Experimental testing of a horizontal-axis wind turbine to assess its performance |
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| Filippo Spertino, Alessandro Ciocia,Paolo Di Leo, GaetanoIuso, Gabriele Malgaroli, Luca Roberto |
- Abstract:
- This paper describes a test procedure to investigate the performance of a micro wind turbine with horizontal-axis. A 3D model of a rotor with five blades has been designed by a MATLAB software; its airfoil is optimized to efficiently work at low wind speed. The rotor is coupled to an electric generator and this equipment is tested in a wind tunnel. An anemometer is used to measure and set the desired wind speeds. Electric quantities, i.e., voltage, current and power, are acquired by a digital multimeter. A variable resistance is used to change the operating point of the generator. Preliminary results are reported that refer to the application of the proposed test procedures to a wind turbine with a 0.2 m swept area.
- Keywords:
- Wind energy, electric variables measurement, uncertainty, data acquisition
- Download:
- IMEKO-TC4-2017-080.pdf
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- Event details
- IMEKO TC:
- TC4
- Event name:
- TC4 Symposium 2017
- Title:
22nd IMEKO TC4 Symposium and 20th International Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing
"Supporting world development through electric&electronic measurements"- Place:
- Iasi, ROMANIA
- Time:
- 14 September 2017 - 15 September 2017