Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
Background
Since 2005, global wind installations more than
doubled.
All wind turbines installed worldwide are generating
260 Tega Watts hour (TWh) per annum, equaling more than 1.5 % of the global electricity consumption.
Contd.
Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) estimated that the gross potential of 3000 MW of electricity can be generated from wind energy in Nepal.
DANGRID, a Danish firm reported that 200 MW of potential electrical output with an annual energy production of 500 GWh can be produced between Kagbeni and Chusang in Mustang district alone.
INTRODUCTION
Wind energy is a form of solar energy
Generation of air currents is a direct affect of the
Types of turbine:
Horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT)
Horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) have the main rotor shaft and electrical generator at the top of a tower, and must be pointed into the wind.
VAWT have the main rotor shaft arranged vertically and turbine does not need to be pointed into the wind to be effective.
Advantages of HAWT
Variable blade pitch, which gives the turbine blades
Disadvantages of HWAT
The tall towers and blades up to 90 meters long are
difficult to transport.
Tall HAWTs are difficult to install. HAWTs require an additional yaw control mechanism
Advantages of VAWT
A massive tower structure is less frequently used. Designs without yaw mechanisms are possible with
Disadvantages of VAWT
Likelihood of blade failure by fatigue.
VAWTs may not produce as much energy at a given site
as a HAWT .
Changing
out parts nearly impossible without dismantling the structure if not designed properly.
Power in wind
The output from the wind machine depends upon
following factors:
Wind velocity The cross-sectional area swept by the rotor Overall efficiency of the wind power unit.
=density of air.
d=diameter of the rotor. v=velocity of air.
Efficiency
Overall efficiency of the wind power
Contd.
A rotating fan hits the air with its tilted wings at an
angle and if it is reversed, thats the principle in our design. The flowing air strikes the blades in our
Methodology
Step I: Designing the turbine after accessing the
available resources.
Step II: Short listing and collecting the required
Contd
Circular cross section metallic parts
Rectangular cross section hollow metallic units Shaft ( 19 mm) Tail vane Pole Step III: Fabrication of rotor blades & hub
Contd.
Step IV: Fabricating the frame
Step V: All the parts were assembled and a wind
Findings
The maximum output generated in the lab was 14.45
Owing to heavy weight and improper alignment of flywheel and pulley of the alternator
Due to eccentric rotation of the flywheel. Due to high tension in the V-belt.
(AEPC) estimated that the gross potential of 3000 MW of electricity can be generated from wind energy.
Contd.
DANGRID, a Danish consulting firm working in Nepal
reported that 200 MW of potential electrical output with an annual energy production of 500 GWh.
This can be produced from the wind resources
Conclusion &
Recommendation