A

Seminar Report on
“Bladeless Wind Energy Generation”
submitted in partial fulfilment of the
requirement for the award of the

degree of

Bachelor of Technology
in
Mechanical Engineering

Submitted by: Under the supervision of

Pranchal Jain Dr. K. B. Rana
C.R.N. 16/166 Assistant Professor
Final Year ME

Department of Mechanical Engineering

RAJASTHAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

April, 2020
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Mr. Pranchal Jain, Cr. No. 16/166, a student of B.Tech. (Mechanical
Engineering) VIII semester has submitted his Seminar entitled “Bladeless Wind Energy
Generation” under my guidance.
Signature:
Date:
Dr. K. B. Rana
(Assistant Professor)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Rajasthan Technical University, Kota

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It gives to me tremendous pleasure in acknowledging the invaluable assistance to me by my
seminar guide and mentor in the successful completion of this report. I express my sincere
gratitude towards Dr. K. B. RANA, for giving me a chance to work under his guidance and
giving his invaluable time for my endeavor.

I wish to acknowledge my profound gratitude towards the Head of Department of Mechanical

Engineering, Dr. V. K. GORANA and our seminar coordinator Dr. K. B. RANA and Mr.
ANSHUL KHANDELWAL for helping me and allowing me to use the various facilities of
the department.

Last but not the least, I would also take time to thank my continuous source of energy and
inspiration i.e. my parents who always encourage and support me at every right step in my life
and the almighty God.

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 ABSTRACT
Modern wind turbines typically use large horizontal or vertical rotors to generate electricity.
Aerodynamic modelling is used to design turbine components such as tower height, blade
number and blade shape, based on site conditions and desired electricity output. While tall wind
towers with two or three large blades may provide maximal efficiency, such generators are
undesirable for urban use due to the excessive tower height required to access high speed
winds, and also due to excessive noise produced by the large rotors. These systems are
inefficient and expensive to construct and maintain. They are also noisy, intolerant to damage
and relatively difficult to transport and assemble. They can also impose safety and
environmental concerns. To resolve these issues bladeless wind energy generators are
designed. The most common approaches to the design of a bladeless wind generator are based
on electro-kinetic phenomena that involve the interaction between an electrostatic and a
charged medium in a liquid phase. The potential advantages to its development include reduced
noise, size, and cost combined with improved portability, efficiency and cost-effective.

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 List of Figure

Figure Name Page No.

Figure 1.1 Solar power production in India………………………………….…...…………2

Figure 1.2 wind Energy Plant……………………………… ……………..………………..3

Figure 1.3 Wind turbines can be used to generate power in remote locations……………..4

Figure 1.4 Conventional Wind energy Generator…………………………...…………..….5

Figure1.5 A Prototype of Bladeless Wind Energy Generator………………………………6

Figure 2.1 Vortex Turbine………………………..……………………………..…….……7

Figure 2.2 The block diagram representation of bladeless power generation scheme ……..9

Figure 2.3 Set up of Vibrational Vortex Wind Mill ……………………….…...…………10

Figure 2.4 Piezoelectric set-up …………………………….………………………….……12

Figure 2.5 Air Cascade Structure …………………………………………..………………13

Figure 2.6 Single air tunnel…………………………………………………………………14

Figure 3.1 Vortex Shedding effect ……………………………………………………...….15

Figure3.2 Contact Points Analysis… ……………………..…………………………..……17

Figure 3.3 Static Analysis………………………………………………………………….17

Figure 3.4 Wind speed analysis over seasonal days (24)………………………………….18

Figure 3.5 Power output over seasonal days (24)………………………………………….18

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 List of tables
Table name Page No.
Table 1 Property Comparison of standard Piezoelectric material and ceramic ……………13

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 CONTENT
Certificate i
Acknowledgement ii
Abstract iii
List of Figure iv
List of tables v

1. Introduction 1-6
1.1 Types of Renewable Energy Sources 1

2. Bladeless Wind Energy System 7-14

2.1 Based on Vortex Shedding Effect (Vibration Based) 7-10
2.2 Based on Electro-Kinetic Phenomenon (Piezoelectric Based) 10-14

3. Performance Evaluation 14-20

3.1 Performance of Vortex Shedding Wind Turbine 14-19

3.2 Performance of Electro-Kinetic based Wind Turbine 19-20

4. Conclusion 21

References 22

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 Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION

