In this paper, the aerodynamic performance of the telescopic blade wind turbine concept has been analysed experimentally and computationally. A model-scale wind turbine with two-stage telescopic blades, having a chord ratio of 0.6, was studied in the wind tunnel for different blade extensions...

In recent years the use of renewable energy including wind energy has risen dramatically. Because of the increasing development of wind power production, improvement of the control of wind turbines using classical or intelligent methods is necessary. To optimize the power produced in a wind...

This paper presents a study carried out to investigate the economics of wind turbine as an energy fuel saver. The load and the wind data is taken from a remote agricultural research station in Oman. Presently, the station is provided with electricity from diesel-engine generating units. The...

The influence of wind turbine blade rotation on the lightning behavior is not sufficiently studied. The original theoretical analysis and experimental investigation, whose most important segments are described in this paper, should enable a better understanding of this phenomenon. The tests were...

In this study, we propose a method to estimate the mean annual energy production of a wind farm with a Geographic Information System (GIS). GIS allows for spatial modeling in many fields and has recently been applied in the field of renewable energy. The geographic features of a wind park are...

Standard airfoils historically used for wind and hydrokinetic turbines had maximum lift coefficients of around 1.3 at stall angles of attack, which is about 12°. At these conditions, the minimum flow velocities to generate electric power were about 7 m/s and 2 m/s for the wind turbine and the...

Wind resource assessment is a critical parameter in a diverse range of considerations within the built environment. Engineers and scientists, engaging in building design, energy conservation/application and air-quality/air-pollution control measures, need to be cognisant of how the associated...

A simulation model consisting of wind speed, wind turbine and AA-CAES (advanced adiabatic compressed air energy storage) system is developed in this paper, and thermodynamic analysis on energy conversion and transfer in hybrid system is carried out. The impacts of stable wind speed and unstable...

In designing a horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) blade, system integration between the blade design and the performance test of the generator is important. This study shows the aerodynamic design of a HAWT blade operating with an axial-flux permanent magnet (AFPM) generator. An experimental...

The potential benefits are examined of the “Power-to-Gas” (P2G) scheme to utilize excess wind power capacity by generating hydrogen (or potentially methane) for use in the natural gas distribution grid. A parametric analysis is used to determine the feasibility and size of systems producing...