PS 7007 WIND ENERGY

CONVERSION SYSTEMS



VENKATA SUBRAMANIAN.M,
AP/EEE
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UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Components of WECS
WECS schemes
Power obtained from wind
simple momentum theory
Power coefficient
Sabinins theory
Aerodynamics of Wind turbine
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Of all the forces of nature, I should think the wind
contains the largest amount of motive power.
All the power exerted by all the men, beasts,
running-water, and steam, shall not equal the one
hundredth part of what is exerted by the blowing
of the wind.
Quite possibly one of the greatest
discoveries, will be the taming and
harnessing of it.
Abraham Lincoln - 1860

Among renewable energy sources, wind energy
generation has been noted as the most rapidly
growing technology because it is one of the most
cost effective and environmental friendly means to
generate electricity from renewable sources.

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT

Wind energy conversion systems convert the kinetic
energy of the wind into electricity or other forms Of
energy.
flow diagram of the wind energy conversion system.



There are huge variations in size, but all wind
turbines from the smallest to the largest work in the
same way.
The overall configuration is identical.
Each system consists of a rotor (blades) that
converts the winds energy into rotational shaft
energy, a nacelle (enclosure) containing a drive
train, and a generator .
The energy that moves the wind (kinetic energy)
moves the blades.
This energy in turn moves the drive train
(mechanical energy) is then turned into electricity
(electrical energy) in the generators and then stored
in batteries or transferred to home power grids or
utility companies for use in the usual way.


COMPONENTS OF A WIND TURBINE
SYSTEM
Typical wind turbines involve a set of rotor blades (usually
three) rotating around a hub. The hub is connected to a gearbox
and a generator, located inside the nacelle, which houses the
electrical components.
The basic components of a wind turbine system are shown
below and outlined





Rotor power





Ideal (Betz limit)




(wind velocity slows by 2/3)


V
1
V
2
area swept rotor A
density air
t coefficien power rotor
:
3
1 2
1

p
p
C
where
C AV P
1
3
1
2
p
V V
: where
593 0 C

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Horizontal axis Horizontal axis Vertical axis
3-bladed 2-bladed
( HAWT ) (
VAWT )
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Rotor main shaft
Pitch drive
Hub
Main bearing
Top box:
low voltage,
control
Generator
Bed
Frame
Yaw drives
High-speed coupling
Gearbox
Wind
Sensors
GE 1.5 wind turbine
52 metric ton nacelle
35 metric ton rotor
Pitch bearing
Mechanical brake
Yaw bearing
6-ft
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