In the 21 century, secondary (usable) energy resources has become indispensable part of
societies' needs. Also, one of the major problem faced by many developing countries like India
and China, is that of pollution, air pollution being the major one. The wide gap between supply
and demand for energy resources is required to be met in near future where the paucity of fossil
fuels is imminent. Electricity is the important factor for industrialization, urbanization,
financial growth of any country. There are different types of conventional and non-
conventional energy sources used to generate electricity. As non-renewable sources turn down,
the necessity for renewable sources increases. Efficient renewable sources of energy are vital
as non-renewable sources, such as fossil fuels are declining, substitute methods of generating
electrical energy are becoming more popular. One existing equipment is already providing an
alternative method, that is wind turbine.

1.1 Types of Renewable Energy Source

1.1.1 Solar Energy

Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever
evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar
architecture, molten salt power plants and artificial photosynthesis. It is an important source of
renewable energy and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active
solar depending on how they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power.
Active solar techniques include the use of photovoltaic systems, concentrated solar power and
solar water heating to harness the energy. Passive solar techniques include orienting a building
to the Sun, selecting materials with favorable thermal mass or light-dispersing properties, and
designing spaces that naturally circulate air. Solar is the main source of energy. Below figure
1.1 shows the production of solar energy in different state of India.[1]

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 Figure 1.1 Solar Power Production in India[1]

1.1.2 Wind Energy

Wind power is the use of air flow through wind turbines to provide the mechanical power to
turn electric generators and traditionally to do other work, like milling or pumping. Wind
power, as an alternative to burning fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed,
clean, produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation, consumes no water, and uses
little land. Wind power gives variable power, which is very consistent from year to year but
has significant variation over shorter time scales. It is therefore used in conjunction with other
electric power sources to give a reliable supply. As the proportion of wind power in a region
increases, a need to upgrade the grid and a lowered ability to supplant conventional production
can occur. In 2018, global wind power capacity expanded 9.6% to 591 GW. In 2017, yearly
wind energy production grew 17% reaching 4.4% of worldwide electric power usage, and
providing 11.6% of the electricity in the European Union. Figure 1.2 shows wind energy plant
in a coastal area.[1]

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 Figure 1.2 wind energy plant[1]

1.1.2.1 Advantages of wind energy

1.1.2.1.1 It Can Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption

Generating electricity from wind energy reduces the need to burn fossil fuel alternatives such
as coal, oil, and gas. This can help to conserve dwindling supplies of the earth’s natural
resources. As a result, they will last longer and help to support future generations.

1.1.2.1.2 Wind Technology is Becoming Cheaper

The first-ever wind turbine started generating electricity in 1888. Since then, they have become
more efficient and have come down in price. As a result of this, wind power is becoming much
more accessible.

1.1.2.1.3 It Is Also Low Maintenance

Wind turbines are fairly low in maintenance. A new wind turbine can last a long time prior to
it requiring any maintenance. Although older turbines can come up against reliability issues,
technological advancements are helping to improve overall reliability.

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1.1.2.1.4 It Has Low Running Costs
As wind energy is free, running costs are often low. The only ongoing cost of wind energy is
for the maintenance of wind turbines, but they are low maintenance in nature anyway.

1.1.2.1.5 Wind Energy Can Provide Power for Remote Locations

Wind turbines can play a key role in helping to bring power to remote locations. This can help
to benefit everything from small off-grid villages to remote research facilities. It might be
impractical or too expensive to hook such locations up to traditional electricity supplies. In
these cases, wind turbines could have the answer. Figure 1.3 shows wind turbine power plant
in remote locations.

Figure 1.3Wind turbines can be used to generate power in remote locations[1]

1.1.2.1.6 Both Industrial & Domestic Wind Turbines Exist

Wind turbines aren’t just limited to industrial-scale installations (such as wind farms.) They
can also be installed on a domestic scale. As a result, many landowners opt to install smaller,
less powerful wind turbines. This can help to provide a portion of a domestic electricity supply.
Domestic wind turbines are often coupled with other renewable energy technologies.

1.1.2.2 Applications of wind energy

• Generation of Electricity - Windmills harness wind energy to create electricity. It’s a clean
& green form of energy.
• Transportation - The power of the wind is used for propulsion in sailing vessels and sail
boats
• Pumping water - Similar to windmills the energy from the wind is used to drive a pump.
• Milling Grain - Grain milling is certain locations are done using wind energy.
• Sports - A number of sports use wind energy as their source like Wind Surfing, Land
Surfing, Kite boarding.

