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Merits of Wind Energy Conversion System and Their Interrelations of Interest To A Designer
Merits of Wind Energy Conversion System and Their Interrelations of Interest To A Designer
Merits of WECS:1)Wind energy is an renewable energy 2)Wind power generation is cost effective and reliable
5)Economically competitive
For a propeller turbine of radius R, Maximum torque on a turbine rotor Tmax=Fmax*R Where, Fmax=AVi^2/2 Working Torque T=CT*Tmax CT is torque co-efficient Where, Cp=CT CTmax=0.59/
3)Solidity:Solidity S=
Wind Velocity:Vertical wind speed gradient: Wind speed varies considerably with height above ground. The speed at surface is zero due to the friction between the air and the ground surface. The wind speed increases with height most rapidly near the ground, increases less rapidly with greater height. Wind speed at height Z, V(Z)=Vr(Z/Zr)^a Where, Vr is the wind speed at reference height Zr a is an exponent which depends on the roughness of the place Types of places Water areas Open country Exponent(a) 0.01 0.12
Farmland with buildings and 0.16 hedges 0.28 Farmland with many trees,
forests, villages
Average wind speed required for installation of WECS:Kinetic energy of airstream coming with incoming velocity Vi, =(AVi^3)/2
Levelised cost
US $0.04-$0.08/kwh
Karnataka
Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Orissa Rajasthan Tamilnadu
6620
875 5500 3650 1700 5400 3050
900
500 75 2500 400 500 1220
124.2
2.0 22.6 401.2 2 61.7 9903
West Bengal
Other states Total
450
45195
450
10085
1.1
1.6 1869.2
From the table it is very much clear that gross potential of wind energy system is maximum in a coastal and desert land of the country due to plenty of wind energy sources available in the region.