Efficiency of the DOMUS 750 vertical-axis wind turbine

Kyle Hallock; Tyler Rasch; Guoqiang Ju; Fernando Alonso-Marroquin

doi:10.1063/1.4985556

Efficiency of the DOMUS 750 vertical-axis wind turbine

Kyle Hallock
, Tyler Rasch
, Guoqiang Ju
, Fernando Alonso-Marroquin^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present some preliminary results on the efficiency of a wind turbine for an off-grid housing unit. To generate power, the unit uses a photovoltaic solar array and a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT). The existing VAWT was analysed to improve efficiency and increase power generation. There were found to be two main sources of inefficiency: 1. the 750W DC epicyclic generator performed poorly in low winds, and 2. the turbine blades wobbled, allowing for energy loss due to off-axis rotation. A 12V DC permanent magnet alternator was chosen that met the power requirements of the housing unit and would generate power at lower wind speeds. A support bracket was designed to prevent the turbine blades from wobbling.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Off-Grid Technology Workshop
Editors	Fernando Alonso-Marroquin
Publisher	American Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9780735415300
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4985556
State	Published - 12 Jun 2017
Externally published	Yes
Event	Workshop on Off-Grid Technology 2017 - NSW, Australia Duration: 24 Feb 2017 → …

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	1856
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

Conference

Conference	Workshop on Off-Grid Technology 2017
Country/Territory	Australia
City	NSW
Period	24/02/17 → …

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© 2017 Author(s).

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