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1.1.3 Types of Wind Energy Generators
1.1.3.1 Conventional Wind Energy Generator
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Wind
turbines are manufactured in a broad range of vertical axis and horizontal axis. The smaller
turbines are used for applications like battery charging for auxiliary power for boats or to power
traffic signs. Large turbines are used to generate domestic power supply.
At its simplest, the wind turns the turbine’s blades, which spin a shaft connected to a generator
that makes electricity. Large turbines can be grouped together to form a wind power plant,
which feeds power to the electrical transmission system. Figure 1.4 shows the conventional
wind energy turbine.

Figure 1.4 Conventional Wind Energy Generator[8]

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1.1.3.2 Bladeless Wind Energy Generation
Bladeless Wind Power Generation uses a radically new approach to capturing wind energy.
The device captures the energy of vorticity, an aerodynamic effect that has plagued structural
engineers and architects for ages (vortex shedding effect). As the wind bypasses a fixed
structure, it’s flow changes and generates a cyclical pattern of vortices. Once these forces are
strong enough, the fixed structure starts oscillating. Instead of avoiding these aerodynamic
instabilities our design maximizes the resulting oscillation and captures that energy. Naturally,
the design of such device is completely different from a traditional turbine. Instead of the usual
tower, nacelle and blades, the device has a fixed mast, a power generator and a hollow,
lightweight and semi-rigid fiberglass cylinder on top. This puts the technology at the very low
range of capital intensity for such projects; it also makes it highly competitive not only against
generations of alternative or renewable energy, but even compared to conventional
technologies. Below Figure 1.5 shows the prototype of bladeless wind energy generator.[2]

Figure 1.5 A Prototype of Bladeless Wind Energy Generator [2]

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 Chapter 2

Bladeless Wind Energy System

There are two main types of Bladeless Wind Energy System:

2.1 Based on Vortex Shedding Effect (Vibration Based)

2.2 Based on Electro-Kinetic Phenomenon (Piezoelectric Based
2.1 Based on Vortex Shedding Effect (Vibration Based)
Vortex Bladeless is a vortex induced vibration resonant wind generator, as compared
to HAWT (horizontal axis wind turbines) and VAWT (vertical axis wind turbines) that work
by rotation. Vortex's innovation comes from its unusual shape and way of harnessing energy
by oscillation, where a fiberglass and carbon fiber mast oscillates in the wind taking advantage
of the emission of Von Karman's vortexes when a fluid passes through a slender structure. At
the bottom of the mast a carbon fiber rod moves an alternator that generates the electricity with
no moving parts in contact, as shown in Figure 2.1. Since Vortex devices don't rotate they
cannot be technically called "turbines".
Bladeless turbine shakes back and forth from the vortices created by the movement of air
around the structure. Once the construction begins to vibrate, an alternator located in the base
of the device converts the mechanical movement into electricity

Figure 2.1 Vortex Turbines[2]

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History of Bladeless Power Generation:
The Vortex Street effect was first described and mathematically formalized by Theodore von
Kármán, the genius of aeronautics, in 1911. This effect is produced by lateral forces of the
wind on any fixed object immersed in a laminar flow. The wind flow bypasses the object,
generating a cyclical pattern of vortices, which can become an engineering challenge for any
vertical cylindrical structures, such as towers, masts and chimneys. The issue is that they may
start vibrating, enter into resonance with the lateral forces of the wind, and ultimately, collapse.
One of such examples is the collapse of three cooling towers of the power station Ferry bridge
in 1965. The idea emerged in 2002 when David Yáñez, the co-founder of a vortex bladeless
startup company, saw a video of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster and led him to the idea
of a bladeless wind turbine. This new technology seeks to overcome issues related to traditional
wind turbines such as maintenance, amortization, noise, environmental impact, logistics, and
visual aspects.[3]

