Design of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
摘要
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT) attract a high cost of operation and maintenance and are too expensive for the diminutive power requirements. The Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) are compatible with urban environments and can be installed on buildings. Being compact and comparatively smaller; a series of such turbines can be installed in urban areas or coastal regions. The work presented here aims to design a vertical axis wind turbine for specified power output and a given meteorological condition. The approach used here is creating a step/procedure in finding out the physical dimensions of a VAWT based on the type of turbine to be installed in a specific region, and as required by the user for a specified meteorological condition. Various parameters in the design of VAWT are compiled to lead to the turbine design. The analysis of designed VAWT in commercial CAD software, AUTODESK FUSION 360 and AUTODESK CFD is presented. The comments on the structural analysis and safety are presented.