| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 19, 2017
International Conference Energy, Environment and Material Systems (EEMS 2017)
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| Article Number | 01003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Energy | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20171901003 | |
| Published online | 23 October 2017 | |
Determination of the number of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine blades based on power spectrum
Opole University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 5 Mikołajczyka st., 45-758 Opole, Poland
⁎ Corresponding author: s.anweiler@po.opole.pl
Technology of wind exploitation has been applied widely all over the world and has already reached the level in which manufacturers want to maximize the yield with the minimum investment outlays. The main objective of this paper is the determination of the optimal number of blades in the Cup-Bladed Vertical Axis Wind Turbine. Optimizing the size of the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine allows the reduction of costs. The maximum power of the rotor is selected as the performance target. The optimum number of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine blades evaluation is based on analysis of a single blade simulation and its superposition for the whole rotor. The simulation of working blade was done in MatLab environment. Power spectrum graphs were prepared and compared throughout superposition of individual blades in the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine rotor. The major result of this research is the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine power characteristic. On the basis of the analysis of the power spectra, optimum number of the blades was specified for the analysed rotor. Power spectrum analysis of wind turbine enabled the specification of the optimal number of blades, and can be used regarding investment outlays and power output of the Vertical Axis Wind Turbine.
© The authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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