2.1.1 Construction
2.1.1.1 Material
Material required for the vortex bladeless turbine is fiberglass and carbon fiber mast oscillates in
the wind taking advantage of the vortex shedding effect. At the bottom of the mast a carbon fiber
rod moves inside a linear alternator that generates the electricity, with no moving parts in contact.
Figure 2.2 shows the block diagram of bladeless wind power generator.[2]
2.1.1.2 Parts
A. Centre Base: Base is made up of the rigid iron angular structure. The base provides
equidistant point for the position of the mast. It is capable of tolerating the mechanical stress
acting on it. This provides the strong foundation to the mast and spring.
B. Spring: Spring is mounted at the center of the mast which provides the oscillation of the mast
in any of the direction. This spring is capable to withstand the weight of the mast.
C. Mast: The mast is a conical shaped, rigid structure which oscillates when subjected to wind
The Mast is lighter in structure in order to increase the oscillations also decrease the mechanical
stress on the suspension spring as well as the base.
D. Thread: The thread is used for the conversion of the linear motion of the mast to the
rotational motion of the generator. Thread used is of nylon material which as a property of the
non-elasticity. This thread is connected to the chain of the sprockets. These threads are connected
to the chain using the guide ways to provide proper path to the thread.
E. Gyro e-generator: Gyro generator is a variable transmission system based on gyroscopic
reaction. Gyro Torque is capable of large speed ratios, without the need to utilize gears for
generating electricity from wind and wave power resources. The infinitely variable nature of
Gyro Torque means that more power from wind and wave sources can be captured and controlled
to generate electricity at reduced costs. By not transmitting the peaks and troughs of wind gusts
Gyro Torque avoids severe mechanical and electrical loading from the turbine onto other parts
of the system including the generator.

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 F. Charging circuit: The charging circuit use the micro controller which compare the generated
voltage with a predefined value and controls the relays. The relays act as a switch which helps
in charging only when power is adequate to charge the battery.
G. Battery: The battery used here is a 12V, 7.2Ah, lead-acid battery. This battery stores the
charge when the power is being generated and gives power when winding the thread. This also
powers the microcontroller and wireless receiver circuit.[4]

Figure 2.2 The block diagram representation of bladeless power generation scheme[4]

2.1.1.3 Method
2.1.1.3.1 Vortex[7]
Vortex is a wind generator without blades. Instead of capturing energy via the rotational motion
of a turbine, the Vortex takes advantage of what’s known as vorticity, an aerodynamic effect that
occurs when wind breaks against a solid structure. The Vortex structure starts to oscillate, and
captures the energy that is produced.
Vortex is just eliminating the blades. They have designed it to have no parts like all (no gears,
linkages, etc.). This way they can make Vortex cheap and easy to maintain.
Basically, they reduce the amount of raw materials used for manufacturing, which cuts the
production costs and time to produce the equipment. Further, having no moving parts in contact
means that there are really very few things that can break, which extends time between
maintenance intervals and allows to have less down time. As a result, maintaining costs are low.

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2.1.1.3.2 Working Methodology
The bladeless windmills run on the principle that when wind is allowed to strike the column
mast, it tends to vibrate and this vibrational energy is further converted to mechanical (crank
shaft) or electrical energy (direct connection to alternator).
When the wind impinges on the projected surface area of the mast from one specified direction,
stream lines of the wind tend to depart and get sheared off. Further passage results into the
formation of wind currents called vortices or eddies. When they are strong enough to overcome
the internal resistance offered by the mechanism (crank shaft or direct linear alternator), the mast
vibrates due to spring connected at outside surface of the mast. The then spring is connected to
the foundation seat. The connecting rod is bound to transmit this vibration to the crank. The crank
shaft can be connected to a generator further. We can also connect the lower end of the mast with
the linear alternator directly.
Obviously, we can use a rectifier circuit to transform this A.C. current to D.C. current and charge
a battery or connect it the load. Figure 2.3 shows the setup of a vibrational vortex wind mill.[5]

Figure 2.3 Set up of Vibrational Vortex Wind Mill

2.2 Based on Electro-Kinetic Phenomenon (Piezoelectric Based)

2.2.1 Introduction
This is a new approach of converting Wind motion to wattage. The approach is predicated on an
adaptation of the piezoelectric effect well-known property of certain materials to provide wattage
once they undergo strain and stress. as an example, in devices like microphones, sound vibrations
can create enough stress and strain on piezoelectric crystals to get electrical phenomenon.
supported recent breakthroughs in nanotechnology, new, low cost, micro-sized crystals can now
be assembled to form more efficient piezoelectric materials.[6]

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 A first embodiment of this invention incorporates piezo electric materials as components
inserted into the side Walls 2 of a uniquely designed air jet tunnel to make a bladeless Wind
Energy to Power (WEP) system. More specifically, the system uses a skinny brass layer,
sandwiched between two Poly Vinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) layers to make a cantilever with high
piezoelectric conversion; efficiency a novel air jet tunnel and photonic cascade configuration
with high coefficient of performance; and a compact, modular emu design.

