Small-scale modular wind turbine

Scott Bressers; Chris Vernier; Jess Regan; Stephen Chappell; Mark Hotze; Stephen Luhman; Dragan Avirovik; Shashank Priya

doi:10.1117/12.847609

Small-scale modular wind turbine

Scott Bressers, Chris Vernier, Jess Regan, Stephen Chappell, Mark Hotze, Stephen Luhman, Dragan Avirovik, Shashank Priya

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Abstract

This study reports the design, fabrication, and implementation of a horizontal-axis, small-scale modular wind turbine termed as "small-scale wind energy portable turbine (SWEPT)". Portability, efficient operation at low wind speeds, and cost-effectiveness were the primary goals of SWEPT. The fabrication and component design for SWEPT are provided along with the modifications that can provide improvement in performance. A comparative analysis is presented with the prototype reported in literature. The results show that current version of SWEPT leads to 150% increase in output power. It was found that SWEPT can generate 160 mW power at rated wind speed of 7 mph and 500mW power at wind speeds above 10 mph with a cut-in wind speed of 3.8 mph. Furthermore, the prototype was subjected to field testing in which the average output was measured to be 40 mW despite the average wind distribution being centered around 3 mph.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2010
Edition	PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847609
State	Published - Jun 18 2010
Event	Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2010 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Mar 8 2010 → Mar 11 2010

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Number	PART 1
Volume	7643
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2010
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	3/8/10 → 3/11/10

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Bressers, S., Vernier, C., Regan, J., Chappell, S., Hotze, M., Luhman, S., Avirovik, D., & Priya, S. (2010). Small-scale modular wind turbine. In Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems 2010 (PART 1 ed.). Article 764333 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7643, No. PART 1). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847609

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