Small Wind Power System Design

What is a small scale wind turbine?

The resultant design of the project is a small scale 0.5 – 2 kW electrical energy producing wind turbine. Its design is based on a 3 bladed horizontal axis wind turbine for the application of charging a battery bank in remote or isolated communities and dwellings.

What is a small wind turbine project?

1.1 Project Outline This project envisages the design and implementation of a small wind turbine for electric power generation: 1-5 kW. The project encompasses the mechanical design of the wind blades, tower, gearbox, and choice of the proper electricity generator.

How does a small wind energy system work?

The key feature of a small wind energy system is the wind turbine. The turbine uses the energy of motion (ki-netic energy) from the wind to turn a shaft, thus making mechanical energy. This shaft is attached to a generator. The resulting spin within the genera-tor makes electricity. A wind turbine thus operates the opposite way of a fan.

What is the best small wind turbine?

The turbine chosen for the analyses is the Evance R9000, which is a popular small wind turbine design with a high market share, especially in the UK. It is a 5 kW turbine, with a 5.5-m-radius rotor and a typical, of HAWTs, power curve . Factors such as maintenance and down time were not taken into account.

What are the design parameters of a wind turbine?

The design parameters of the turbine determine the properties and power achieved by the wind power plant. Depending on the position of the axis of rotation of the turbine rotor, Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines (HAWT) and Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT) turbines are distinguished.

What is a low speed wind turbine?

Since most of the country has low speed wind available, this turbine would be applicable in many places and there is a growing market for smaller, more compact wind turbine designs that are easy to maintain and are able to generate power in lower wind speeds and in unsteady conditions.