2.2.2 History
Current wind generation generators generally employ Wind turbines and electric motors to come
up with electricity. These systems are inefficient and expensive to construct and maintain. they're
also noisy, intolerant to break, and comparatively difficult to move and assemble. they'll also
impose safety and environmental concerns. Unfortunately, a com pact, modular, bladeless Wind
energy system doesn't exist although some approaches are proposed. The potential advantages
to its development include reduced noise, size, and value combined with improved portability,
deficiency, and cost-effectiveness. the foremost common approaches to the look of a bladeless
windmill are supported electro-kinetic phenomena that involve the interaction between an
electrostatic and a charged medium in a very liquid phase.
Electro-kinetic systems require designs that convert air movement to liquid movement which
separate and collect charge for electrical output. Air liquid and liquid-solid interfaces should be
included in such system, leading to very low conversion efficiency and high cost of manufacture.
for instance, Marks, “Charged aerosol generator with unit-electrode source” US. Pat. No.
2,406,396, 19773 proposed a vane less ion windmill that produces current directly by using the
Wind to pump charged aerosols (Water droplets) from one electrode to a different, With no
moving parts. it's obvious that almost all of the Wind’s mechanical energy is lost so as to
maneuver the charged aerosol from one electrode to a different. Daniel Y KWok, et al, “Electro
kinetic microchannel battery by means of electro kinetic and microfluidic phenomena”, Journal
of Micromechanics and Micro engineering, 13, 964-970, 20034 proposed a microfluidic
approach to extract energy from a pressure driven liquid How in a very microchannel.
However, this approach also exhibits low efficiency and high cost because it requires a further
energy-absorbing process to drive the liquid How within the micro channels Where only a Weak
electrical phenomenon is induced because of the presence of an electrical double layer within the
interface between the liquid and microchannel Walls.[6]

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 Figure 2.4 Piezoelectric set-up[6]

2.2.3 Construction
2.2.3.1 Material
Wind to energy conversion system is constructed out of a number of modular power units each
modular power unit comprised of 36 air jet tunnels. Each air jet tunnel is constructed using a
cantilever array mounted in a cascaded frame (one such cascaded frame is shown in Figure 2.5)
with each cantilever attached on one edge to a Window edge of the frame. The cantilever is
constructed of a brass layer sandwiched (as shown in Figure 2.4) between two layers, each layer
composed of an electrode attached to a Polyviniyhdene Fluoride (PVDF) layer Each modular
power unit is mounted in a case and a set of cases are mounted in a panel attached to a pedestal.
The cantilever. arrays are Wired together into electrical regulating circuits that generate power
with a high Wind to power conversion efficiency[6]
2.2.3.2 Parts
 Cantilever
 Frame
 Air jet tunnel
 Case
 Modular power unit
 Air outlet Window
 Panel
 Pedestal
 Cantilever array
 Electrode
 Piezoelectric Material

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 Figure 2.5 Air Cascade Structure[6]

2.2.3.3 Method
Piezoelectricity
Piezoelectricity is a property of many non-central symmetric ceramics, polymers, and other
biological systems. The properties of organic polymers such as PVDF are so different in
comparison to inorganic ceramic materials such as PZT (see Table1) that they are uniquely
qualified to all niche areas where single crystals and ceramics are incapable of performing as
effectively. The piezoelectric strain constant for the PVDF polymer is lower than that of the
ceramic.[6]

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2.2.3.4 Working Methodology
The side Walls of the air jet tunnel have many air outlet Windows that are filled with
corresponding cantilevers (see FIG. 2.7), such that the kinetic energy of the moving air Will be
largely absorbed and converted to the electrical power by the piezoelectric cantilever
structures.[6]

Figure 2.7 Single air tunnel[6]

Notations:
102: Cantilever
104: Frame
106: Air jet tunnel
120: Side Wall
122: Air intake Opening
124: Air outtake end
125: Air Intake flow
127: Longitudinal axis
131: Exit air flow
133: Air outtake flow

The electrode-PVDF-brass-PVDF-electrode cantilevers of the first embodiment will vibrate

and generate AC output power When the air flows through the air jet tunnel. PVDF is a
piezoelectric polymer that has high piezoelectric stress constants (g3l~240 mV-m/N) indicating
it has excel lent kinetic-to-electric conversion properties. The sandwich design not only
improves the conversion efficiency but also prevents noise generation because PVDF is a soft
polymer that is able to effectively absorb acoustic vibration energy.

