The main object of the work described in the report was to develop a wind-driven, power-generating system which would operate effectively in regions where strong winds do not prevail. A standard automotive alternator was modified to provide a suitable charging unit for a 36 volt bank of batteries. The torque required to overcome the static friction of the drive train was determined and a unique method of design was developed to match the available starting torque of a specific rotor with the required static torque of the drive train and charging unit. A rotor was designed according to the aerodynamics of axial flow wind turbines and a model was tested in the wind-tunnel of the Aeromechanics Division to establish the characteristics of its performance and starting torque.
Harnessing the Wind Using Axial Flow Wind Turbines
1986
112 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Electric Power Production , Batteries & Components , Atmospheric Sciences , Fluid Mechanics , Natural Resources & Earth Sciences , Wind power generation , Torque , Electric batteries , AC generators , Electric power generation , Rotors , Axial flow , Turbogenerators , Wind tunnels , Aerodynamics , Wind velocity , Foreign technology
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