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If the wind data is a vailable at a height h1, then the velocity at a height h2 is given by:

V2=V1(h2/h1)α

α: ground surface friction coefficient .

So if the height of the tower increase the velocity of the wind will increase and the result
of this situation the power will also increase
Power from wind:
Kinetic energy of a portion of the flowing air of mass ρ m is and the rate of
energy flow (i.e. power) P for the whole flow is
Power= 1/2 m V2
Power= ½ρav3
Where:-
P is power in watts (W)
ρ is the air density in kilograms per cubic metre (kg/m³)
A is the swept rotor area in square metres (m²)

Power coefficient Cp= Pr/Pw


Where :-
Pr is Mechanical power out
Pw is Wind power in
The total wind power P1 at area AT is
P1 = 1/2 ρ AT v3
the wind power extracted by the wind extracted by the wind turbine is
PT= ½ ρ AT v3 CP
or
PT= ½ ρ ΠdT2 V31 CP
Where :-
DT is the swept diameter of the wind turbine.

Tip speed ratio of wind turbine :


The tip speed ratio λ (lambda) or TSR for wind turbines is the ratio between the rotational speed
of the tip of a blade and the actual velocity of the wind. If the velocity of the tip is exactly the
same as the wind speed the tip speed ratio is 1. The tip speed ratio is related to efficiency, with
the optimum varying with blade design. Higher tip speeds result in higher noise levels and due to

large centripetal forces; stronger blades.


TSR (λ) =

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