Classification of WECS:

1. According to axis of machines

a) Horizontal axis machine
b) Vertical axis machine
2. According to size as determined by their useful electrical power output
a) Small Scale
b) Medium Size machine
c) Large scale
3. According to the type of output power
a) D.C.Output: i) D.C generator ii) Alternator, rectifier
b) A.C. Output: i) Variable frequency ii) variable voltage
5. According to the rotational speed of aeroturbines
a) Constant speed with variable pitch blades
b) Constant speed with fixed pitch blades
c) Varible speed with fixed pitch blades

6. According to how the utilization of output

a) Battery storage
b) Direct connection to an electromagnetic energy concerns
Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT)
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT)
World Distribution of Wind
Installed wind power capacity (MW)
Top Countries Electricity generation by wind
Electricity generation in India
• As of 29 February 2020 the total installed wind power capacity
was 37.669 GW, the fourth largest installed wind power capacity
in the world.
• Wind power capacity is mainly spread across the Southern,
Western and Northern regions.
Installed wind capacity by state (upto oct 2019)