2022
DOI: 10.3390/en15218111
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Characterization of Aerodynamics of Small Wind Turbine Blade for Enhanced Performance and Low Cost of Energy

Abstract: During a turbine’s lifetime, minimizing the cost of power production should be the primary aim in addition to attaining high technical efficiency. Thus, this paper was aimed at enhancing the aerodynamic efficiency of a site-specific small wind turbine considering the cost of energy as one of the design parameters. The wind distribution of a specific site was employed to characterize the wind using the Weibull distribution method. The aerodynamics of a typical 5 kW wind turbine blade were investigated by implem… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1

Citation Types

0
1
0

Year Published

2023
2023
2023
2023

Publication Types

Select...
1

Relationship

0
1

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 1 publication
(1 citation statement)
references
References 40 publications
0
1
0
Order By: Relevance
“…According to the International Electrochemical Commission (IEC), a small wind turbine is one that has a rotor swept area of less than 200 m 2 , and which corresponds to a rated power of 50 kW [20]. In the regions with low-to-medium wind speeds, normally, small wind turbine models are installed [21]. During the starting phase of the wind turbine in low wind speed regions, the lift-to-drag ratio of the wind turbine blade is low and the angle of attack is normally high, which restricts the starting of the wind turbine [22].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…According to the International Electrochemical Commission (IEC), a small wind turbine is one that has a rotor swept area of less than 200 m 2 , and which corresponds to a rated power of 50 kW [20]. In the regions with low-to-medium wind speeds, normally, small wind turbine models are installed [21]. During the starting phase of the wind turbine in low wind speed regions, the lift-to-drag ratio of the wind turbine blade is low and the angle of attack is normally high, which restricts the starting of the wind turbine [22].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%