Design and Fabrication of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine as a

Micro Power Generator

Group Members Supervisors

Muhammad Jayyaad Arshad Fakhar Mahtab Dr. Zafar Abbas Bangash

Shehryar Bin Shahid Shaheer Anzak Col Dr. Imran Akhtar

Objectives

• Designing of low-cost Vertical Axis

Wind Turbine

• Fabrication of the prototype

• Testing prototype to improve power

production

• Self starting capabilities

 CAD Modeling
Mounting Shaft Disc Mount

Airfoil
Stationary & Rotating Shaft

Base
 Q-Blade Analysis
Optimum Number of Blades

• Wind Speed = 4.5 m/s

• Reynolds number = 42639

• Tip speed ratio = 1.4

• Consideration _ 3 blades, 4 blades and 5

blades

• Power Output = 16W

 Q-Blade Analysis
Optimum Radius of Blades

• Wind Speed = 4.5 m/s

• Radius varies from 0.3 to 0.7 m

• 16 W power at R-0.5 m
 MATLAB Analysis
• Blade Element Moment Theory

• Divide blade into elements

• Determine forces on elements

• One complete revolution

• Integrate forces for resultant forces and moments

 MATLAB ANALYSIS
A n g l e o f Att a c k

• Maximum angle of attack is

• Increases angle of attack (A) results in

increases coefficient of lift

• Flow separation occurs beyond

critical A
 MATLAB ANALYSIS
Torque
• Initially no lift component

• Torque is zero

• Azimuth angle increases results in angle

of attack (A) increases

• Lift force (L) increases

• Blade enter stall and loses L after critical

A.

• Leads to low torque

 Velocity Triangle

• Correlate between rotor motion and

flow motion

• Understand flow behavior when rotor

is in motion

• Demonstrate changes in flow at entry

and exit of rotor
 Velocity Triangle
• Relative wind velocity (Vr) Position Azimuth Relative Angle of
Angle Velocity Vr Attack
(m/s)

1 0 11.47 0
• Angle of attack ()
2 45 11.13 16.19
3 9.04 29.82

Where 4 5.64 34.32

5 180 3.35 0
• = Tip Speed Ratio
• = Azimuth Angle 6 225 5.64 -34.32
• = Wind Velcoity 7 270 9.04 -29.82
8 315 11.13 -16.19
 FEA ANALYSIS
Maximum Deformation

• 0.008 m maximum deformation

• 0 m minimum deformation

• Deformation _ Very small and

acceptable
 FEA ANALYSIS

Equivalent Stress

• 388 MPa maximum stress

• 440 MPa material withstand stress

• Turbine _ safe region

 Experiment
Experiment

• Speed for starting turbine_ 35 km/h

• Minimum speed _ 20 km/h

• Trip _ 36 km

• Low rpm generator

• 15 W bulb
Results

COEFFICIENT OF
ANALYSIS POWER (WATT) TORQUE(NM) POWER

MATLAB
15.7 1.42 0.57
Q-Blade
15.2 1.19 0.46
Percentage Error
3.1 16 19.2
Conclusion
• 3 bladed rotor _ R-0.5 meter
• Self starting capability
• 15 Watts at 4.5 m/s
• Initial torque _ 76.51 nm
• Maximum rpm _ 3038
• Dimensions after blade removal 0.46 x 0.46 x 1.83 m
• High-rise apartments, houses and other buildings
Thank You