine industry.  Winds blowing from the southeast (SE), north (N), south-southeast (SSE), southeast (SE), south-southeast (SSE), south-southwest (SSW), and south (S) at Kumköy, Şile, Akçakoca, Zonguldak, Amasra, Cide, and İnebolu, respectively, throughout the years of study were predominant.…”

Efficient Direct-Drive Small-Scale Low-Speed Wind Turbine

“…Lacking any credible unanimous definition, the range for the rated power capacity of small-scale wind turbines (SSWTs) vary from few watts to few hundred kilowatts. Kishore, Coudron, and Priya (2013) have defined the nomenclature of HAWTs based on the size of the wind turbine rotor as given below. We will use the same nomenclature in this paper.…”

“…For the SSWTs, these two factors have very small value and therefore they operate at much lower Reynolds number as compared to the LSWTs. Figure 7 depicts the effect of Reynolds number on the aerodynamic parameters (lift and drag coefficients) for NACA 0012 airfoil (Kishore, Coudron, and Priya 2013;Musial and Cromack 1988). It is very interesting to note that the maximum lift coefficient decreases with decrease in Reynolds number while the drag coefficient increases when Reynolds number is reduced.…”

“…Vardar and Alibas (2008) compared the rotation rates and power coefficients of various 31 cm diameter wind turbine rotor models. They were manufactured using four different NACA profiles (NACA 0012, NACA 4412, NACA 4415, and (Kishore, Coudron, and Priya 2013;Musial and Cromack 1988) NACA 23012). Various geometric parameters such as blade angle, twist angle, and blade number of these turbine models were investigated at different wind speeds.…”

“…SWEPT is a HAWT of rotor diameter about 40 cm, and it has been designed to operate at wind speeds below 5 m/s. Kishore, Coudron, and Priya (2013) and provide detailed description about the design specifications, fabrication processes, experimental testing, and power characteristics of two different generation prototypes of SWEPT. Table 2 summarizes the significant similarities and differences between the first and second generation SWEPTs.…”