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 Chapter 3
Performance Evaluation

3.1 Performance of Vortex Shedding Wind Turbine

Vortices or Vortex Shedding Effect
Vortex shedding is an oscillating flow that takes place when a fluid such as air or water flows
past and bluffs (As opposed to streamlined body at curtained velocities, depending on shape
and size of the body. In this vortices are created at the back of body and detach periodically
from either side of body. Vortex shedding behind a circular cylinder. In this animation, the
flows on two sides of a cylinder are shown in different colors, to show that the vortices from
the two sides alternate.[7] The effect can be seen in Figure 3.1.

Figure 3.1 Vortex Shedding effect[7]

3.1.1. Analysis of experiment model
A. Method & Calculation of Vortex Shedding Frequency[2]
The parameters of the cylinder body are important to know so as to understand the dynamic
condition of vortex shedding phenomenon.
Reynolds number is used to distinguish the fluid, being laminar or turbulent. For this
phenomenon Reynolds number is targeted between 300< Re< 3*10^5 for better frequency of
vibration.
1) Reynolds Number: Re =U*D/v ------------------- (1)
Where,
U – Free stream velocity (wind velocity)
D- Diameter of cylinder
v – kinematic viscosity (m^2/s)
Reynolds number has a relation with Strouhal number.
When Reynolds number is between (300 < Re < 3* 10^5) the value of Strouhal number is 0.2.
2) Strouhal Number: It is a non-dimensional parameter used to describe the vortex shedding
frequency.
St = Fs * D/ U --------------- (2)

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Where,
Fs – Vortex shedding frequency (unknown)

B. Method & Calculation of Natural Frequency of Cylindrical Body:

The natural frequency of the body is calculated by using torque method.

Where, I –Moment of inertia of the cylindrical body about its perpendicular axis

K= Spring Stiffness

L - Length of cylindrical body

Mc – Center of mass of cylindrical Body
g - acceleration due to gravity

C. Resonance Condition: When the natural frequency of cylindrical body is in match with
vortex shedding frequency then this is a maximum possible condition of vibration which takes
place at a very high amplitude. This condition is known as resonance. For designing a spring to
sustain the high stress developed in the resonance condition, it is necessary to calculate the
value of spring stiffness under resonance.

Lift force developed at the upper end of the cylinder and coefficient of lift force C is assumed
to be 0.6 based on previous study.
F = 0.5 ρ U 3 D L C
The oscillation produced by the vortex shedding is converted into rotary motion that is then
converted into power.

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Analysis
The results below in Figure 3.2 & Figure 3.3 are based on 1 m prototype along with ANSYS
analysis software outcomes.[5]

Figure 3.2 Contact Points Analysis[5]

Figure 3.3 Static Analysis[5]

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Figure 3.4 and Figure 3.5 shows the variation of speed of the wind and power delivered per
wind turbine, receptively.

Figure 3.4 Wind speed analysis over seasonal days[2]

Figure 3.5 Power output over seasonal days[2]

3.1.2 Advantages
The advantages of Vortex Shedding Wind Turbine are:[5]
 Minimizes the losses due to friction: The bladeless windmill does not have any sliding
contact joints which reduces the frictional losses in the system thereby reducing wear and
tear. The system does loose some electrical conversion capacity, but other pros nullifies
this factor
 Reliability: The material used in the mast is Fiber glass which exhibits high
strengths and low weight. Also, The FRP sheets show high environmental resistance. Fire
hardness, sound structural integrity and non-corrosive nature makes the device more
portable, user friendly and cost effective with durability.
 Requires less space: The space required by these windmills is very small. Consequently,
15 windmills can be employed within the same area where one or two conventional

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 windmills are employed. It currently takes up 30% of the area of a conventional
generator, with maximum deflection at the top end.
 Time Setting: The components of bladeless windmills takes about 35 minutes to
assemble. Which is noticeably low when compared to conventional ones.
 Environment Friendly: The impact on the bird population is expected to be much
smaller, because it does not require the same type of wind velocity, wind force and large
area earlier deforested. Besides this, the oscillation frequency is just 14 Hz, the impact
sound level is negligible making it possible in future to have noiseless wind farms.

