Energy Conversion

ELP 181

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammed Saeed

 Chapter 7:

Wind Power Station

Renewable Energy Systems
‫ﺗﻌرﯾف اﻟطﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﻣﺗﺟددة‬
It is the energy derived from natural resources, which is endless
or renewed itself
.‫طﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﻣﺳﺗﻣدة ﻣن اﻟﻣوارد اﻟ ّطﺑﯾﻌﯾﺔ واﻟﺗﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻧﺗﮭﻰ أو ﺗﺟدد ﻧﻔﺳﮭﺎ داﺋﻣﺎ‬
ّ ‫ھﻲ اﻟ‬

They have the following advantages:

 Non-polluting processes are used.
 Infinity and renewability of the source generally
exists.‫ﻣﺻدر داﺋم وﻣﺗﺟدد ﻟﻠطﺎﻗﺔ اﻟﻛﮭرﺑﯾﺔ‬
 They have zero running cost, since wind energy or
solar energy is the input-source of power.
‫ﺗﻛﻠﻔﺔ ﺗﺷﻐﯾل ﻣﻧﻌدﻣﺔ ﺣﯾث ﺗﻌﺗﺑر اﻟرﯾﺎح واﻟﺷﻣس ھﻰ اﻟوﻗود اﻟﻣﺳﺗﺧدم‬
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 They have the following disadvantages
 High initial cost (per MW of installed capacity)
 Uncertainty output due to weather changes.
‫ﺗﺄﺛﯾر اﻟﺗﻐﯾر ﻓﻰ اﻟﻣﻧﺎخ واﻟﺗﻐﯾر ﻓﻰ اﻟﻔﺻول ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺧرج اﻟﻧﺎﺗﺞ ﻣﻧﮭﺎ‬
For example, dense clouds (or night hours) lead to non-
availability of solar energy.
Similarly, “still-air” condition means no possibility of wind
power generation,
During stormy weathers, wind turbines cannot be kept in
operation (due to dangerously high speeds they would
attain if kept in operation).
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Wind Power
‫ﺗﻌرﯾف طﺎﻗﺔ اﻟرﯾﺎح‬
 "Wind energy" or "Wind power" describe the process
by which the wind is used to generate electricity
through mechanical energy.

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Wind Power
 Historical overview:
 Wind power has been in use for serving the mankind, since
centuries through what has been popularly known as “Wind-
mills.”
 There is no “electrical” stage of energy in old-styled uses
where wind-velocity is directly used for performing the jobs
such as wheat-grinding, pumping water for irrigation, sailing
vessels, etc.
 Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into
mechanical power.
 This mechanical power can be used for specific tasks (such as
grinding grain or pumping water)
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Wind Power
‫ﻧظرﯾﺔ ﻋﻣل ﻣﺣطﺎت طﺎﻗﺔ اﻟرﯾﺎح‬
 The kinetic energy in the wind is converted into
mechanical power through wind turbines
 This mechanical power is converted into electricity using
a generator.
 Modern wind turbines fall into two basic groups;
 Horizontal-axis turbines
 Vertical-axis turbines
 Most large modern wind turbines are horizontal-axis
turbines.
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