BLADELESS WIND TURBINE

(Department of Electrical and electronics Engineering)

HOLY MARY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE HYDERABAD, TELANGANA

(UGC-Autonomous, Approved by AICTE, Permanently Affiliated to JNTUH, Accredited By NAAC -A Grade)

Guidance by: Submitted by:

Mr. M. Ravinder R. Raj Kumar (19C95A0269)
Sadiya Salma. (19C95A0268)
S. Naveen (19C95A0269)
S. Anusha (19C95A0270)
CONTENTS
Introduction
Principle of working of vortex turbine
Construction
Working
Advantages
Disadvantages
Applications
Conclusion
 INTRODUCTION
Wind power has became a useful sorce of energy over the past few
decades as larger more efficient turbine designs have produced ever
increasing amounts of power.

In conventional wind power generation, transportation is increasingly

challenging because of the size of the components.

Bladeless turbines will generate electricity for 40 percent lesser in cost

compared with conventional wind turbines.
 VORTEX SHEDDING EFFECT
Principle: vortex shedding is an oscillating flow that takes place when
a fluid such as air or water flows past a bluff(as opposed to
streamlined) body at certain velocities, depending on the size and
shape of the body. In this flow, vortices are created at the back of the
body and detach periodically from either side of the body.
Vortex shedding behind a circular cylinder. In this animation, the flow
on the two sides of the cylinder are shown in different colours,to show
that the vortices from the two sides alternate.
VORTEX TURBINE
 VORTEX BLADELESS
The vortex bladeless device is a type of unconventional wind turbine
which deliberately maximizes vortex shedding, converting wind energy to
fluttering a light weight vertical pole, then captures that energy with a
generator at the bottom of the pole.
Vortex’s innovation comes from its unusual shape, where a fiberglass and
carbon fiber mast oscillates in the wind taking advantage of the vortex
shedding effect.
A carbon fiber rod sits at the bottom of the mast and it’s movement inside
a linear alternator generates the electricity.
CONSTRUCTION OF VORTEX TURBINE
 WORKING
An aerodynamic effect that creates a pattern of spinning vortices or
whirlwinds.

The structure attracts whirlwinds which develop at determined

frequencies depending on the speed at which the wind is travelling.

When the frequency of the whirlwinds or vortex coincideswith the

frequency of the structure, the energy is absorbed reaching at a peak due
to aerostatic coupling.
It relies on the oscillation of its reed-like mast inreaction to air vortices
to move a series of magnets located
in the point ear its base to generate electricity.

This kinetic energy is then used to power

An alternator, which multiplies the frequency
of the towers oscillations and converts into
Usable electricity.
WHY IT IS BETTER
 ADVANTAGES
No gears and bearings, reduces manufacturing and maintenance
drastically.
No lubricants needed, noise less, more environmentally friendly.
It reduces foundation at the bottom by 50%.
Cost of energy production is 40% less than the conventional turbines.
Birds can fly around them without fear of being sucked in.
We can put large number of vortex bladeless turbines units in an area
when compared with conventional wind turbines.
 DISADVANTAGES
The efficiency of the energy absorbed from the wind is comparatively less
than that of the conventional wind turbine.
The sweep area is very small compared to a regular wind turbine.
The devices cannot be noiseless, the vibration must produce noise.
 Vortex is only able to work within a specific wind range.
A single Vortex device won’t be able to power my entire home.
The requirement of control system for controlling the oscillation to meet
the natural frequency of the mast and control of the frequency at higher
velocity winds.
 APPLICATIONS
Industries
Remote telemetry
Schools
Farms
Houses
Off – grid power for rail signalling
Off – grid lightning
 CURRENT STATE 2020

Vortex has launched to industrial manufacturing a first and humble series

of Vortex Nano devices, 85cm high.
Now there are plans for a second and maybe even third public beta
campaign, of between 1,000 and 10,000 units, where anyone could request
a Vortex Nano device to test it.
 CONCLUSION
When it comes to clean energy, wind power is considered one of the most
reliable and sustainable alternatives. In summary, the generation of
electricity is made possible by the small structure of bladeless turbine.
High efficient power is generated. This technology will satisfy the need of
continuous generation of electricity. This uses less space area hence
economical for the rural electrification of India.
Thank you