Design and Modeling of Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Blade for Low Wind Speed Characteristics

India has one of the major wind energy markets, around the world. In India 12.2% of renewable energy comes from installed capacity, from which the 70% of the energy is supplied by the wind energy. The process of assessing wind includes analyzing and measurement of wind speed and meteorological data of the site. Some of the qualities that can be examined include the wind speed distribution, wind direction distribution, wind shear, and turbulence intensity. The need for usage of renewable resources has increased for last few years mainly to protect our environment and it can be harnessed by means of wind turbines. In the present work, a small model horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) has been modeled based upon the blade element momentum (BEM) theory using computer aided design and drafting (CADD) tools such as CATIA and SOLIDWORKS. FEM methods are to be carried out in ANSYS. The blade element moment (BEM) method has been used to model the basic geometrical parameters. These are further ratified with 3D finite element model. The outcomes of the tip-speed ratio and natural frequencies of the rotational speed are considered. By following above detailed study theoretically, we will be able to assess the low speed wind turbine blades and design it accordingly.