Wind Energy Harvesting: Micro-to-Small Scale Turbines

ISBN-13: 9781614515654 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 173 str.

Ravi Kishore;Shashank Priya;Colin Stewart

Opis

Basic design techniques are covered, as well as various fabrication techniques that can be used to manufacture cost-effective and efficient small scale wind turbines. Coverage of aspects related to materials science and engineering, as well as mechanical engineering, is included. Each chapter has solved numerical problems which are used as examples. Additional unsolved problems are provided at the end of each chapter."

Spis treści

1. Introduction
Current State of Wind Energy
Energy Policies for Wind Energy

2. Background on Wind Turbines
Large vs. Small Scale Wind Turbines
Need for Small Scale Wind Turbines
Challenges with Small Scale Wind Turbine Design

3. Components of Small Scale Wind Turbine
Rotor
Drive Train
Generator
Auxiliary Components

4. Betz and Schmitz Law for Wind Power Prediction
Betz Law
Blade Losses
Schmitz Law and Rotational Wake

5. Small Scale Wind Turbine Blade Design
Blade Element Momentum Theory
Development of Design Tool using BEM Theory
Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Rotor design

6. Diffuser Augmented Small Scale Wind Turbine
Need for Diffuser Augmented Small Scale Wind Turbine
Flow inside the Diffuser
Diffuser Design Optimization
Pros and Cons

7. Application Areas of Small Scale Wind Turbines
Bridge Health Monitoring System
Carry-on Wind Mills
Remote Applications

8. Non-Conventional Wind Energy Harvesters
Vibration based Wind Energy Harvesters
Piezoelectric Wind Turbine
Some Other Examples

O autorze

Ravi Kishore, Colin Stewart and Shashank Priya, VA Tech, Blacksburg, USA.