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Wind energy conversion devices can be broadly categorized into two types according to their axis alignment.
They are as follows
3. Giromill:
A variant of Darrieus wind turbine is the Giromill which uses the same concept. Here the blades are straight
resulting in simple construction. However in such a case the centrifugal force developed in the blade will
produce stress, trying to bend it. The blades have to be strong enough in the transverse direction to withstand
this stress. Moreover the vertical shaft cannot be secured with guywires, and so the coupling at the base has to
be strong enough to keep it vertical when subjected to strong winds. It is also called as H-Type windmill
because of its shape.
Source and References: S. N. Bhadra, D. Kastha, and S. Banerjee: “Wind Electrical Systems”, 1st Edition,
Oxford publications.