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Tables of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background ……………………………………………………………….
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1.2 Power in a wind stream ……………………………………….
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1.3 Betz Limit …………………………………………………………………………..
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1.4 Capacity Factor
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CHAPTER-1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
The wind turbine first came into being as a horizontal axis windmill for mechanical
power generation, used since 1000 AD in Persia, Tibet and China. Transfer of
mechanical windmill technology from the Middle East to Europe took place between
1100 and 1300, followed by further development of the technology in Europe. During
Wind energy has emerged as one of the popular sources of green energy. For over a
decade, wind energy had been used for various applications. However, the use of wind
energy to produce electricity is a more recent application. Currently, large fields of
windmills, known as wind farms, are found in different regions of the world. One of the
notable trends is the use of wind power on a small scale. Individuals and organizations
can purchase or build small wind turbines to generate electricity and meet domestic and
commercial energy needs. There is an opportunity of supplying generated electricity to
the grid and allows companies to buy it to meet their needs.
Asynchronous generators are usually used together with induction motors like squirrel-
cage and slip-ring motors. The slip-ring rotors are places on the rotor side of the machine
connecting power converters or resistors that control the flow of electric current for the
machine to operate at different speeds.
The purpose of using wind turbines
With unabated climate change and global warming, the priority in almost all industries to
reduce environmental pollution and develop renewable energy sources. Wind energy is
one the clean energy sources being looked to replace fossil fuels and enhance energy
security. There is growing awareness that using renewable and environmentally friendly
energy sources would mitigate climate change and ameliorate the global energy crisis.
The real benefits of wind energy is the rationalization of greenhouse gases like CO 2,
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Wind Turbine Generator units
Turbine subsystems include:
•Rotors which convert wind energy into mechanical energy of the shaft
•Nacelle (enclosure) which contains all the conversion equipment, generator, gear shaft
etc.
•Tower, to increase the height of the turbine systems so that higher wind speeds are
captured. • Control equipment, Cables and other civil works.
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Applications:
1. Field irrigation
2. Sea-Water desalination Plants
3. Electric power supply for farms and remote loads.
Twin-Blade HAWT
1. They have large sizes and power output in range of 1 MW, 2 MW and 3MW.
2. These high power units feed directly to the distribution network.
3-Blade HAWT
1. 3 blade propeller type wind turbines have been installed in India as well as
abroad.
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CHAPTER 4
DISCUSSION
Wind turbine and their potential for providing electricity to rural communities in
Ethiopia. This paper covers the history wind turbines, wind patterns and factors that
have accelerated wind-power technology development. And covers of wind-turbines,
including horizontal axis’s wind turbines (HAWTs) and Vertical Axis wind turbines
(VAWTs), and their advantages and disadvantages. It’s also discusses the history of
wind turbines and factors that have contributed and factors that have contributed to the
growth of wind-power technology.
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CHAPTER 5
CONCLUSION
The potential of wind power generation is immense, a historical source of energy, wind
can be used both as a source of electricity and for irrigation and agricultural uses. In
today’s world, where a greener source of energy is the need of the hour, wind energy is a
promising resource, waiting to be harnessed to its true potential. The study of wind
turbine and its characteristics showed that how it can be properly designed and used to
get the maximum output, even with the variable wind speeds.
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3, Wind Resource Assessment Unit, Centre for Wind Energy technology Chennai Sept
2015.
4, Papoulis, Pillai, "Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes”, 5th Edition
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5, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), ISSN: 2278-
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