3.1.3 Disadvantages
The disadvantages of Vortex Shedding Wind Turbine are:[5]
 Less Efficient: The efficiency of the energy extraction for bladeless windmills from the
wind is 40%, while that of conventional windmill is 59.3%.
Thus, it cannot substitute thermal and nuclear power plants, traditional windmills and
hydroelectric power plants.
 Large Investment: This technology is in development phase and requires huge stakes
by investors.
 Starting Torque: This technology is in development phase and requires huge stakes by
investors.
 High Mast: The output power depends directly on the height of the mast.

3.1.4 Applications[4]
 Bladeless wind energy can be used in a variety of industries and applications, including
marine off-grid systems, industrial applications, remote telemetry and mobile base
stations and for houses, schools and farms.
 Bladeless energy for Agriculture: Remote power systems are needed more and more
in the world of farming. Whether it’s for powering electric fencing, powering water
pumping, powering lighting in stables and chicken sheds or powering underwater
cameras at salmon farms – bladeless energy can be built in small scale as well as in big
scale to meet the bill.
 Small scale Bladeless Wind Turbine energy for Homes: The bladeless turbine will
be focused to small scale production. This system it has been designed to bring energy
to an off grid locations and matching it with solar panels. This is a cost-effective
solution for houses where are existing solar installations and where having a non-
expensive wind device will help to storage the energy produced while the solar is not
producing. Also it will work for those villages where having energy could be a matter
of life. It can be used for Residential Battery Charging and Grid Connection.
 Bladeless energy for Telecoms: With more and more mobile communications and
broadband technology being deployed in rural and remote areas, providing power for
the transmission equipment can often be a real headache. Bladeless energy can provide
off grid power solutions needed to support telecom infrastructure.
 Bladeless wind energy for Off-grid Lighting: Small scale bladeless wind turbine
generators are ideal for providing efficient and reliable lighting in off-grid locations.
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 for when it gets dark to power public street lights, car parks and playgrounds. We can
combine the bladeless energy with solar panels from our advanced solar range to ensure
a continuous supply of renewable energy for a sustainable off-grid lighting solution.
 Bladeless energy for Signage and Signaling: There is an increasing need for off grid
signage and signaling in areas where grid connection is neither easy nor cost effective.
Bladeless energy can provide cost effective and reliable off grid continuous power
solutions for these remote power generation needs.

3.2 Performance of Electro-Kinetic based Wind Turbine:

The entire Weight of a modular power unit 110 is less than 400 g (4.11 Oz) making the larger
assembled panel <300 kg (661.4 pounds) and able to deliver >3 k W of power with a Wind
resource of 10 meters per second (32.8 feet/second). The modular power units each with a
volume of 0.2*0.2*0.l cubic meters, can be readily assembled in a building block manner to
form virtually any shape and size. A large flat panel with a volume of less than 2.8 cubic meters
(3 .66 cubic yards) and a ground contact footprint of less than 1 square meter (1.20 square
yards) Would be able to deliver >3 k W of power with a Wind resource of 10 meters per second
(32.8 feet/ second).[6]

3.2.2 Advantages
 Modular
 Durable
 Very Easy to assemble and transport

3.2.3 Disadvantages
 Less Efficient
 Large investment is required
 New Technology further study is required.
 High Maintains Cost

3.2.4 Applications
 Military Applications
 Household Applications
 Commercial Applications

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CONCLUSION
The bladeless wind generation system configuration has been considered and the obtained results
appear to be very encouraging, even though they are based on simulations and model taken from
the literature, which certainly can give only approximate description of involved dynamics.
Tapping the wind for renewable energy using new approaches is gaining momentum in the recent
years. It is generating alternative energy that is used for wide range of applications with the help
of vortex shedding phenomenon and Piezoelectric Based Wind turbine. These models extract
energy from the wind and converts it into useful energy. They are easier, simpler and an
economical way of generating power. Adaptive wind turbine is more efficient in terms of
operation, power produced and safety. The manufacture and installment cost is low. These can
be used widely from household purpose to larger wind farms. This project has three main
advantages: Utilizing less area, Generation of high power, Economical.
In summary, the generation of electricity is made possible by the small structure of bladeless
turbine. High efficient power is generated. This project will satisfy the need of continuous
generation of electricity.

Future scope
• To increase the efficiency of both the turbines systems.
• Optimization techniques can be in order to minimize the expenditure.
• Can be made more accessible and bring into mainstream.

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