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    Large Scale Wind Turbines (LSWTs) have been extensively examined for decades but very few studies have been conducted on the small scale wind turbines (SSWTs) especially for the applications near ground level where wind speed is of order of few meters per second. This study provides the first systematic effort towards design and development of SSWTs (rotor diameter<50 cm) targeted to operate at low wind speeds (<5 m/s). An inverse design and optimization tool based on Blade Element Momentum theory is proposed. The utility and efficiancy of the tool was validated by demonstrating a 40 cm diameter small-scale wind energy portable turbine (SWEPT) operating in very low wind speed range of 1 m/s-5 m/s with extremely high power coefficient. In comparison to the published literature, SWEPT is one of the most efficient wind turbines at the small scale and very low wind speeds with the power coefficient of 32% and overall efficiency of 21% at its rated wind speed of 4.0 m/s. It has very low cut-in speed of 1.7 m/s. Wind tunnel experiments revealed that SWEPT has rated power output of 1 W at 4.0 m/s, and it is capable of producing power output up to 9.3 W at wind speed of 10 m/s. The study was further extended to develop a piezoelectric wind turbine which operates below 2.0 m/s wind speed. The piezoelectric wind turbine of overall dimension of 100mm x 78mm x 65mm is capable of producing peak electric power of about 450 microwatt at the rated wind speed of 1.9 m/s.

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    Large Scale Wind Turbines (LSWTs) have been extensively examined for decades but very few studies have been conducted on the small scale wind turbines (SSWTs) especially for the applications near ground level where wind speed is of order of few meters per second. This study provides the first systematic effort towards design and development of SSWTs (rotor diameter<50 cm) targeted to operate at low wind speeds (<5 m/s). An inverse design and optimization tool based on Blade Element Momentum theory is proposed. The utility and efficiancy of the tool was validated by demonstrating a 40 cm diameter small-scale wind energy portable turbine (SWEPT) operating in very low wind speed range of 1 m/s-5 m/s with extremely high power coefficient. In comparison to the published literature, SWEPT is one of the most efficient wind turbines at the small scale and very low wind speeds with the power coefficient of 32% and overall efficiency of 21% at its rated wind speed of 4.0 m/s. It has very low cut-in speed of 1.7 m/s. Wind tunnel experiments revealed that SWEPT has rated power output of 1 W at 4.0 m/s, and it is capable of producing power output up to 9.3 W at wind speed of 10 m/s. The study was further extended to develop a piezoelectric wind turbine which operates below 2.0 m/s wind speed. The piezoelectric wind turbine of overall dimension of 100mm x 78mm x 65mm is capable of producing peak electric power of about 450 microwatt at the rated wind speed of 1.9 m/s.

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    Small Scale Wind Energy Portable Turbine

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    Large Scale Wind Turbines (LSWTs) have been extensively examined for decades but very few studies have been conducted on the small scale wind turbines (SSWTs) especially for the applications near ground level where wind speed is of order of few meters per second. This study provides the first systematic effort towards design and development of SSWTs (rotor diameter<50 cm) targeted to operate at low wind speeds (<5 m/s). An inverse design and optimization tool based on Blade Element Momentum theory is proposed. The utility and efficiancy of the tool was validated by demonstrating a 40 cm diameter small-scale wind energy portable turbine (SWEPT) operating in very low wind speed range of 1 m/s-5 m/s with extremely high power coefficient. In comparison to the published literature, SWEPT is one of the most efficient wind turbines at the small scale and very low wind speeds with the power coefficient of 32% and overall efficiency of 21% at its rated wind speed of 4.0 m/s. It has very low cut-in speed of 1.7 m/s. Wind tunnel experiments revealed that SWEPT has rated power output of 1 W at 4.0 m/s, and it is capable of producing power output up to 9.3 W at wind speed of 10 m/s. The study was further extended to develop a piezoelectric wind turbine which operates below 2.0 m/s wind speed. The piezoelectric wind turbine of overall dimension of 100mm x 78mm x 65mm is capable of producing peak electric power of about 450 microwatt at the rated wind speed of 1.9 m/s.

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    SMALL-SCALE WIND ENERGY PORTABLE TURBINE

    (SWEPT)
    A SEMINAR REPORT

    Submitted by

    MOHAMED SHABEER K.T
    for the award of the degree

    of

    BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
    MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY






    DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
    MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
    KOTHAMANGALAM-686 666, KERALA, INDIA
    AUGUST 2013
    ii

    Dr. Binu C Yeldose
    Assistant Professor,
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Mr. Pranam G Nedungalel
    Department of Mechanical Engineering


    CERTIFICATE
    This is to certify that the seminar report, entitled SMALL-SCALE WIND
    ENERGY PORTABLE TURBINE (SWEPT) being submitted by Mr.
    MOHAMED SHABEER K.T to the Department of Mechanical Engineering,
    Mar Athanasius College of Engineering, Mahatma Gandhi University, for
    the award of the degree of Bachelor of Technology, is a bonafide record
    of seminar report carried out by him under my guidance.




    Dr. Josephkunju Paul C,
    Professor and Head of the Department,
    Department of Mechanical Engineering,
    Mar Athanasius College of Engineering,
    Kothamangalam 686 666.




    Mr. Biju Cherian
    Assistant Professor,
    Department of Mechanical Engineering


    The contents of this seminar report have been neither partially nor fully submitted and
    will not be submitted to any other college or University for the award of any degree or
    diploma.


    Mohamed Shabeer K.T
    S7 Mechanical B, Roll No: 48
    Kothamangalam
    Date: 23-08-2013

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