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Analysis of a small horizontal axis wind turbine performance
Author(s) -
Sahin Ahmet Z.,
AlGarni Ahmed Z.,
AlFarayedhi Abdulghani
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.699
Subject(s) - turbine , wind power , horizontal axis , vertical axis wind turbine , marine engineering , vertical axis , wind speed , power (physics) , power optimizer , permanent magnet synchronous generator , generator (circuit theory) , environmental science , electrical engineering , meteorology , engineering , aerospace engineering , physics , maximum power point tracking , voltage , structural engineering , quantum mechanics , engineering drawing , inverter
A small‐scale horizontal axis wind turbine capable of producing 100 W of rated power has been designed and tested using a low‐speed wind tunnel. Power output from the wind turbine was calculated through measurements of the electrical current from a 12 V DC generator. Annual energy extraction from this wind turbine shows that a number of potential applications are possible especially in the remote areas where extension of power grid is not feasible. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.